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Signs of experienced gardeners, related to the sowing calendar and the weather
‒ On a young moon we plant what bears fruit above the ground, on an old one - what fruits below the ground... On a full moon and a new moon we rest - we plant nothing.
That's what grandma used to say, sorting through, in the spring, the paper packets with seeds she had collected herself. On the windowsills at that time, seedlings were already turning green in full force - thin and tender seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.
The gardener's sowing calendar depends on many factors: here both the phases of the moon, and the life cycles of plants, and constant attention to the weather are important. For example, from the new moon to the full moon, during the waxing moon, when the most active growth takes place, plants should be planted and grafted. On the days of the full moon, it is generally not recommended to interfere in the life of plants, to prune them or transplant them. On such days it's best to harvest, because the nutritional value of the fruits will be at its maximum.
From the full moon to the new moon, during the waning moon, the plant world rests. The plant juices at this moment rush downward, toward the roots. It's precisely at this time that the lunar sowing calendar recommends carrying out transplanting, grafting, and pruning. It's better to deal with pest control and weeding closer to the new moon. During the new moon itself and on the days of eclipses, it's better to refrain from work in the vegetable garden and orchard altogether.
The lunar sowing calendar recommends carrying out sowing, guided by the phases of the moon:
During the waxing moon, you should plant and sow cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, greens, pumpkin, peas, eggplants, peppers, corn, cabbage, sunflower, strawberries.
During the waning moon, you plant potatoes, radishes, beets, carrots, onions, garlic, daikon, rhubarb, as well as many shrubs and fruit trees.
Some days of the year, according to farmers, give a long-term weather forecast. Thus, Candlemas - the meeting of winter and spring on February 15 - provides a forecast for spring: if there's a thaw on Candlemas, spring promises to be early and warm; if it's cold and there's a snowstorm, spring will be late and cold.
However, the sowing calendar can be oriented not only by the moon and the days important for a long-term forecast. Observations of the life cycles of plants are able to give a fairly accurate long-term weather forecast, since plants feel the real state of nature at the given moment. Seasoned gardeners note the flowering time of trees and flowers and plant garden crops in accordance with the rhythms of plants that are already growing.
Coltsfoot and hazel have bloomed, winter rye has begun to grow, fluffy buds have appeared on the willow - you can sow cold-resistant crops: radishes, carrots, parsley, daikon, turnips, lettuce, spinach, horseradish, and asparagus.
Leaves have appeared on the birches - it's the right time to plant warmed-up early potatoes.
The little leaves of the bird cherry have unfurled, the swallows have returned, the cuckoo has begun to call - it's time to sow beets, peas, beans, winter cabbage, kohlrabi seedlings, and early white cabbage.
The blooming red rowan tells you that there will be no more frosts, and you can plant peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes in the greenhouse.
When the nettle has released its second tier of leaves, you can plant cabbage.
From the first leaves on the birch you can plant beans, celery, potatoes for winter, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and winter cabbage.
Pumpkin, cucumbers, and zucchini head out into open ground when peonies and viburnum bloom.
For centuries, peasants were more confident about the weather, taking their year's weather forecast from nature, than we are today, listening to professional forecasts from meteorologists backed by satellite data and computer modeling.
However, folk signs usually prove true for level, open sowing plots. If the plot is uneven and located in a lowland, the sowing dates on such beds are pushed back. And vice versa: in a warm, high place you can plant earlier than the recommended dates.
‒ You can't fool plants, they themselves feel the weather, ‒ grandma used to say, scattering into the bed the tea leaves and crushed eggshells she had collected over the winter.
Signs of experienced gardeners, related to the sowing calendar and the weather
‒ On a young moon we plant what bears fruit above the ground, on an old one - what fruits below the ground... On a full moon and a new moon we rest - we plant nothing.
That's what grandma used to say, sorting through, in the spring, the paper packets with seeds she had collected herself. On the windowsills at that time, seedlings were already turning green in full force - thin and tender seedlings of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.
The gardener's sowing calendar depends on many factors: here both the phases of the moon, and the life cycles of plants, and constant attention to the weather are important. For example, from the new moon to the full moon, during the waxing moon, when the most active growth takes place, plants should be planted and grafted. On the days of the full moon, it is generally not recommended to interfere in the life of plants, to prune them or transplant them. On such days it's best to harvest, because the nutritional value of the fruits will be at its maximum.
From the full moon to the new moon, during the waning moon, the plant world rests. The plant juices at this moment rush downward, toward the roots. It's precisely at this time that the lunar sowing calendar recommends carrying out transplanting, grafting, and pruning. It's better to deal with pest control and weeding closer to the new moon. During the new moon itself and on the days of eclipses, it's better to refrain from work in the vegetable garden and orchard altogether.
The lunar sowing calendar recommends carrying out sowing, guided by the phases of the moon:
During the waxing moon, you should plant and sow cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, greens, pumpkin, peas, eggplants, peppers, corn, cabbage, sunflower, strawberries.
During the waning moon, you plant potatoes, radishes, beets, carrots, onions, garlic, daikon, rhubarb, as well as many shrubs and fruit trees.
Some days of the year, according to farmers, give a long-term weather forecast. Thus, Candlemas - the meeting of winter and spring on February 15 - provides a forecast for spring: if there's a thaw on Candlemas, spring promises to be early and warm; if it's cold and there's a snowstorm, spring will be late and cold.
However, the sowing calendar can be oriented not only by the moon and the days important for a long-term forecast. Observations of the life cycles of plants are able to give a fairly accurate long-term weather forecast, since plants feel the real state of nature at the given moment. Seasoned gardeners note the flowering time of trees and flowers and plant garden crops in accordance with the rhythms of plants that are already growing.
Coltsfoot and hazel have bloomed, winter rye has begun to grow, fluffy buds have appeared on the willow - you can sow cold-resistant crops: radishes, carrots, parsley, daikon, turnips, lettuce, spinach, horseradish, and asparagus.
Leaves have appeared on the birches - it's the right time to plant warmed-up early potatoes.
The little leaves of the bird cherry have unfurled, the swallows have returned, the cuckoo has begun to call - it's time to sow beets, peas, beans, winter cabbage, kohlrabi seedlings, and early white cabbage.
The blooming red rowan tells you that there will be no more frosts, and you can plant peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes in the greenhouse.
When the nettle has released its second tier of leaves, you can plant cabbage.
From the first leaves on the birch you can plant beans, celery, potatoes for winter, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and winter cabbage.
Pumpkin, cucumbers, and zucchini head out into open ground when peonies and viburnum bloom.
For centuries, peasants were more confident about the weather, taking their year's weather forecast from nature, than we are today, listening to professional forecasts from meteorologists backed by satellite data and computer modeling.
However, folk signs usually prove true for level, open sowing plots. If the plot is uneven and located in a lowland, the sowing dates on such beds are pushed back. And vice versa: in a warm, high place you can plant earlier than the recommended dates.
‒ You can't fool plants, they themselves feel the weather, ‒ grandma used to say, scattering into the bed the tea leaves and crushed eggshells she had collected over the winter.
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