The gravitational field of the Moon has a noticeable effect on the biological fields of all living beings, and plants are no exception. Depending on what phase the Earth’s natural satellite is in, the direction, concentration and activity of the biological field changes. This pattern was established by our great-great-grandfathers through many years of observations.
The gardener's lunar sowing calendar is compiled based on the periods of the lunar month and the zodiac sign that the satellite is passing through.
During the new moon, work on caring for cultivated plants (except for watering), as well as their sowing, picking and grafting is prohibited. It is better to devote these days to fighting weeds and cutting out malicious growth.
Growing Moon is ideal for transplanting fruit and berry crops, cuttings and fertilizing. During the full moon it is not recommended to do pruning and pinching, but for collecting seeds, removing fruits and harvesting medicinal herbs such days are favorable.
On the waning Moon, it is recommended to harvest root crops, dig up bulbous crops, and cut flowers for sale. All these recommendations are based on the effect of the Moon on the vital energy of plants, for example, the growing Moon stimulates an upward flow of energy from the roots to the fruits, and during the waning Moon this flow descends into the root system.
The presence of the Moon in a certain zodiac sign affects the condition of the soil and affects a certain group of plants. Thus, the growing Moon under the auspices of Taurus is favorable for sowing most vegetables and flower crops, and the Moon in Gemini is suitable only for ornamental shrubs and climbing plants (roses, vines, wild grapes and hops).
All these important points were taken into account when compiling the gardener's lunar calendar for March, April and May 2016 - a hot period of sowing, cuttings, grafting and growing planting material.
March
From the first day of spring, the sowing season opens for amateur gardeners. And although personal plot still covered with snow, the length of the sunny day already allows you to grow strong seedlings at home. For the Moscow region, March is the optimal month for sowing most vegetable and flower crops for seedlings; for Siberia and the Far East, these dates are shifted by 2-3 weeks. The 2016 gardener's sowing calendar is a good hint for successful cultivation cultivated plants in all regions of Russia.
The following table shows which crops are recommended to be sown for seedlings in March.
Favorable days for sowing are marked in yellow, and unfavorable days in black.
On the waxing Moon, it is recommended to fertilize seedlings with microelements, prepare the soil, and when planning sowing and planting, it is necessary to take into account the zodiac sign (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are considered favorable). The elements of Fire and Air are unfavorable for sowing and picking, although there are exceptions (for example, Libra has a good effect on the germination and survival of flower crops with a bright aroma).
In March, pruning of the garden and planting of fruit trees begins (for the southern regions). It is better to carry out this work on the 6th, 7th, 12th or 13th. 23, 25, 29 and 31 are favorable for planting ornamental shrubs.
April
In April, summer residents have more trouble: more work in the garden and greenhouse. At the same time, beyond the Urals, in Siberia and on Far East The peak of sowing vegetable seedlings is coming. It is sometimes difficult to combine work in the open ground with the recommendations of astrologers due to the capricious spring weather. However, if possible, it is still advisable to adhere to the planting calendar for the spring of 2016.
Picking, pinching and planting seedlings is best done on April 4, 5, 12, 13, 17 or 19. TO unfavorable days for these works are April 1-3 and April 27-28.
Thinning of seedlings and weeding of greenhouse beds can be done on April 22 at the Full Moon, and on April 21 and 23 it is recommended to treat the garden from pests and diseases. It is better to carry out sanitary pruning of fruit trees and berry trees on April 7, and formative pruning from April 24 to 30. The waxing Moon in Scorpio, Capricorn, Virgo, Pisces and Taurus is suitable for grafting and cuttings of fruit trees.
For watering and foliar feeding, you should choose days from April 8 to April 21. On the waning Moon (1-6 and 23-30), the application of organic fertilizers at the root is allowed. The best watering days are 4, 5, 12, 13, 23, when the Moon passes through the signs of the element of Water. Watering is not recommended in the Air signs: Libra, Gemini, Aquarius (April 2, 3, 10, 11, 19-21, 29, 30).
