Growing tomatoes 5.10.2018

Landing lunar calendar for October 2018

With the arrival of these autumn days, the air temperature is constantly decreasing. Even more often at night there are frosts, however in the afternoon the sun gives out still heat. The lunar calendar of the gardener for the second autumn month is a good hint to organize the timing of work on the sites. Choosing favorable days, you can hold all the events with maximum benefit.

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Ongoing work in October

In the autumn the summer season is nearing its end. In October, it is important not only to have time to harvest the crop remaining in the beds, but also to prepare plots for the next season, lay the fruit in storage, organize work in the garden and flower gardens. And also worry about indoor plants.

On a note!

In October, on the vacated beds you can lay out a pile of straw, under which pests will crawl overnight. After the bait-straw will lie on the site for several days, burn the trap along with pests.

In the garden

On the territory of the garden in the second autumn month a number of important activities should be performed:

to conduct sanitary pruning of fruit trees, to form the crown of shrubs. The cut sites should be treated with special tools for treating log cabins or with a mixture of ordinary clay and cow manure;
harvest late ripening varieties of apples, pears, quinces and plums. Prepare fruit for long-term storage;
to whitewash the trunks with quicklime solution with the addition of chitosan-based growth regulators and any biological antiseptic. The preparations in the complex will have a bactericidal effect, will protect the trunk and lower branches from pathogens and viruses;
in early October to start planting seedlings of fruit trees and shrubs, for which it is necessary to prepare planting holes in advance;
trees, from which the leaves have completely flown around, provide irrigation water to prepare the plants for a long winter period and a successful wintering season;
at the end of the month, warm the soil over the underground part of the trees with rotted cow dung or straw.

On a note!

In order to protect young trees in the winter time from the invasion of hares, in October, the trunks can be wrapped with a metal mesh-rabbit with the smallest cells.

Thanks to the recommendations of the season, it will be much easier for summer resident to carry out work in the garden and not to miss the stage of preparing trees and shrubs for winter.

Number	Phase	The position of the night lights in the signs of the zodiac	Events held
1	Decreasing	In twins	Harvest late ripening varieties of apples, quince. Do not recommend watering the berries and fruit trees.
2, 3	Decreasing	In cancer	Removing root raspberry shoots, applying organic fertilizer to the root zone of trees.
4, 5	Decreasing	In lion	Sanitary pruning crowns of trees, collecting the last wave of remontant raspberries.
6, 7	Decreasing	In maiden	Preparation and laying of the harvest of fruit for storage.
8	Decreasing	In scales	Cleaning the garden of weeds. Planting conifers.
9	New moon	In scales	Digging the soil under the trees. Do not recommend planting, fertilizing.
10, 11, 12	Growing	In scorpion	Cutting and vegetative reproduction of fruit trees and berry bushes. Do not recommend planting seedlings.
13, 14	Growing	In Sagittarius	Planting fruit stone trees: plum, peach, apricot.
15, 16	Growing	In ibex	Preparation of landing holes. Phosphorus-potassium fertilizers introduced into the soil under trees.
17, 18, 19	Growing	In aquarius	Spraying trees and shrubs with insecticides.
20, 21	Growing	In fish	Warming of the soil over the underground part of trees and berry bushes.
22, 23	Growing	In a ram	Whitewashing tree trunks, spraying the garden with biofungicides.
24	Complete	In the body	Work is not carried out.
25	Decreasing	In the body	Cleaning of fallen leaves and plant residues. Do not recommend laying the fruit harvest for long storage.
26, 27, 28	Decreasing	In twins	Soil mulching in tree trunks circles, removal of blackberry sprouts, raspberries.
29, 30	Decreasing	In cancer	Collect late varieties of plums and drying fruit, planting berry seedlings.
31	Decreasing	In lion	Whitewashing trees with lime with the addition of antiseptic, warming trunks.

In the garden

Since the very beginning of autumn, there is much more work and care in the garden plots than in the garden. It is necessary to harvest the rest of the crop, clean the areas of weeds, prepare them for the next season.

clearing the beds of weeds, get rid of dried cultivated plants;
sprinkled manure and wood ash onto the vacated areas;
sanitize future beds with diluted copper sulphate or potassium permanganate;
sow the treated areas with plants that improve the soil structure and enrich the plants with nitrogen: mustard, oats, phacelia, sweet peas;
starting on October 10, plant a chernushka onion, pudzimny sevok, a batun on a feather, as well as garlic;
dig up leeks, mint, rosemary, coriander, and basil before growing in the winter;
to make mineral fertilizers and dig up the beds under the winter crops of vegetables: beets, root parsley, carrots;
harvest late-ripened white cabbage and red cabbage, carrots, potatoes of the second planting turn;
to fight with slugs and snails, which in cold nights will crawl under the plant residues on the plots;
before the onset of sustained frost, sow underwinter varieties of onions, beets, dill. After embedding the seeds in the ground, the areas will be mulched with a layer of straw, hay or corn stalks.

Important!

When choosing a bed for sowing in early spring of radish or carrots, you should choose a plot that after the convergence of the snow will not heat up and will quickly dry out.

Every day the moon carries its energy, affecting the conduct of agricultural work in the garden.

