By studying the lunar sowing calendar for 2024, gardeners and gardeners collect useful information that allows them to understand in what period it is better to plant a plant and care for it. And all in order to increase productivity. In addition to favorable and unfavorable days, the calendar will indicate neutral ones, and will also allow you to choose the right time for watering and fertilizing.
- What you need to know about the phases of the moon
- Waxing Crescent
- Full moon phases
- Waning moon
- New moon phases
- What plants can be planted on the waxing Moon?
- What to plant on the waning moon?
- What plants should be planted during the new moon and full moon?
- Is it possible to care for plants during a lunar eclipse?
- Should you trust and use the lunar calendar?
- Zodiac signs and gardening work
- Table of favorable and unfavorable days for planting and caring for plants for 2024
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
What you need to know about the phases of the moon
Such a concept as the astronomical cycle has an important influence on the growth of culture, in some cases it is decisive. It is believed that if you follow certain rules, you can reap a good harvest and optimize work on the site.
Waxing Crescent
To a greater extent, the phase is suitable for influencing shoots, but “touching” the roots during this period is not recommended.
Gardeners advise at this time:
- Feed the crop with mineral fertilizers or use organic matter.
- Till the soil and loosen it.
- Water, vaccinate, and select cuttings for planting.
During this lunar phase, you can transplant and even, in some cases, plant plants, but without touching the root system.
Full moon phases
These are only three days during which the following types of work should not be carried out on the site:
- It is not recommended to graft plants;
- do not cut off or remove stepsons and side shoots;
- and also do not remove dry branches, leaves and stems.
But you can perform other types of activities that involve caring for the crop:
- It is not prohibited to remove weeds or thin out dense thickets.
- Protective measures that will help get rid of pests and diseases will not be superfluous.
During the full moon, experienced gardeners are engaged in harvesting and preparing seeds for planting. At this time, you can create workpieces that do not require heat treatment.
Waning moon
It is considered an unfavorable time to carry out work on the root system, as well as on shoots. At this time it is recommended:
- it is better to plant legumes, as well as bulbous and root plants;
- you can feed the crops growing on the site, as well as remove weeds and overgrown shoots;
- It is worth harvesting, drying fruits and mushrooms.
Attention! On the waning Moon, preparations begin, and those that require heat treatment are more successful.
New moon phases
During the new moon, it is better to remove from the area all shoots and plants that have dried out or been damaged. You can carry out soil treatment that can get rid of pests and diseases.
Harvesting is good at this time, as is the preparation of medicinal herbs for the winter. But you should not carry out the following work on the site during the new moon:
- It is better to postpone digging the earth.
- Avoid sowing, transplanting and planting any crops in the ground or greenhouse conditions.
What plants can be planted on the waxing Moon?
This time will be favorable for planting crops that stretch upward, grow with the Moon and place shoots and fruits above the soil surface. The list should include:
- eggplants, zucchini, pumpkin;
- greens, any kind, cabbage, sweet and bell peppers;
- beans, corn, tomatoes and strawberries.
It is not prohibited to plant medicinal or spicy herbs (dill, basil, mint, lemon balm, rosemary, valerian). Provided that they “stretch upward” and do not extend along the ground.
What to plant on the waning moon?
Gardeners know that during this phase it is possible to sow crops that produce fruits located in close proximity to the ground. Preference is given to:
- Beans, potatoes, carrots.
- You can plant garlic, onions, radishes and Jerusalem artichokes in the soil.
But the ones who look forward to this period most impatiently are gardeners who plant fruit plants and shrubs. They prepare cuttings in advance in order to plant them specifically on the waning moon.
This time is also good for planting flower plants; the flowers take root well.
What plants should be planted during the new moon and full moon?
At this time, it is better not to plant any plants, because either on the full moon or on the new moon, there is a risk of encountering a problem such as poor seed germination. Seedlings are also not planted - there is a high probability that they may die.
But these summer periods (new moon and full moon) are suitable for harvesting, since at this time the fruits of the plant, like its stems, are filled with vitality.
Is it possible to care for plants during a lunar eclipse?
No, such a period, including three days before and three days after, is the time during which it is better not to disturb the soil and the crops growing on it.
What consequences can result from attempts at planting and manipulations to care for plantings:
- destroy the seedlings;
- significantly slow down their growth and development;
- reduce the crop yield.
As a rule, eclipses occur during the full moon, for this reason the time of the full moon is considered unfavorable for landings.
Solar eclipses also negatively affect all of the above indicators.
Should you trust and use the lunar calendar?
Positive dynamics, if all the rules are followed, will not keep the summer resident waiting long. Gardeners readily use the calendar and note that it works.
If there are doubts about the effectiveness of the method, then practice can dispel them.It is better to check all the calendar recommendations to make sure they are effective.
Zodiac signs and gardening work
The garden plan for completing work on the site also depends on astrological aspects. Don't be surprised, but moon phases aren't everything. It is worth taking into account the signs of the garden, because they also influence the growth and development of crops growing on the site.
How astrology can help gardeners:
- Fire signs will help you get a good harvest from fruit plants; Sagittarius, Aries and Leo also have a beneficial effect on leafy vegetables.
