Gardener lunar calendar for October 2018 in the table

October came - a harbinger of imminent cold weather, a pre-winter. This month, as they said earlier, at one o'clock it snows and rains. Almost the entire crop was collected from the plots, but the summer cottagers have a lot of basic work.

It is required to prepare for the next season, put in order the beds, flower beds, gardens. A detailed calendar of the gardener, gardener and gardener for the October days will help to plan the main events, not to miss important points.

The main work in October in the garden

Gardeners are busy harvesting, winter crops, digging the soil.

Harvesting

In the first half of the month, the cabbage remaining on the ridges is removed:

• red-headed;
• white-headed;
• colored.

It's time to dig up celery root, Jerusalem artichoke, radish, horseradish roots. Until the end of the month (taking into account the weather) leave daikon, root parsley, parsnip. Late-ripening varieties of eggplant, peppers, and tomatoes are finally removed from the bushes in the greenhouses.

Cut greens: parsley, dill, spinach. They dry, freeze, salt the leaves for the future, so that in winter they can be added to cooked dishes.

Crops in October

It's time to plant ridges with winter green manure:

• rye;
• wheat.

Dry beds are previously spilled with water. Plants must have time to ascend to the cold. Already growing and accumulating green mass, green manure is embedded in the soil. In the spring, early greens are sown on these ridges.

In October, it is recommended to plant winter garlic, turnips, radishes, lettuce. Ridges are prepared in September, sown only with dry seeds.

Ridge preparation

Plant residues are added to the compost pile, part of the finished humus is used to mulch plants on ridges and in the garden. Dig the ridges using a shovel or ploskorez.

 

 

Heavy loamy and clayy soils need to be dug up, after composting or well-matured humus. In greenhouses, the top layer is replaced, laying the soil in a stack for recovery. The soil in the stack is layered with foliage, plant debris, mowed grass, adding mullein. After two seasons, the soil is returned to the greenhouse.

They stock up soddy or leafy soil, compost, sand for planting seedlings in the spring. Mixtures are placed in boxes or bags, stored in the garage, on the balcony, in the country.

The main work in October in the garden

A large amount of work in the middle of autumn at gardeners. In addition to the late harvest, planting of seedlings, pruning, fertilizing, watering are coming.

Fruit picking

In the first decade, late-ripening varieties of pears and apples are harvested. When storing, fruits are sorted by variety and size, folding separately large, medium and small fruits.

Fruits without damage are suitable for laying in cellars and cellars, otherwise it will not be possible to keep the crop for a long time.

Complete the harvesting of berries of remont raspberries, aronia, late quince.

Landing in October

The first half of the month is the best time for planting seedlings of garden crops. The terms are conditional, since it is necessary to navigate according to the climatic and weather conditions of a particular region.

A week before the expected day of planting, a place, pits, nutrient mixture, fertilizers are prepared. Think over warming young fruit trees, especially if the forecast promises a cold winter. Planted:

• apple trees;
• pears
• plums
• sea ​​buckthorn;
• gooseberry;
• currants;
• irgu.

From ornamental shrubs:

• thu;
• juniper;
• Spiraea
• fir;
• blue spruce, pine.

Fertilizers are laid in the pits, due to which young trees will grow in the first years.

At the same time, stone crops, viburnum, quince, apple trees are sown with seeds. Seeds are naturally stratified and spring up.

Pruning trees, preparing the garden for wintering

They dig the soil around the trees, at the end of October they mulch the frozen ground with peat, sawdust, compost. Weeds are harvested in the garden, foliage, diseased shoots and bushes.

In fruit trees, trunks are cleaned and whitened with chalk solution or lime with clay. Sick, old, thickening branches of apple trees, currant bushes, raspberries, gooseberries are removed. They cut the vines, with the onset of cold weather remove the whips from the supports and lay them in the prepared trenches.

 

 

Spray trees and shrubs with drugs from pests and infections, in dry autumn carry out water-loading irrigation.

The main works in October in the flower garden

Despite the onset of cool days and rains, flower beds delight with bright colors. Asters, dahlias, marigolds, zinnias are blooming, decorative cabbage pleases with original shades.

Flower planting

In the first half of October, small-bulb crops are planted:

• Muscari
• hyacinths;
• Crocuses
• poultry catcher and others.

In regions with harsh climatic conditions, these flowers are planted in September. Also October (first half) is an appropriate time for planting tulips, daffodils. Until the end of October, garden lilies of the valley are planted, not forgetting to limit plantings in the soil with fences (slate).

Preparing a flower garden for wintering

Cut off the ground parts of plants: phlox, peonies, astilbe, iris, rudbeckia, aquilegia. Cover stumps with foliage, compost, humus. Perennial bushes are sprayed with Bordeaux liquid (1%). All diseased, old or damaged shoots are cut, burned.

After the first cold snap cut roses, removing first soft shoots, then thickened and damaged. Leave no more than 3-5 branches that are pruned. The shelter method is chosen based on the terrain: the duration of the winter, temperatures. Take into account the specifics of growing varieties on the site, indicators of frost resistance.

Clematis cover, dig out (if not in time in September) the gladioli bulbs. In the first half of the month, dahlias are dug up, disinfected, dried and stored.

Seeds are collected from annuals, choosing a warm, fine day for this. After collecting the seeds, they are laid out for drying, then they are put into canvas bags and paper bags.

Accounting for the phases of the moon during work in October 2018

The celestial body affects plants, and each state of the moon acts in its own way.

It is recommended not to carry out work during the full moon and new moon. On the waning moon, it is better to plant vegetables, the edible part of which grows underground (root crops) in the growing phase - those in which the fruits grow above, above the soil.

October 2018: phases of the moon

Moon phases	October days
Waning moon	October 1-8
New moon	October 9th
Waxing Crescent	October 10-23
Full moon	October 24th
Waning moon	October 25 to October 31

Favorable days in October 2018 for sowing and planting various crops

Days for sowing vegetables

Culture	Days
Greenery	11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26
Garlic	11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25. 26, 29, 30
Onion	11, 12, 15, 16, 25, 26, 29, 30
Radish, radish, carrots	2, 3, 6, 7, 25, 26, 29, 30
Siderata	12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26

Days suitable for sowing, planting and dividing flowers

Culture	Days
Roses	11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21
Clematis	1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21
Perennials	2, 3, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26
Bulbous	11, 12, 29, 30
Tuberous flowers	11, 12, 13, 29, 30

Days suitable for planting seedlings

Culture	Days
Fruit trees	11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26
Berry bushes	2, 3, 11, 12, 15, 16, 20, 21

Bad days for work in October 2018

The following October days are not suitable for planting any crops:

8, 9, 10, 24.

Knowing the most favorable days and periods for gardening is useful for every summer resident. Fully take into account the recommendations on the phases of the moon, or just adhere to the advice - it’s everyone’s business, the main thing is to plan events correctly and do everything in time.