Gardening Lunar Calendar.

What is the best lunar day to plant and fertilize your garden?

Lunar days for gardening

Experienced gardeners and horticulturists know firsthand how the phase of the moon can affect the outcome of a crop. So here are suggestions that will greatly improve the quality of planting and increase your efforts in the garden and vegetable garden, as well as warn you about planting anything on unfavorable lunar days for gardening.

How the New Moon affects plants

The first lunar phase is considered the most unfavorable period for gardening. The duration of an unfavorable lunar phase for gardening and horticulture is 3 days (the day before the New Moon, the New Moon and the day after).

Phase of the Moon Recommended Not recommended
New Moon Removal of excess shoots, dry leaves and branches, pest control, start of harvesting seeds, weeding. Planting and transplanting plants, grafting trees, and tilling and loosening the soil.

Influence of the waning moon on plants

The fourth phase of the moon is called the waning moon. The energy of the waning moon is directed downwards and is good for plants whose growth is concentrated underground. During this period, it is especially recommended to plant root crops, legumes and bulbs as well as fertilize plants in the root zone. The waning moon also makes it possible to weed and harvest crops.

Phase of the Moon Recommended Not recommended
Waning Moon Planting and propagating strawberries, cutting down and shaping trees and shrubs, harvesting seeds and crops for long-term storage. Cutting down and grafting deciduous species

What plants can you put in the waning moon?

Radishes, turnips, daikon, carrots, beetroot and potatoes can be planted during the waning moon.

Recommendations for gardeners and horticulturists for each lunar day

Phase of the Moon  Recommended Not recommended 
1 lunar day Control of pests and weeds Planting, transplanting and sowing seeds
2 lunar day Planting annual flowers, low ornamental trees, dividing perennial flowers Soaking seeds, grafting and spraying plants
3 lunar day Planting tuberous flowers, sowing for long-term storage, pruning, replanting and crown formation Grafting, spraying 
4 lunar day Planting rose bushes, harvesting root crops for storage, feeding and loosening the soil  Pruning, watering
5 lunar day Rooting strawberry mustaches, pruning fruit trees, harvesting, planting and replanting shrubs and flowers Taking on new things, today is a good day to finish what you've started in the garden, vegetable garden and flowers
6 lunar day Grafting, watering and fertilizing plants and trees. Today you can sow all types of cabbage, treat plants for pests, and buy new gardening tools Pruning plants and trees
7 lunar day Planting of all tuberous flowers, seeding and planting for long storage, rooting cuttings, pruning, replanting, crown formation Grafting, spraying
8 lunar day Seeding and planting of ornamental plants, planting of long-stemmed plants, pest and disease treatment  Watering and pruning plants (wounds will take a very long time to heal)
9 lunar day Seeding and planting herbs, flowers, medicinal herbs and plants Harvest earthen mixtures 
10 lunar day Soaking the seeds, planting seedlings for long-term storage. As for seeds, it is possible to graft, water, fertilize with organic fertilizer  Transplanting and dividing roots (rotting of the root system is possible), pruning, digging up potatoes
11 lunar day It is feasible to seed and plant, but not for high yields (onions, garlic, peppers and potatoes)  Any mechanical damage 
12 lunar day Planting of trees, shrubs, transplanting of plants with weakened root systems, protection against diseases and pests Working with the root system
13 lunar day Replanting vegetable plants, soaking seeds, pest control Fertilize shrubs and plants
14 lunar day Ploughing, spudding, loosening, weeding and thinning out seedlings Watering, transplanting any crops
15 lunar day Forming crowns, trimming mustaches, removing excess shoots and flowers, spraying against pests and diseases Transplant any crops, especially for seed
16 lunar day Seed and transplant any plants, especially vegetable plants, pumpkins, nightshades  Treating plants for pests and diseases, flooding and overfeeding
17 lunar day Seeding, watering and loosening flowering plants Trimming the plants
18 lunar day Potting soil replacement, sanitary pruning, removal of shoots, nipping Pruning and forming (including houseplants), diving, transplanting, rooting
19 lunar day Treating for pests and diseases, cutting flowers, collecting medicinal plants for drying Pruning, watering and feeding
20 lunar day Soaking and germinating the seeds, watering, loosening (but not in the root zone) Loosening in the root zone, transplanting
21 lunar day Mowing grass, pruning shoots to enhance growth, digging up bulbs Trimming the plants
22 lunar day Cut flowers, harvest for long storage Watering, replanting any crops
23 lunar day Seeding plants with mustaches, loosening the ground without watering, and harvesting crops  Planting and transplanting herbaceous plants
24 lunar day Collecting medicinal herbs, digging up bulbs and tubers, mowing the lawn Grafting, spraying
25 lunar day Soaking seeds, planting annuals, loosening, watering, grafting Seeding, transplanting herbaceous, woody and tuberous plants
26 lunar day To compost, sow ornamental-deciduous plants, fertilize Planting ampelous plants, harvesting root crops
27 lunar day Harvesting all crops for long-term storage, digging up bulbs and tubers, cutting flowers Watering, feeding 
28 lunar day Digging out potatoes, harvesting seeds, fruit and roots, cutting back unwanted shoots and forming the crown Grafting, spraying
29 lunar day Diving and transplanting plants, dividing and replanting perennial flowers Soaking the seeds

Every gardener has his or her own secrets for success in gardening. In such a laborious undertaking, it is important to be sure that your actions will lead to success. Use our advice and don't doubt you'll succeed!

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