Today, to breed high-quality planting material, you should know the favorable days for planting cucumbers. Experienced gardeners rely on the lunar calendar for their gardening work. This is a table that contains the dates of the month when the luminary is in its waxing phase and passes through favorable signs of the zodiac. Based on the calendar, you can calculate the best days for sowing different plant varieties.
The meaning of the lunar calendar
Many years of experience of gardeners have proven that the moon plays a serious role in determining the time of planting cucumbers.At the same time, one time is suitable for greenhouse plants, and another for planting in unprotected soil.
Depending on what stage the moon goes through and what sign it is in, it is determined how the grown seedlings will develop. According to experts, when the lunar body wanes, the root part develops more actively. In cases where seedlings were planted in the growing phase, the vigor of the plants rises to the ground part. The green mass develops better, cucumbers produce a good harvest. For this reason, it is recommended to plant all above-ground plants in the growing phase.
Cucumbers are planted according to the lunar calendar in the first 10 days of the growing phase. If cucumber seeds are sown, it can be done a couple of days before the new moon. In this case, their active growth will fall into the growing phase. As a result, you will be able to grow strong seedlings and get the best harvest.
Not only the lunar calendar is important for planting cucumbers. It is important which constellations the moon passes through during its waxing phase. When passing favorable constellations, landing is also allowed on the waning moon.
Zodiac signs are divided according to fertility.
- Fertile. A high yield and strong planting material is obtained if cucumbers are planted when the moon passes the constellations Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces and Taurus.
- Quite fertile. There will also be good results when planting cucumbers in the ground or greenhouses when the moon passes Libra and Capricorn.
- Infertile. Planting seedlings or moving them to a new place is not recommended when the moon is in Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius.
- Infertile. Low yields are obtained from plants planted in Leo and Aries.
- Infertile. Aquarius is considered a completely barren sign.
When to sow cucumbers: choosing the optimal period
When planting cucumbers for seedlings in 2024 according to the lunar calendar, it is important to take into account not only favorable days, but also the characteristics of the chosen variety and the method of propagation. When is the best time to sow seeds depends on where they are placed.
For warm greenhouses, cucumber seeds are sown at an earlier date. For unprotected soils, the sowing period begins later.
When to sow cucumber seedlings also depends on the characteristics of the variety. All varieties are divided into several types.
- Early ripening. For early ripening cucumbers, choose a later period for sowing.
- Mid-season. Medium-ripening cucumbers produce a harvest in mid-summer. They can be planted according to the general recommendations from the manufacturer.
- Late ripening. Such cucumbers require more time to develop and ripen the crop. For this reason, we plant them earlier. When sown early, they will allow you to enjoy cucumbers in late summer.
Planting seedlings according to the lunar calendar is carried out in the growing phase, on days as close as possible to the new moon.
According to the lunar calendar in 2024, the new moon falls on:
- February, 15;
- March 17;
- April 16;
- May 15.
During this period, planting work is not carried out.
It is better to plant cucumbers for seedlings in 2024:
- February 17-18, 21-22 and 25-26 (the lunar body is in Pisces, Taurus and Cancer);
- March 20-21, 24-26 (the moon is growing and is in the signs of Capricorn, Pisces);
- April 17-18, 21-22, 27-28 (the moon is waning, but is in Capricorn, Pisces, and is entering a waxing phase).
In the southern regions, seed sowing can also be carried out in May. The most favorable days are considered to be May 18-19 and May 24-26.
Unfavorable days for sowing include February 1-3, 9-10 and 15, March 8-10, 13-15 and 17, April 4-6, 14-15 and 16. These dates fall on the new moon, infertile zodiac signs and the waning stage.
When to plant seedlings: optimal days
In 2024 according to the lunar calendar, cucumbers will begin to be planted in the ground in May. Cucumbers are transferred to the ground without additional protection from the end of May to the end of June.
The main criterion for whether cucumbers can be planted in the ground is how warm the soil is. Work on open beds is allowed if:
- the last frost has passed;
- daytime temperatures reach 18-20 degrees;
- night temperature does not fall below 10-14 degrees;
- the soil has warmed up sufficiently.
When planting cucumbers in 2024, it is important to take into account not only favorable days, but also the climatic features of the region. To determine what date work can begin on planting cucumber seedlings in open ground, night temperatures should not fall below 10 degrees during the week.
In the central regions, this period begins in the second half of May and lasts until mid-June. At this time, sow seeds in film greenhouses and under shelters. If cucumbers were planted as seedlings in 2024, then they are transferred to the ridges no earlier than June 10.
In the Urals, cucumbers are planted for seedlings in 2024 in film greenhouses no earlier than May 20. Covers are removed from the greens on June 10-15. The last sowing of early varieties is carried out before June 15.
For 2024, the favorable period for planting falls on:
- May 18-19, 24-26;
- June 14-15, 21-22.
Unfavorable days are considered to be May 2-3, 7-8 and 15, June 3-4, 8-9 and 12-13.
Choosing days to care for cucumbers
For active plant growth, it is important not only to plant cucumbers at the right time, but also to take proper care of them. It turns out that taking into account the lunar calendar for caring for plants, you can achieve better results.
- Weeding. To completely clear the greenhouse of annual weeds, it is necessary to weed it in the spring before planting plants in the growing phase in Lev. Repeated harvesting, before the seedlings are planted, is carried out when the waning luminary is in Capricorn. After transplanting the cucumbers into the greenhouse and soil, weeding is done when the moon wanes in Capricorn.
- Watering. If you do not take into account the calendar, then water the plants at any time. If you water cucumbers according to the lunar calendar, then it is better to do it in air signs: Gemini, Aquarius, Libra. Also, watering during the waning moon will give good results if it is in Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces.
- Fertilizers. It is optimal to fertilize during the full moon or during the waning phase of the moon. At this time, nutrients will reach the planted plants faster.
- Pest control. During the new moon, plants are treated against diseases.
- Harvesting. Vegetables for long-term storage are removed only on the new moon. The optimal day is determined depending on the technical characteristics of the maturity of the variety.
- Collection of seeds. If the varieties are suitable for collecting seeds, then it is produced during the full moon at the end of the summer season.
The full moon and new moon are two periods that are of great importance for the development of plants. It is believed that transplanting cucumbers at this time will not give a high yield.
During the full moon, you should loosen the soil, weed, and collect seeds. The new moon is suitable for working with seeds: sorting them, soaking them.
Knowing when to plant cucumbers in greenhouses and open ground in 2024, long and abundant fruiting can be achieved. Based on the experience of gardeners who have been growing cucumbers for many years, the lunar calendar helps optimize gardening work and allows you to get better results even from a small plot. As one of the specialists noted: “I grow vegetables only according to the lunar calendar, taking into account the climatic characteristics of the region. This method has never let me down.”
