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Inexperienced gardeners and gardeners often wonder about how to properly work in mid-spring. The lunar sowing calendar for April 2018 will help to cope with the tasks. Of course, the climatic conditions of the area should be taken into account, but a special table will perfectly present the base.
Why is the lunar calendar so important? If crops are planted too soon, there is a danger that they will freeze, if they are too late, they will not rise, and the yield will be small. Therefore, you should familiarize yourself with the rules and time of landing in advance.
Landing and other work in early April 2018
It doesn’t matter if the climate zone is Ural or the Volga region, at the beginning of the month it is recommended to carry out preventive work against fungal diseases in the garden. To do this, on the day of planting the trees should be treated with their trunks circles with solutions of ammonium nitrate, urea and nitroammophos.
According to the advice of the calendar, at the same time, it is recommended to plant shrubs and trees with an open root system, as well as dig up tree trunks, because most pests prefer to winter in the upper soil layer. As for the shrubs, the gardener and gardener calendar for 2018 recommends treating them with copper sulphate.
In early April, there should be not only a day of planting trees, but also a day of removal of dried cherries, pears and other fruit species of plants from the site. If you neglect this rule, there will be problems with the occurrence of fungal diseases.
The gardener’s calendar also recommends pruning blackcurrants, honeysuckles and gooseberries. At the same time, all young shoots from the middle are cut out from the latter. In white currants, the old branches and branches that go inside the crown are simply eliminated. Broken branches are removed from the honeysuckle.
In the first half of the month there are days favorable for planting in a greenhouse or under a film of cold-resistant greenery. You can sow seedlings of broccoli and cabbage. At the same time, potted plants and seedlings are being actively planted:
- cauliflower;
- vegetable physalis;
- hybrids tomato;
- eggplant.
What to plant in mid-April on the lunar landing calendar for 2018
The calendar of work in the garden and the garden focuses on sowing in separate containers and growing lemon balm, hyssop, basil and other herbs. You can do germination of gladioli and dahlia.
The April calendar also reminds us that we should not forget about sowing heat-loving flowers:
- zinnia (Zinnia);
- ageratum (Agerátum);
- purslane (Portúlaca);
- amaranth (Amaranthus) and other flyers.
While it is April, you should have time to do some more important things:
- To increase the intensity of illumination of plants, if it became noticeable that they are stretched.
- Carry out loosening and mulching strawberries, rid it of last year's foliage.
- To treat seedlings from pests by spraying.
- Inoculate fruit plants.
- Harden seedlings.
- Fertilize fruit trees.
- Cover the beds with a film, which will provoke the growth of weeds, and remove them before planting the main crops.
- Set traps on the beds where the wireworm was seen.
We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with the lunar calendar of the gardener for May 2018.
Works at the end of April
At the end of the month, the day of planting trees and carrots should be highlighted. Carrots are resistant to cold and can germinate even at low ambient temperatures. Particular attention should be paid to radishes. It matures very quickly, just a month after planting, you can enjoy a juicy root crop.
After the weather near Moscow and Siberia has settled down, you can begin planting the following green crops in the open ground:
- parsley;
- lettuce;
- dill;
- spinach
- sorrel.
The remaining information on the work in the garden will give the gardener's calendar.