It is advisable to plant perennials on April 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 20-26; annuals - 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 23-26.
May
Last spring month the most stressful: seedlings still require care and attention, but there is already a lot to do in the garden. In order to competently plan gardening work, it is useful to know what and when to plant according to the lunar calendar in May.
It is recommended to sow seeds for vegetable seedlings in May on the 2nd, 10th, 11th, 19th, 20th and 29th. It is better to plan garden pruning and vaccinations for May 12-15 and 19-20. Favorable days for preventive phytosanitary treatments of fruit and berry and ornamental crops are from May 1 to 5 and from May 22 to 31; on these same days you can carry out weeding and destruction of shoots.
Astrologers advise planting bulbous flowers on May 2 or 6-7; the 17th, 18th and 23rd are also favorable for sowing perennials.
Watering and fertilizing should be done based on the recommendations described above. In May, especially favorable watering days are the 10th, 11th, 14th and 15th.
If it is not possible to sow on a favorable day, choose any nearest neutral day with the waxing Moon, focusing on the zodiac sign. The following planting calendar for the spring of 2016 will help you plan your crops in such a way that the plants can extract the maximum amount of natural energy to produce high yields of high-quality fruits.
The moon directly affects the growth and development of plants. Therefore, when planting and working in the garden, it is necessary to take into account its phases and location among the constellations.
1st of May: the month will begin with the position of the Moon in the constellation Aquarius. It is unfavorable for sowing. It is better to devote time on this day to hilling and loosening the soil and spraying against pests.
May 2 and 3: Excellent days for transplanting and planting all types of plants, as the Earth's satellite will move into the constellation Pisces. This will best affect the development of pumpkin, nightshade and vegetable crops.
May 4 and 5: Aries is not favorable for sowing, but you can collect seeds for testicles and trim the mustache of dugouts and strawberries. The lunar seedling calendar will tell you more about the impact of the Moon on plantings.
May 6 and 7: One of the most favorable positions for sowing is the Moon in Taurus. You can plant any type of cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and peppers, as well as herbs.
May 8 and 9: The Moon will change its position and will be in the Sign of Gemini. Under its influence, legumes, strawberries, melons and climbing plants grow well.
May 10 and 11: The influence of Cancer will increase. These days it’s a good idea to soak the seeds, loosen the soil and graft the plants. The constellation has a particularly positive effect on growth annual plants, planted these days, but perennials also grow well.
May 12 and 13: Leo is a sign of little fertility, so during its activity it is best to clear plants of unnecessary shoots and yellowed leaves, as well as collect fruits and seeds.
May 14, 15 and 16: The Moon will move into the influence of the Virgo constellation. This is a low-fertility sign, but strawberries can be planted when the harvest is not abundant; creeping plants develop well.
May 17 and 18: The influence of the constellation Libra will increase, which is favorable for planting tuberous flowers and roses. Vegetable and fruit crops will give a rich harvest; potatoes planted on this day, as well as any root crops and legumes, also develop well.
May 19, 20 and 21: the Earth's satellite will move into the zodiac Scorpio, helping pumpkins, zucchini and cucumbers to be disease-resistant. Scorpio also favors the development of bulbous and nightshade plants such as eggplants, tomatoes and peppers.
May 22 and 23: can be planted to collect seeds for subsequent sowing, since the Moon will move into a less fertile sign - Sagittarius. You can plant cuttings and seedlings.
May 24, 25 and 26: Capricorn will have a beneficial effect on sowing, planting and replanting legumes and grains, as well as shrubs and trees. Vegetable and tuber crops develop well.
May 27 and 28: The Moon will be under the strong influence of Aquarius. It is infertile, so the gardener’s May calendar advises these days to start weeding the beds, loosening and removing excess shoots.
May 29 and 30: When planting these days, any plants will develop well, since the influence of the Pisces sign, which is very fertile, will increase. Its effect is especially positive on cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini, tomatoes and eggplants.
