The peak of landings and overall work on the site falls in May. Gardeners, gardeners and gardeners have very little time left to finish processing trees and shrubs, plant the last seedlings, start transplanting into open ground, and simply prepare the ground. Therefore, it is important to make maximum use of every free day. In order for all efforts to be justified, it is worthwhile to carefully study the lunar landing calendar, which will tell you what and in what time frame it is better to do.
May works
It is in May that the most favorable climatic days for planting begin. At the same time, by the end of the month it will be impossible to work with cuttings, to be vaccinated in the garden. Therefore, it is important to understand what kind of work is necessary during which period. If you miss the last spring month, do not engage in tillage, planting and fertilizing, you can lose a significant part of the future crop.
In the garden
The first half of the month is the period of the final awakening of horticultural crops, including perennial flowers and fruiting shrubs. Therefore, before the 15th day, you need to finish making the first dressing. It is necessary to loosen and clean the trunk circles, form watering rings, fertilize the soil under plantings with organic compounds. Abundant watering will also be required. The soil is already dry after the snow melts and needs to be moistened. All this must be done before flowering.
Shrubs especially need mulching. Relief of the soil and its digging will help revive the plants after prolonged hibernation. Heavy, caked soil does not allow the roots to be saturated with enough oxygen, making it difficult for useful earthworms to access. Therefore, the introduction of mulch will improve the condition of even old shrubs. This is especially effective if currants or raspberries have suffered from the last spring frosts.
Several days should be allocated for pest control, which become especially active after the beginning of flowering and the appearance of the first buds. Caterpillars are hatched in large numbers, the spread of clusterospirosis, coccomycosis begins. It is better to use biological products, so as not to harm the bees, which must pollinate spring buds. It is the use of the wrong medication that often leads to a lack of fruit in the current season.
Another problem that is especially relevant in May is scab reproduction. It affects all plants from flowers dol fruit trees. Young shrubs and cultivated roses can die especially quickly. Effective will be a solution of Homa. Systemic fungicides will be good in the rain when other drugs do not harm the parasite.
In the garden
In early May, the temperatures are still not too high, and the soil moisture is sufficient. Therefore, it is worth hurrying with the planting of cold-resistant crops, both seedlings and seeds. You need to start with carrots, onions, herbs. If it is still cool in the evening and at night, you can cover the crops with geo-fabric. It will retain not only heat, but also moisture, at the same time it will not let cold spring fogs settle.
In May, you need to re-evaluate the capabilities of the site, draw up a crop rotation plan and plan your planting. It is necessary to take into account the current state. Perhaps the tree grew and gave more shade, maybe even new buildings appeared at the neighbors. In addition, you can visually assess the condition of the soil after the most capacious crops, which literally thin out the layers of humus. Areas that are too light, where the soil literally crumbles into dust, should not be occupied by heady or nightshade crops. Here they will not give a good result. Under the beds with carrots, you need to add additional sand, if it is not enough in the soil mixture. Doing this earlier does not make sense, since digging just before planting will contribute to quick shoots. Dig in the whole garden and you need siderata.
In the second half of the month, you can start planting even heat-loving seedlings. In this case, it is better to determine in advance on the lunar agrotechnical calendar the most favorable time for working with a particular species. In May in 2019, almost the whole day will be suitable for sowing, with rare exceptions, so it will be easy for the gardener to choose the time for work. You can focus on the table:
The culture | The most auspicious days | Neutral day |
Cucumbers | 16, 18 | 8, 10 |
Potatoes | 20, 25, 29, 31 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant | 17, 18 | 9, 15 |
Greenery | 16, 17 | 9, 10 |
Decorative leafy | 20, 22, 26 | 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 |
Flowers | 16, 17, 18 | 10, 11, 12, 13 |
Legumes | 26, 31 | 8, 10, 15 |
Pumpkins, zucchini, cabbage | 17, 18 | 8, 15 |
Beet, carrots, onions | 23, 27, 28 | 1, 2 |
The main threat to garden plantings in May is sudden cold. Therefore, it is important to help plants adapt to new conditions. If you harden seedlings in April, there will be much less problems. But at the end of spring, you can still take some measures. A weak solution of zircon has a good effect on both greens and root crops. You need to add 4 drops of the drug per 1 liter of water. Before planting, you can immerse the roots in phytosporin, preparing a solution in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. This is a good prevention of fungal diseases for the whole season.
In the first half of May, it is necessary to fertilize previously planted crops, for example, cabbage or greenhouse tomatoes. A good effect on flowering and ovary formation is a mixture of mullein and green grass in a ratio of 1 to 10, respectively. Dilute half a liter of concentrate in 10 liters of water. A little later it is necessary to feed those plants that managed to bloom with a mixture of minerals and organics. A good result will give a solution of bird droppings and superphosphate.
In the flower garden
The lunar calendar for May 2019 will be favorable for those who prefer to decorate their garden with flowering plants and ornamental shrubs. At the beginning of the period, it is necessary to finish planting perennials and cold-resistant annuals. Bulbs and tubers can already be transferred to the open ground. If there is free space on the flower beds, it's time to fill it with medium-sized annuals. They will bloom quickly enough, which will support the overall composition of the flower garden.
