Favorable days for planting cucumbers in May 2018

Since ancient times, gardeners have chosen days for planting cucumbers according to the location of the main satellite of the Earth. Focusing on the Lunar calendar, they annually plant, feed, weed plants. But not everyone knows how to plant and care for cucumbers. For 2018, there are recommendations for growing vegetables.

What Lunar Calendar Recommends

It is believed that the location of the satellite and its activity significantly affect the formation of fruits, nutrition, flowering and development of crops. It is proved that the moon affects all living organisms, including humans. With improper planting, it is difficult to achieve a quality crop.

In the northern regions, seedlings are moved to ridges in May. In order not to make a mistake with the planting of cucumbers, you need to familiarize yourself with the lunar cycles.

With the growing moon, attention is paid to the lower part of the stem and the roots, while to the waning - to the plant’s aboveground organs. In the latter case, you can water and feed the vegetable, but it is not recommended to transplant it.

The main rule of landing according to the lunar calendar is the exact adherence to all its rules. For example, categorically not allow sowing plants in the full moon or neighboring days.

The full moon and new moon account for the most rapid growth of cucumbers, roots, and stem. In the third phase, the root system is actively developing, in the fourth - the outer part of the plant. The most favorable periods for planting seedlings occur during the transition of one phase to another.

With a late planting of cucumbers, the crop will be scarce. As a result of planting too early, seedlings can become sick, and their leaves wilt.

How to sow cucumbers in 2018

On a favorable day according to the Lunar calendar, the seeds are soaked and lowered into the ground. Then you get strong healthy seedlings, and then delicious fruits.

The months suitable for planting vegetables are March and April, or rather, the dates are March 19-24, March 27 and 18, April 5-9, April 20-24.

Planting material on these days is placed in special containers.

The time of planting cucumbers in the open ground and greenhouse

The dates of gardening work are associated not only with the lunar phases, but also with the weather in the region, the variety of seeds, their properties. If the soil is not warmed up, minus temperatures are observed at night or it snows, it is better to postpone planting. In the earth at a depth of 10 cm, there should be +13 degrees, and in the air +16, so that seedlings can develop.

On some days, the procedure is best done in the evening or vice versa in the morning.

You need to plant cucumbers in open ground later than in greenhouses. It is necessary to wait until the soil warms up.

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Favorable dates for planting cucumbers in May 2018 are 18, 24-28, in June - 14, 15, 21 and 22. They are suitable for planting young plants on ridges or in a greenhouse. In June, early ripe heat-loving varieties are planted, which adapt well and at the end of summer will please summer residents with a plentiful harvest.

The first watering and top dressing are carried out before planting and 10 days after it.

To ensure high yields, seedlings are placed only in fertile, pre-prepared soil. It is watered correctly, loosened, protected from harmful insects, follow other care recommendations.

Bad days for garden work with cucumbers

There are times when you can not sow and plant a vegetable.Otherwise, he will die and will not give high-quality fruits. If it is not possible to plant cucumbers on favorable days, you need to do this on any other numbers, be sure to avoid unwanted dates.

Negative days:

• March 8-13, March 14-17;
• April 4-6, April 14-16;
• May 2-3, 7-8, 15

These numbers should always be paid attention to, since they are distinguished by the most negative influence of the moon on the growth and development of plants.

When to plant seedlings of early varieties

In Ukraine or in the southern regions of Russia, a transplant is best done from April 15 to May 1, and in the middle lane - from May 1 to May 15.

When to plant medium-grade seedlings

In the south, this procedure is carried out from May 1 to 15, and in the center of the country from June 1 to 10.

Plants planted in the soil must be covered with transparent polyethylene or Lutrasil, since the weather is unstable at the end of spring, and the temperature can drop sharply. Shelter is removed no earlier than June 5-10, when frosts will no longer threaten crops.

Cucumber Seed Tips

If the gardener is going to use his seeds as material for future planting, it is advisable for him to buy varietal rather than hybrid cucumbers.

Grains preserved from last year will definitely sprout. But you need to understand that the new bushes will not yield the same crop as the previous ones. If the task is set that way, it is better to use the material of the year before last.

When buying seeds of a variety or hybrid, you need to make sure that it is suitable for the conditions of the area, namely, the level of temperature and humidity. The basic rule does not change: for a plentiful harvest, proven varieties are chosen, and as a experiment you can plant a few new products.

Having studied the days that are suitable for planting cucumbers in May, you can draw up a sowing calendar and, following his recommendations, collect a decent harvest.