May 31: The Moon will again be in the barren constellation Aries. On the last day of the month, the gardening calendar recommends treating plants against pests and thoroughly loosening the soil.
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The lunar sowing calendar of the gardener for May 2016 in Ukraine is not only the most informative, but the most useful reading at this time of year. At the beginning of May, the earth, warmed by the spring sun, bloomed and turned green and is waiting - can’t wait for the start of gardening and field work. But the main goal of a gardener is a high-quality harvest, and it is influenced not only by how diligently and diligently the work was done. The phase of the moon is very important for the final result. Writes
Not auspicious day: sowing, planting.
Auspicious day: for planting celery (seedlings) and radishes. Also on this day, it is recommended to thin out the beds, pinching (removing unnecessary stepsons), pest control (pollination, spraying) and pinching plant diseases. Fertilizing the soil with natural and chemical fertilizers, loosening (digging the soil), as well as cultivation (cultivating previously loosened soil to improve the quality of water and air balance, activating useful substances, and watering is also recommended by the gardener’s calendar to be carried out on May 2.
Unfavorable day: On this day, the gardener's calendar recommends not to plant or prune trees and shrubs.
Auspicious day: watering the beds, cultivating the soil, planting potatoes, sowing garlic, radishes, onions, carrots, sorrel, parsley, broccoli. Today it is good to work with greenhouse plants: plant seedlings of tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplants, cucumbers either in greenhouses or under film cover. The lunar sowing calendar also recommends taking care of indoor and balcony flowers, fertilizing flowers, and garden plots mow lawns.
Not auspicious day: plant, trim trees, bushes.
Auspicious day: for work such as pest and disease control, plowing, loosening the soil and planting tomatoes. It is also recommended to work with vegetables (weeding, mulching the soil, watering, fertilizing), and also fertilize very well today fruit trees and shrubs. An ideal day for planting late varieties of cabbage seedlings in the ground.
Not auspicious day: The lunar sowing calendar on this day advises all gardeners and gardeners to refrain from pinching and picking roots, as well as sowing and planting.
Auspicious day: today is a good day for watering, weeding, fertilizing, pest control (dusting, spraying).
Not auspicious day: carrying out planting and sowing work
Auspicious day: The lunar sowing calendar of the gardener and gardener notes that today is an exceptionally good day to sow and plant sprouted potatoes, as well as for fruit and grain crops. It is also recommended today to fertilize root crops, garlic and onions.
Not auspicious day: for sowing, planting, transplanting and other work with plants.
Auspicious day: loosening the soil, mulching the soil (surface covering of the soil with mulch, good for weed control). It is also possible to plant potatoes and tomato seedlings in greenhouses (only in the morning). On this day it is better to remove garbage, spend renovation work in the garden.
Not auspicious day: sow, plant, replant.
Auspicious day: today the gardener’s sowing calendar celebrates favorable days for sowing crops such as melon, beans, fennel, mint, parsley, peas, spinach. It is also good to protect the plant from pests and diseases, weeding, hilling (as a result, the roots receive more air, their nutrition improves), loosening is recommended without watering.
Not auspicious day: watering plants.
Auspicious day: loosening, weeding beds, spraying, planting flowers. Today is the lunar sowing calendar of May, recommends caring for climbing plants(beans, peas, rose flower, grapes, lemongrass, melon, strawberry). On this day it is good to plant and replant them.
Not auspicious day: watering plants, fertilizing plants, you should refrain from replanting indoor plants.
Auspicious day: the sowing calendar recommends devoting this day to weeding. It is good to plant strawberries, dill and legumes.
Not auspicious day: Today it is better not to touch and refrain from pruning trees and bushes.
Auspicious day: The gardener's lunar sowing calendar marks this day as favorable for all crops that are in seedlings. Today it is good to fertilize plants, plant flowers (including indoor ones), and divide rhizomes. A good day to mow the grass.
Auspicious day: this day is good for lawn care, it is recommended to water the plants. A good day for planting grape seedlings, as well as sowing and planting leafy vegetables, herbs and strawberries.