April annuals have already fully ascended, so you can start the planting.Too dense arrangement will not allow buds to form correctly, therefore it is necessary to thin out flower beds. Strong and strong plants can be moved by filling in existing gaps. At the same time, you can transplant perennial species to a new place. Subsequent top dressing and high soil moisture will help them quickly take root.
Large flowering bushes of perennial varieties must be fed in the middle of the month. They begin to form future buds, so organic fertilizers are especially necessary. Ready-made complex mixtures will also give a good effect. One bucket of organic fertilizing can be applied under a five-year-old peony bush, but the same amount will be required for four very young plants. In the second half of May, you need to fertilize dahlias.
Daily calendar
Every day of the lunar cycle are characterized by several parameters. This is the influence of the satellite phase, the zodiac segment and the relative position of other planets. It is difficult to take into account all these factors on your own, more than that, it does not always make sense. It is much easier to focus on a list of favorable and unfavorable days, follow simple recommendations and tips.
Postpone all work is on the days of the full moon, new moon and the day that precede them. In May it will be the numbers 4, 5, 6, 19, 20. At this time, you do not even need to deal with thorough watering. The roots can quickly rot, and even competent feeding will not bring results. But sometimes the owners of the sites simply have no choice, they have to plan work for this unfavorable time. In this case, all the most important things should be transferred to late evening, when the negative influence of the satellite of the earth gradually weakens.
Some other days of May may not be too favorable for landings. This does not mean that you need to postpone all work on the site. But it is better to follow certain rules so as not to encounter typical problems. You can use the following table:
date of | Characteristic | Allowed Work | Prohibited Works |
02.05, 03.05 | Waning quarter in Aries | Planting greens, weeding, digging | Planting vegetables and root crops, replanting flowers, picking, top dressing |
04.05-06.05 | New moon | Digging soil to get rid of weeds | Any work with cultivated plants |
11.05, 12.05 | Growing segment of a lion | Digging, cultivating, thinning, mulching | Everything related to trauma to plant roots |
19.05, 20.05 | Full moon | Pest control on the site, uprooting of old plantations | Soil or young plants |
24.05, 25.05 | Waning month in Aquarius | The formation of lashes and crowns, pruning of dry shoots | Fertilizing, watering, transplanting |
29.05, 30.05 | Waning Crescent | Cultivation, cultivation | Fertilizing, rooting seedlings, pruning trees |
On all these days it is better not to plant the main crops, from which you want to get the highest possible yield. Also to leave until another period is the planting of experimental varieties, including those most demanding of the climate or exotic. But you can plant greens, legumes and siderates.
Favorable days for gardens in May are much more numerous. Therefore, it will be convenient to plan work throughout the entire period. However, even on such a day, the influence of the satellite can be negative, depending on other astrological factors. Therefore, it is better to take into account the recommendations given in the following table:
date of | Characteristic | Allowed Work | Prohibited Work |
01.05 | Waning Moon in Pisces, fertile day | Planting any crops, including rooting shrubs | Pest treatment, plentiful watering, pick |
07.05 | Growing month in Gemini, low productivity day | Sowing greens, cabbage, legumes, ampelous plants | Root planting, picking, pinching, crown formation |
08.05-10.05 | Cancer growing phase, high productivity period | Seedling transfer peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, mowing and sanitizing trees | Planting of tuber crops, ampelous plants of perennial shrubs, treatment with pesticides |
13.05, 14.05 | Waxing Moon in Virgo, medium fertility time | Planting of all crops with developed roots, weeding and disinfection, pest control, propagation of shrubs and grapes | Pruning trees |
15.05, 16.05 | The growing phase of Libra | Sowing cabbage and greens, cucumbers, medicinal herbs, rose processing, work with strawberries and strawberries | Plant grafting |
17.05, 18.05 | The growing moon in the sign of Scorpio | Planting vegetables, nightshade and melons, mineral top dressing, cultivation, mulching, mowing the lawn, rooting of seedlings | Division of roots and bulbs |
21.05-23.05 | Waning Capricorn, low fertility days | Sowing all crops for storage, mineral fertilizing, root watering, the fight against diseases and pests | Transplantation and transfer of perennials |
26.05-28.05 | Waning Moon in Pisces, high productivity | Sowing carrots, radishes and any seedlings, organic top dressing of all crops, work with tubers and flower bulbs | Heavy watering |
31.05 | Waning month with the influence of Taurus, fertile day | Planting all crops to create winter stocks, rooting mustache of berry varieties, complex feeding, digging, watering | Loosening and tillage in the root zone, especially under fruit trees |
The influence of the moon on the plant world is very great. In some periods, the roots are especially vulnerable; in others, flower stalks may suffer, which will negatively affect the total volume of the crop. Therefore, the best results can be obtained if you engage in planting on the so-called women's days of the week. In men's days it is better to pay attention to the garden and the processing of perennial plants, fruit trees. In May, all these types of work should be carried out, so the owners of the site can easily find something for themselves on any day.
The lunar calendar of the last spring month will be more than favorable for those who like to actively spend time in the country. There is a lot of work to do in the garden, flower garden and in the beds. Even in the greenhouse, you can still grow some crops, however, and on the open ground, you can already start planting. To correctly draw up your own schedule, you should focus on simple and understandable recommendations of the traditional lunar calendar.