Selection of seeds for planting in April
Favorable and unfavorable days for gardening
date | Moon in the zodiac sign. | Featured Works | Not recommended works |
1.04
| Moon in the sign of Libra | Digging bulbs and tubers, planting ampelous and ornamental long-stem plants | Planting grassy crops, forming crowns and diving seedlings |
2.04
| Moon in the sign of Scorpio | Trimming whiskers on strawberry and strawberry bushes, removing overgrowth and weeds | Planting grassy plants, forming crowns and diving seedlings |
3.04
| Moon in the sign of Scorpio | Sowing and planting, replanting most crops in order to obtain a high yield | The use of chemical plant protection products against pathogenic microflora and pests |
4.04
| Moon in the sign of Sagittarius | Harvesting cuttings, as well as strawberry and strawberry mustaches, followed by rooting | Formative, anti-aging and sanitary trimming of the crown of garden plantings |
5.04
| Moon in the sign of Sagittarius | Preparation of medicinal plant materials and vegetable preservation for long-term storage | It is forbidden to perform budding and carrying out shaping crown trimming |
6.04
| Moon in the sign of Sagittarius | Transplanting plants with a strong root system, work on plowing, loosening, hilling and removing weeds | It is forbidden to perform budding and carrying out shaping crown trimming |
7.04
| Moon in the sign Capricorn | Carrying out any manipulations with the crown of garden trees, including all types of pruning and cuttings | Harvesting vegetable tops, gathering foliage, performing chaffinch plowing |
8.04
| Moon in the sign Capricorn | Harvesting cuttings of horticultural crops, pre-sowing preparation of seed material | Harvesting vegetable tops, gathering foliage, performing chaffinch plowing |
9.04
| Moon in the sign of Aquarius | Carrying out any manipulations with the crown of garden trees, including all types of pruning and cuttings | Preparation of medicinal plant materials and vegetable preservation for long-term storage |
10.04 | Moon in the sign of Aquarius | Measures for tillage, irrigation and top dressing with mineral fertilizers | Pruning and shaping, picking and pinching, removing stepchildren in garden crops |
11.04
| Moon in the sign of Aquarius | Cuttings, germination and rooting of cuttings, planting of garden and ornamental plants | The implementation of any activities with the root system of plants, including cultivation |
12.04
| Moon in the sign of Pisces | Planting of spicy, floral, medicinal, cereal, climbing and climbing plants | Transplantation, root division, reproduction of bulbous plants and tuber-bulbous crops |
13.04
| Moon in the sign of Pisces | Any measures aimed at preventing the defeat of pathogenic microflora and pests | Transplantation, root division, reproduction of bulbous plants and tuber-bulbous crops |
14.04
| Moon in the sign Aries | Any measures aimed at preventing the defeat of pathogenic microflora and pests | You can not dig and bookmark for long-term storage of potato tubers |
15.04
| Moon in the sign Aries | Sowing seeds and planting seedlings in order to obtain high-quality seed material | Prohibited work that could cause damage to the aerial part or root system |
16.04
| Moon in the sign Taurus | Planting seedlings for high-quality seed material | Work that may provoke damage to the aerial part or roots is prohibited |
17.04
| Moon in the sign Taurus | Planting stocks for further grafting, cuttings, sanitary pruning | Too plentiful irrigation measures, root dressing with liquid fertilizers |
18.04
| Moon in the sign Taurus | Organic root dressing, pruning of the aerial parts to slow down growth processes | Pinching and diving seedlings of garden crops |
19.04
| Moon in the sign of Gemini | Harvesting the harvest for the winter, storing vegetables for storage | Too plentiful watering and work aimed at loosening the soil or digging it |
20.04
| Moon in the sign of Gemini | Crown shaping, pruning strawberries or strawberries, pruning extra shoots and flowers | Sowing or planting seedlings of almost any garden crops |
21.04
| Moon in Cancer | Processing the aerial parts of plants with folk remedies or chemicals | Sowing or transplanting ornamental and garden plants |
22.04
| Moon in Cancer | Sowing, planting and replanting vegetable, pumpkin and solanaceous crops | You can not water and overfeed crops with fertilizers |
23.04
| Moon in the sign of Leo | Sowing, planting and replanting vegetable, pumpkin and solanaceous crops | Harvesting nutrient soil substrates for sowing seeds and growing seedlings |
24.04
| Moon in the sign of Leo | Collection and laying for long-term storage of all crops, as well as thinning seedlings, weed removal | Do not collect seeds from crops planted on this day due to low germination |
25.04
| Moon in the sign of Virgo | Digging and loosening of soil on a site, an earthing up, and also soil replacement in flower pots | Extremely cautious to carry out irrigation measures and fertilizing |
26.04
| Moon in the sign of Virgo | Pre-treatment, soaking and germination of seeds in order to obtain seedlings | It is forbidden to work that can cause damage to the root system |
27.04
| Moon in the sign of Libra | Harvesting winter garden and garden products | It is forbidden to work that can cause damage to the root system |
28.04
| Moon in the sign of Libra | Harvesting bulbs and tubers, planting ampelous and ornamental plants | Planting grassy crops, forming crowns and picking seedlings |
29.04
| Moon in the sign of Scorpio | Harvesting of medicinal plant materials, grain harvesting | It is undesirable to transplant horticultural crops |
30.04
| Moon in the sign of Scorpio | Sowing and planting, replanting most crops in order to obtain a high yield | Formative, anti-aging and sanitary trimming of the crown of garden plantings |