Auspicious day: Today is a favorable day for sowing fennel and sunflower. The sowing calendar marks the right time for such work as spraying, loosening, and also for planting fruit plants.
Not auspicious day: according to the phases of the moon, the gardener's calendar advises to refrain from sowing and planting.
Auspicious day: pruning trees and shrubs and soil fertilization will be effective. If necessary, you can sow green crops.
Not auspicious day
Auspicious day: Today the lunar sowing calendar recommends carrying out procedures for loosening the soil, doing hedges, as well as processing strawberries, laying out shoots of berry bushes for rooting. A good day for caring for vegetable crops growing in a greenhouse and replanting indoor and balcony plants...
Not auspicious day: bad time to harvest
Auspicious day: The lunar calendar for May defines today as favorable for flowers: sowing annual flowers, as well as those that are susceptible to disease (for example, dahlias or gladioli). It is also good to plant seedlings of sweet peas and gillyflowers and other plants that do not require large quantity water It is possible to spray cabbage and radishes against pests folk remedy infusion of vinegar.
Not auspicious day: bad time to harvest
Auspicious day: The lunar calendar recommends storing tubers and hay. This day is favorable for planting stone fruit trees, flowers, and creating floral designs on the lawn. Haymaking and watering on this day will also be effective. It is recommended to carry out preventive measures against pests, as well as planting potatoes in the ground and caring for pepper seedlings.
Not auspicious day: tree pruning.
Auspicious day: Today is a good time for sowing, planting seedlings and watering. Weeding (pumpkin, siderites, watermelons, legumes, eggplants, cabbage, melon, asparagus, zucchini, lettuce) and hilling of plants is also possible.
Not auspicious day: unfavorable time for watering plants.
Auspicious day: on this day, the lunar sowing calendar for May recommends doing work such as planting open ground aromatic herbs, legumes, cabbage seedlings in the ground and strawberries. A favorable day for vaccinations and transplants.
Not auspicious day: but on this day there is no need to collect herbs, propagate by roots, and planting trees is also not advisable.
Auspicious day: The May sowing calendar considers today a good day for watering and fertilizing newly planted plants. These are favorable days for planting tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, pumpkins, and cucumbers. A good time for pruning trees and shrubs, grafting, watering and fertilizing, as well as spraying.
Not auspicious day: the day is not suitable for planting, transplanting, sowing, pruning.
Auspicious day: Today is a better day to devote to housekeeping work and spraying, as well as cutting out root shoots.
Auspicious day: The gardener's lunar sowing calendar marks this day as favorable for planting garlic, onions, herbs, peppers and other fast-growing plants, as well as medicinal herbs (for seeds). A good day for fertilizing and planting plums, honeysuckle, strawberries, and also flowers - they will bloom faster. It is recommended to care for seedlings planted in open ground on this day.
Not auspicious day: it is better to refrain from planting, except onions, potatoes and garlic.
Auspicious day: Today it is recommended to fertilize seedlings, do chores and spraying, and vaccinations.
Not auspicious day
Auspicious day: The gardener's lunar sowing calendar marks this day as a good day for planting seedlings: flower (rose, honeysuckle), and fruit (apple, cherry, pear). This day is favorable for pruning, loosening and fertilizing the soil (organic fertilizers). You can't do sowing.
Not auspicious day
Auspicious day: The crop calendar marks this day as favorable for pest control, soil cultivation and fertilization, and grafting.
Not auspicious day: all work on planting and sowing seeds.
Auspicious day: The lunar sowing calendar calls this day favorable for working with seedlings in greenhouses or under film: planting tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers. Planting fruit and berry plants and dividing perennial vegetables is also effective.
Not auspicious day: all work on planting and sowing plants.
Auspicious day: the calendar recommends this day for sowing crops such as cabbage (white and cauliflower), greens, siderites. good time for weeding, fertilizing and spraying.
Not auspicious day: planting and replanting vegetable crops.
