Lunar Calendar for Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Food by lunar tradition

Favored today

Protein and fruit

Sagittarius days belong to protein and fruit. Tradition favors a simple protein at each meal and fresh fruit instead of sweets. If meat tends to sit heavily, legumes and eggs are the lighter route today.

Under a waning Moon, a lighter protein day suits the body, tradition says.

In the last quarter, the body is said to shed water more easily. Bitter and diuretic foods are the traditional helpers: chicory, celery, and parsley.

March brings the first spring greens: nettle, wild garlic, and watercress. They are the traditional spring tonic after winter; add them to soups and spreads.

Reach for seasonal foods that suit the day: eggs, cottage cheese, and the first spring herbs.

Tip of the day: yogurt with fruit for breakfast covers both of the day’s foods in one bowl.

Garden by the moon

Plant part

Fruit

March opens the sowing season: in the greenhouse or cold frame sow lettuce, radishes, and kohlrabi, and late in the month carrots, peas, and spinach outdoors where the soil has thawed. Tomato seedlings continue indoors. Prune currants and gooseberries, and prepare the beds.

Fruit picked today keeps well, tradition says. A good day to turn and spread compost.

Sagittarius days are fruit days with a leaning toward seeds: tradition favors sowing and harvesting fruiting crops and collecting seed for next year.

Under a waning Moon, tradition says, the parts of plants below ground take the lead.

Sow and plant everything that bears below ground.

Transplant seedlings and prune trees and shrubs.

On this month’s list for the waning Moon: radishes, onion sets, and carrots.

On fruit days everything that bears fruit asks for attention: peas and tomatoes.

Seasonal advice is for the Northern Hemisphere’s temperate zone; south of the equator, swap the seasons. For the best days of the month, see planting by the moon and the lunar hair calendar.