- When the signs of the Earth (Taurus, Capricorn, Virgo) dominate the sky, do not forget to apply fertilizers, they will help optimize the growth of the root system, and therefore improve the survival rate of the crop.
- If you want to get a blooming garden, then plant plants, as well as feed them, during the period when the Moon is in the signs of Air (these include Gemini, Aquarius, Libra).
- Water signs of the zodiac have a positive influence on the foliage system; during this period, any work related to shoots can be done. Similar signs include: the constellation Scorpio, Cancer, Pisces.
Help: vegetables planted in the ground or greenhouse will grow quickly if at the time of planting the Moon was in the sign of Aries, Sagittarius or Leo.
Table of favorable and unfavorable days for planting and caring for plants for 2024
When forming a garden calendar by month, do not forget that each of them has both favorable and unfavorable days. This makes adjustments to the work, but if the lunar planting calendar helps to significantly increase the yield and optimize the work, then it makes sense to follow its recommendations.
January
This time can hardly be called favorable for planting seeds; the reason for this is inappropriate temperature conditions that do not allow work to be done outside. But in January you can keep yourself busy choosing seedlings and preparing the soil.
On what days of January can you plant certain crops:
| Nightshade crops: tomatoes, peppers, eggplants | You can plant seedlings on the 1st and 2nd, then on the 10th and 11th, and after that only from the 27th to the 29th. |
| Spicy vegetables and herbs | It is better to postpone planting the seeds to the 20th and 25th; you can do it on the 29th. |
But it is better to apply fertilizers to the soil from the 1st to the 5th; if necessary, repeat all procedures on the 19th-20th.
February
If you live in a warm climate or are the happy owner of a heated greenhouse, you can plant crops in the soil that have a long growth phase.
| Eggplants, tomatoes, peppers and zucchini can be planted on the following days of the month: | from 6 to 8, and from 25 to 27.
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| Cabbage of all varieties and types: | procedures for planting seedlings in greenhouses are carried out at the end of the month, preferably from 22 to 23. |
| Garlic, onion, herbs: | The middle of the month is ideal, from the 16th to the 17th, as well as the end - from the 23rd to the 25th. |
| Carrots, potatoes, radishes and Jerusalem artichokes: | if necessary, you can plant these plants in the greenhouse at the end of the month - from the 23rd to the 26th. |
| Cucumbers, melons and watermelons: | Planting seeds in cups or germinating them begins on the 24th. |
March
Soon we will have to put the garden in order and prepare for planting activities. If you decide to start planting seedlings in a greenhouse using cups or boxes, then give preference to the following days of the month:
| 15 and 16, as well as 23 and 24: | These days will be favorable for planting tomatoes, as well as eggplants and other nightshades. |
| 21 and 22: | It's better to plant cabbage. |
| In the middle of the month, from the 15th to the 17th: | start planting cucumber and melon seeds. |
| The days at the end of the month can be considered universal for carrying out any planting work: | starting from 22 to 25. |
April
The most favorable days this month are easy to calculate. When preparing seedlings, pay attention to the middle and end of the month.
| Favorable days for planting: | Unfavorable: |
| 11, 12, from 29 to 23, and then from 27 to 30.
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It is not recommended to carry out any work on the site on the 5th, as well as at the beginning of the month (2, 3, 4). |
May
If you want a garden to grow on your site, then transplanting seedlings should occur exclusively on suitable days, we are talking about the middle of the month.
| Favorable time for planting: | Unfavorable days: |
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from 8 to 10, and then from 17 to 19, and then from 26 to 28. |
This is the period from May 5 to May 11.
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June
This month it is better to carry out not planting work, but other work aimed at caring for plants that are beginning to gain strength under the warm rays of the sun.
| Suitable days for carrying out various works on the site: | Fertilizer application: | Pruning shoots and removing stepchildren: |
| the middle of the month, starting from the 10th to the 25th; it is recommended to resume activities towards the end of the month, on the 27th-30th. | work is being carried out on June 18-19.
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is postponed to the end of the month, and is held on the 20th.
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July
At this time, cabbage seeds are re-sowed; it is better to do this from the 8th to the 10th of the month.
| Tree grafting: | Loosening the soil: | Pest treatment: |
| The middle of the month and the beginning of July are ideal, starting from the 2nd to the 7th. | 13, 14, 15, 18, 19.
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end of the month, starting from the 23rd.
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August
The harvest begins in this month and continues until mid-September, in some cases even longer.
| It is best to carry out such work on the site on the following days: | When is it better not to touch the ground: |
| From 11 to 13. Then - from 17 to 19 and at the end of the month - from August 23 to 29. | August 1st and 30th.
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September
In September, no work is carried out on the site on the 15th and 28th. And the harvest continues until the 20th of the month.
October
After the harvest is harvested, you can plant crops that will “overwinter” in the ground.
| Onions, garlic and other plants: | at the beginning of the month, up to 10 days. But better October 1 or 2. |
| Carrot: | 5 or 6, or better yet 10. |
November
This month it is better to mulch the soil, since officially all work on the site has already been completed.
December
This month, the gardener can relax and enjoy the results of the work carried out on the site in spring and summer.
It is better to coordinate any events at the dacha or in the garden with the lunar calendar; this is what experienced gardeners do who want to optimize their work and get a decent harvest as a result.