Auspicious day: according to the lunar calendar of crops, today such work as soil cultivation (weeding, cultivation, fertilization) will give good results; watering, spraying, and pruning.
Not auspicious day: planting and replanting vegetable crops. You should not trim trees in your garden.
Auspicious day: Today is a good day for planting and sowing leafy vegetables, watering plants.
Not auspicious day: You cannot plant or trim trees in the garden.
Auspicious day: The lunar sowing calendar recommends planting potatoes, carrots, parsley and other greens, beets and rutabaga on this day. You can plant seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, strengthen strawberry tendrils, water and fertilize the plants.
Not auspicious day: planting, sowing (radishes, potatoes, carrots, beets, radishes, celery, onions, garlic).
Auspicious day: Today, according to the lunar calendar of crops, is favorable for three types of work: pruning, watering and fertilizing, sowing root crops. You can also plant green and spicy crops, peas and cabbage for pickling.
Not auspicious day: planting, sowing (onions, garlic).
Auspicious day: on the last day of May, the gardener’s lunar calendar advises planting onions, summer radishes, and garlic. Plants cannot be replanted. It is recommended to water and fertilize the soil, as well as planting greenery and annual flowers in open ground.
IN sowing lunar calendar for May 2016 you will find tips for the month and for every day. With this knowledge, any gardener will be able to reap an excellent harvest!
Boarding days for May 2016
Let's feed the cabbage
In early May, it is recommended to feed cabbage planted in April. Early ripening varieties of cabbage should not be overfed with nitrogen, because this leads to a delay in setting heads. It is good to fertilize with potassium; it makes cabbage more resistant to disease.
Protect tomatoes
Tomatoes are reliable protection against asparagus borers, aphids, sawflies and moths. In this regard, it is recommended to grow them near asparagus, melons, and cabbage.
It is useful to plant several tomato bushes near gooseberries, which often suffer from moth.
And the pepper will be healthy
Having planted sweet pepper seedlings in open ground, do not forget to pay attention to the leaves of the new shoots, especially during cold weather. If the temperature outside stays below 12 degrees for a long time, root system heat-loving crops (and peppers, zucchini, and tomatoes are just like that) stops working, the plants begin to starve. To maintain their growing point, they take nutrients from the leaves, which turn yellow and then fall off.
If cold weather lasts more than 5-6 days, you cannot do without feeding the leaves with calcium nitrate (half a tablespoon per bucket of water). In addition, in such weather, it is appropriate to spray the plants with ecoberine, novosil (Silkom) or epin-extra: these drugs will help them survive stress.
Radish without bitterness
The radish will taste less pungent and be more juicy and crunchy if the furrow is lightly salted with table salt before sowing, and then the bed is generously watered in the morning and evening. But you shouldn’t do this in hot weather: the water will immediately evaporate through the leaves, without making “weather” inside the root crop.
How to feed onions
To guarantee a harvest, the onions need to be fed a couple of times during the growing season. At the end of May, 10-15 g of ammonium nitrate are added to the soil per square meter beds or a bucket for the same area aqueous solution slurry (concentration 1:6).
Three weeks after the first feeding, a second feeding is carried out: 10-15 g of ammonium nitrate and potassium salt per square meter of planting.
At the same time, do not forget to water the onions.
Thanks mustard
Mustard, as a green manure, enriches the soil with phosphorus and sulfur, and partly clears the beds of mole crickets and wireworms. If this crop is sown next to peas, the harvest will be twice as large. And onions grow better after mustard.
While young
It is advisable to harvest rhubarb petioles when they are young. Old ones contain much less vitamins and much more oxalic acid, which, after heat treatment, becomes a prerequisite for the formation of oxalates (kidney stones).
For the bow
Onions will more actively resist powdery mildew if you water them with warm water (at least 18 degrees). And when the bird cherry blossoms and the onion fly wakes up, the row spaces should be sprinkled with tobacco dust or lime to protect against the pest.