Number	Phase	In which sign	Events held
1	Decreasing	In twins	The introduction of mineral fertilizers in the beds under the subwinter crops.
2	Decreasing	In cancer	Sowing under the winter: spinach, carrots, onions, sideratov.
3
4	Decreasing	In lion	Harvesting late maturing varieties of potatoes. Digging and fertilizing is not recommended.
5
6	Decreasing	In maiden	Loosening the soil, preparing areas for planting garlic.
7
8	Decreasing	In scales	Cleansing areas of weeds and crop residues.
9	New moon	In scales	Work is not carried out.
10	Adding	In scorpion	Treatment of the treated areas with copper-containing preparations.
11
12
13	Adding	In Sagittarius	Harvesting white and red cabbage.
14
15	Adding	In ibex	Planting garlic, onion seedlings.
16
17	Adding	In aquarius	Disinfection of storage facilities and cellars. Do not recommend planting vegetable seeds.
18
19
20	Adding	In fish	Sowing podzimnyh varieties of beets and carrots. Drying mushrooms.
21
22	Adding	In a ram	Digging shallot onions and batun for growing indoors in the winter.
23
24	Complete	In the body	Work is not carried out.
25	Decreasing	In the body	The introduction of mineral and organic fertilizers into the soil, followed by digging.
26	Decreasing	In twins	Preparation of beds and planting garlic. Digging carrots.
27
28
29	Decreasing	In cancer	Drying greens and herbs.
30
31	Decreasing	In lion	Sowing seeds of wintery sideratov: colza, phacelia.

In the flower garden

All plants in the flower garden in the second autumn month should also be prepared for the long winter period:

after night temperatures fall below -2 degrees in October, dig and trim: gladioli, Cape hyacinths, cannes, fragrant gladioli, tuberous begonias, alstroemeria. Sort dug plants, cut frostbitten tops, clean in a dry room to dry;
prepare rose bushes for winter: cut off all the buds, dig around. To bend the most sensitive varieties to the ground, fix with wire, cover with agrofibre;
trim the apical parts of perennials. Plants that are not frost resistant cover with spruce, reeds, corn stalks or sorghum.

With potted flowers

From the second half of October, the heating season begins in almost all regions. Therefore, when taking care of indoor plants, add humidification from a sprayer, both the vegetative part and air, to ordinary watering. Works in October with indoor plants:

introducing into the room of flowers brought to the street or balcony;
two to three times reduction in irrigation, reduction of additional nutrition;
providing plants with additional lighting;
increase in air humidity;
parasite insect treatments with insecticides approved for use indoors;
preparation of bulbous flowering plants in winter for distillation.

Important!

In October, brought from the street into the room cacti, reduce watering to once every one and a half to two months.

In October, the flowering of perennial asters is still pleasing to the eye, and the green kohia in summer attracts the eye with its bardic coloring. The lunar calendar for the second autumn month will help to perform important activities in the flower garden, to choose the best period for caring for plants. The influence of the queen of the night on indoor and garden flowers depends on the phase in which it is located.

Number	Phase	The position of the night lights in the signs of the zodiac	Events held
1	Decreasing	In twins	Preparations for the removal of hippeastrum.
2	Decreasing	In cancer	Watering indoor flowers. Sowing seeds of biennial flowers: viola, daisies, bluebells.
3
4	Decreasing	In lion	Planting large spring flowering bulbs: narcissus, hyacinth, Darwin tulips.
5
6	Decreasing	In maiden	Top dressing of potted fertilizers containing potassium.
7	Decreasing	In scales	Prophylactic treatment of indoor plants with biological fungicides.
8
9	New moon	In scales	Work is not carried out.
10	Adding	In scorpion	Warming window sills for growing thermophilic Saintpaulia.
11
12
13	Adding	In Sagittarius	Pruning faded perennials.
14
15	Adding	In ibex	Digging of gladioli, cape hyacinths, cannes, fragrant gladioli, tuberous begonias, alstroemerias.
16
17	Adding	In aquarius	Preventive spraying of flowers from diseases and pests. Do not recommend planting and transplanting plants.
18
19
20	Added	In fish	Planting of small-bulbous early flowering: Pushkin, hionodoks, iridodictums, crocuses, botanical tulips.
21
22	Adding	In a ram	Sprinkling of indoor plants.
23
24	Complete	In the body	Work is not carried out.
25	Decreasing	In the body	Pruning overgrown potted flowers. Sowing seeds of perennials that need stratification.
26	Decreasing	In twins	Preparing for wintering rose bushes.
27
28
29	Decreasing	In cancer	Shelter is not frost-resistant perennial flowers.
30
31	Decreasing	In lion	Top dressing of indoor winter-flowering plants.

Favorable and unfavorable days

Thanks to the recommendations of the calendar favorable days of work, everyone can choose the optimal time for important matters.

Successful ones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 20, 21, 25, 26.30.

Unsuccessful: 9, 17, 18, 19, 24.

The lunar calendar of events at the sites for the second autumn month of 2018 will help to evenly distribute the work for 31 days. Following his recommendations, you can prepare the plants for wintering in a timely manner.

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