Fertilize currants
Currants are responsive to fertilizers. Therefore, to ensure good productivity, you need to add 2-4 kg of compost or manure, 20-30 g of urea, 30-50 g of superphosphate, 15-20 g of potassium chloride per square meter annually.
Foliar feeding with microelements is also effective. We remind you that zinc increases resistance to fungal diseases, boron promotes better flowering and fertilization, manganese increases yield. Foliar feeding is carried out during the flowering and ovary formation phases, in the evening or in the morning after the dew has dried.
Sowing calendar for each day of the month of May in 2016
Unfavorable days for planting: 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, 22, 26 (from 17:29), 27, 28.
May 1 - Spring Festival. Sunday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Scorpio - Holy Resurrection of Christ.
May 2. Monday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Scorpio - Dill, spinach, sorrel, onions, rhubarb, other greens
May 3. Tuesday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Scorpio/Sagittarius (18:52) - From 11:36 - we plant seedlings of late-ripening crops. Weeding, loosening, removing mustaches on strawberries
May 4 and 5. Wednesday and Thursday. Moon in the zodiac sign Sagittarius - We plant seedlings of late-ripening crops. Weeding, loosening, removing mustaches on strawberries
May 6 and 7. Friday and Saturday. Moon in the zodiac sign Capricorn, new moon (6th) - Caring for the garden and vegetable garden, collecting medicinal herbs
May 8 and 9 - Victory Day. Sunday and Monday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Capricorn/Aquarius (9:00) - Peas, momordica, climbing flowers, garden care
May 10 and 11. Tuesday and Wednesday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Aquarius/Pisces (11:32) - Re-planting seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, sowing lettuce, sorrel, onions, and other greens
12 May. Thursday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Aries (from 4:43 on the 11th) - Protective measures against pests and diseases of the garden and vegetable garden
may 13. Friday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Aries (from 4:43 on the 11th) - Garden and vegetable garden care
May 14. Saturday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Aries/Taurus (14:37) - We are planting perennial faded flowers, planting cabbage for autumn consumption. Watering, fertilizing, weeding
May 15 and 16. Sunday and Monday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Taurus - Planting cabbage for autumn consumption. Watering, fertilizing, weeding. Flower care
May 17 and 18. Tuesday and Wednesday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Gemini - Planting cauliflower and kohlrabi seedlings for autumn, green. Picking cucumbers and zucchini
May 19. Thursday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Cancer - We sow green cucumbers to get a second harvest closer to autumn, we take care of the plants
May 20 and 21. Friday and Saturday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Cancer - We sow spinach, lettuce, dill and other greens and cucumbers for the autumn harvest. Planting cauliflower seedlings
22nd of May. Sunday. Moon in the zodiac sign Leo, full moon - Plant care
May, 23rd. Monday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Leo/Virgo (14:25) - Sowing greens, watering, fertilizing, pest and disease control
May 24 and 25. Tuesday and Wednesday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Virgo - Potatoes, greens, watering, fertilizing, mulching
26 of May. Thursday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Libra - Until 17:29 - potatoes, greens, watering, fertilizing, mulching
May 27 and 28. Friday and Saturday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Libra - Thinning, pinching, watering, loosening the soil, pest control
May 29 and 30. Sunday and Monday. Moon in the zodiac sign Scorpio - Green. Picking berries for wine and liqueurs
May 31. Tuesday. Moon in the Zodiac sign Scorpio/Sagittarius (2:57) - Green. Collection of cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables. Plant care
In May, gardeners and gardeners have a very busy calendar of work: sowing vegetables: carrots, peas, corn and flowers, fertilizing perennials, planting seedlings of tomatoes and peppers in the ground. The most favorable days in May according to the Lunar calendar sowing calendar 2016 - 1-2, 5, 7-12, 16-21.
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Sowing vegetables and flowers under film and in soil according to the 2016 Lunar calendar
In early May, seedlings are sown in tunnel shelters and under film for planting in open ground. early varieties white cabbage, watermelons, pumpkins, melons, zucchini, squash, cucumbers and heat-loving annuals: asters, nasturtiums, zinnias and marigolds (tagetes).
In the third ten days of the month, decorative perennials and annuals are sown in open ground: godetia, clarkia, calendula, cosmos, lavatera, poppy, nasturtium, tagetes and eschscholzia.
The best time for sowing and planting vegetables in May 2016 according to the Lunar sowing calendar
- watermelons and pumpkins- 16–20, melons can still be planted 9–11.
- zucchini, zucchini and squash: 16–20;
- peas, beans, beans: 21;
- root vegetables - potatoes, beets, carrots, turnips: 1–2, 5, 29–30;
- cabbage: white cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli: 9–11;
- corn, leaf parsley, lettuce, leaf celery and collard greens: 9–11, 24;
- cucumbers: 9–11;
- onion: 19–20;
- leeks and garlic: 23;
- conditionally favorable days when you can plant crops with above-ground fruits: 9–11, 14–20.
- for summer plants: godetia, sweet peas, nasturtium and others, the most favorable days of the month are: 7–8 (on these days, be careful with watering the crops);
- conditionally favorable days for sowing flowers: 12–13, 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16–20, 24;
- for biennial crops: violas, daisies, mallows: 19–20;
- for sowing and picking: 12 and 13.
At the beginning of May, plant seedlings of cold-resistant vegetables in the ground under lutrasil, film or other cover: white cabbage, Brussels sprouts, celery root and leeks sown in March. Seedlings grown in an apartment should begin to be hardened a month before planting in open ground. To do this, after picking, regularly ventilate the room so that the seedlings get used to lower temperatures. For 1–2 weeks before planting in the ground, you can leave the window open overnight. If the weather permits, it is advisable to place the planting boxes on the balcony in order to accustom the plants to direct sunlight and wind.
The optimal time for planting seedlings of peppers, tomatoes and eggplants in polycarbonate greenhouses and under film covers in the middle zone is approximately May 15. It is too late to plant seedlings at the end of May or at the beginning of June - the plants do not have time to yield their entire potential harvest.
On May 16–18, on the waxing Moon in Libra, you can plant early-ripening vegetable crops in the ground, but be careful with watering these days. It is also favorable lunar days for planting, dividing and replanting all perennial flowers.
Favorable days for planting vegetable and flower seedlings in greenhouses and open ground according to the 2016 Lunar Sowing Calendar
- peppers and tomatoes: 9–11, conditionally favorable days: 7–8, 12–13, 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16–21;
- cucumbers: 21, conditionally favorable: 7–13 and 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16–20;
- annual flower seedlings: godetia, zinnia, annual aster: 7–8, 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16–20;
- climbing flower seedlings: kobeya, morning glory, sweet pea, nasturtium: 7–8, 21.
The best day of the month for planting perennials according to the 2016 Lunar Sowing Calendar: May 7 and 8, on the Waxing Moon in Gemini. However, on this day it is better to refrain from watering the garden. Water only newly planted and divided flowers.
Caring for the vegetable garden and flower garden in May 2016 according to the Lunar sowing calendar
In May, it is necessary to begin work on caring for the garden, vegetable garden and flower bed (weeding, loosening, watering). It is better to loosen the soil after watering: vegetables - between the rows to a depth of 1-2 cm. Watering can be combined with the application of fertilizing (organic and mineral fertilizers). It is useful to mulch the plantings. Thickened seedlings of beets, carrots and radishes must be thinned out.
Deadlines for gardening in May according to the 2016 Lunar Sowing Calendar
- cuttings:
- mulching and weeding vegetables and flowers: 3–4, 19–20, 24–25, 28–28;
- watering– on any day except: 1–2, 7–8, 16–18, 29–30;
- feeding: 3–5, 22–26, 31;
- application of dry fertilizer: 7–8;
- processing from diseases and pests: 3–5, 12–13, 22, 24–25, 31.
Caring for berry gardens according to the Lunar sowing calendar 2016
In May, beds with strawberries need care: renewal of bushes, loosening, fertilizing, treatment against diseases and pests. For planting strawberries, it is best to choose May 7–8 or May 19–20. When planting on May 7–8, be careful with watering; this is a difficult day, dangerous for the development of root rot and other diseases caused by excessive waterlogging. But for weeding, loosening and mulching berry bushes and garden strawberries, the most favorable days in 2016 are May 3–6, 19–20, 24–28; you can feed them on May 3–4, 22–26, 31.
To protect against diseases and pests, berry bushes must be treated before flowering; according to the lunar calendar, the favorable days of the month when treatment will bring maximum effect are May 3–5, 12–13, 22, 24–25, 31.
Caring for an orchard in May Lunar calendar gardener of the year 2016
In May, the wide sale of seedlings in containers begins. You can plant them throughout the season, but the most interesting varieties quickly run out, so it’s better not to delay purchasing. In May 2016, one of better days To go to the garden center it will be on the 7th, in addition, on May 7 you can plant perennial flowers and any trees and shrubs.
In May, the garden finishes forming and pruning, planting and replanting trees and shrubs, as well as cultivating the soil in the tree trunk circles. This is the optimal time for grafting: it is done at the stage of active movement of sap in the tree. If the weather is cold and the buds on the trees have not yet blossomed, treatment can be carried out to protect the orchard against diseases and pests. Spray the garden in the morning when the temperature is no higher than +10°C. If necessary, repeat the procedure after 5–7 days. Water during dry periods of the month.
Favorable days for gardening according to the 2016 Lunar Sowing Calendar
- planting trees and shrubs: 5, 7–8, 16–18, 20;
- you can't plant: 22–23, 25–30;
- pruning trees and shrubs: 3–6, 19–23;
- cannot be cut: 1–2, 9–11 and 29–30;
- Mulching and weeding of the tree trunk circle: 3–6, 19– 20, 24–28, 31;
- watering– on any day except: 1–2, 7–8, 16–18, 29–30;
- fertilizing with complex fertilizers fruit and ornamental crops: 3–5, 22–26, 31;
- fertilizing with dry fertilizer: 7–8;
- treatment against diseases and pests: 3–5, 12–13, 22, 24–25.
The main secret to a good lawn is timely care. Mow the grass for the first time when it reaches a height of 7–8 cm. After the first mowing, apply fertilizer. Water the lawn as needed during dry periods, but this should not be done on dangerous lunar days, as this can provoke the development of fungal diseases and the appearance of mold and moss on the lawn.
Favorable days for working with the lawn according to the lunar sowing calendar 2016
- sowing lawn grass: 14–15 and 24;
- lawn mowing: 1–2, 9–11, 26–30;
- fertilizing the lawn: 7–8; Conditionally favorable days for fertilizing: 3–5, 22–26, 31;
- mulching and removing weeds from the lawn(dandelions, coltsfoot and others): 3–4, 19–20, 24–25, 28–28;
- watering– any day except: 1–2, 7–8, 16–18, 29–30.
Care indoor plants in May according to the florist's Lunar sowing calendar in 2016
In May, it is advisable to place indoor plants on a balcony or loggia. It is advisable to spray many crops more often with plain water and, if possible, give them a light shower, water and feed them at least 2 times more often than in winter.
Favorable days for working with indoor plants in May 2016
planting, replanting and dividing indoor flowers: 7–8, 24. You can also transplant – 16–20;
transfer ficus, hibiscus and other large plants: 5, 7–8, 16–18, 20;
planting, replanting and dividing cannot be done
– 6;
planting bulbous and corm crops: begonia, gloxinia, etc. – 1–2;
planting succulents and cacti: 12–13;
cuttings: 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30);
watering: on any day except 1–2, 16–18 and 29–30;
fertilizing with dry fertilizer: 7–8;
spraying against diseases and pests: 3–5, 12–13, 22, 24–25, 31.