Lunar calendar for the gardener in May. May dacha calendar

May in the lunar calendar of the gardener and gardener is one of the most favorable months. On the eve of summer, the moon will become full only once, which means that almost the entire month can be spent on unpaved landing work. All seeds planted in the ground according to the recommendations of the lunar sowing calendar for May will certainly give excellent germination, and then, a matter of technology, or rather, agricultural technology.

Lunar calendar for a gardener, gardener and florist: work from May 1 to May 15

  • 23rd, 24th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aquarius

Favorable time for transplanting, making mineral and organic fertilizers. Do not forget about the fight against plant pests, try to use fewer chemicals, use infusions and decoctions of herbs and plants.

  • 24th, 25th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Pisces

Most auspicious time for fertilizing plants in a greenhouse, for feeding indoor bulbous flowers, especially if they have a weak root system.

  • 25th, 26th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aries

Favorable time for planting bulbous flowers, as well as dividing the rhizomes of irises, phloxes, peonies, etc. You can apply organic fertilizers in the garden and for plants growing in the greenhouse; top dressing indoor bulbous flowers, especially if they have a weak root system.

You can sow in open ground seeds of radish, turnip, rutabaga, parsley root varieties; plant potatoes and onions.

  • 26th, 27th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aries

Continue what you started on the previous day, but do not start a new one - the day is considered unfavorable for undertakings.

Plant potatoes, onions, garlic, root seeds. Be attentive to your well-being - the day is considered hazardous to health.

  • 27th, 28th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aries

On this day, it is better not to work with plants, time is not favorable for this. In addition, in astrology, this lunar day is considered favorable for the completion of affairs and unfavorable for any undertakings.

  • 28th, 29th, 1st lunar day
  • New Moon
  • Moon in Taurus

Remember that the period of the new moon is an unfavorable time for sowing seeds, transplanting and picking plants. Take care of your well-being - do not forget that physical overwork is unacceptable on this day.

  • 1st, 2nd lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Taurus
  • 2nd, 3rd lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Gemini

On this day by moonlight sowing calendar gardener and gardener in May, you can sow plants that grow quickly and are used for food without storage - for example, head lettuce, onions on a feather. You can engage in spraying and pest control of plants, thinning seedlings, weeding.

In the greenhouse, you can pinch and pinch vegetable crops.

  • 3rd, 4th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Gemini

The right time for sowing root crops. You can also plant leaf lettuce, watercress, mustard, spinach, sorrel, marjoram, tarragon.

  • 4th, 5th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Cancer

Sow the seeds of peas, beans, pumpkins, zucchini, squash.

  • 5th, 6th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Cancer

On May 11, according to the gardener's lunar sowing calendar for May, you can plant seedlings of decorative flowers, sow seeds of calendula, sweet peas. A good day for transplanting indoor climbing flowers - if they need it. Keep in mind that not all flowers need to be repotted every year.

  • 6th, 7th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Leo

This day, according to the lunar calendar of the gardener for May, is a favorable time for planting and transplanting. You can plant leeks, parsley on greens, lettuce, spinach, zucchini, squash, eggplant, cauliflower and white cabbage. With suitable weather, you can plant seedlings of flowers.

  • 7th, 8th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Leo
  • 8th, 9th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Virgo

In favorable weather, the lunar-sowing calendar for May 2016 recommends planting seedlings of white cabbage mid-season varieties, cauliflower, kohlrabi, broccoli, leaf celery, pepper.

Not a good day for pruning and shrubs - the trees will hurt.

  • 9th, 10th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Virgo

You can sow the seeds of green crops. The right time for the treatment of beds, transplanting plants, treatment against pests. Auspicious time to collect medicinal herbs- leaves, flowers and roots.

Lunar sowing calendar for a gardener from May 16 to May 31

  • 10th, 11th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Virgo

Continue sowing seeds of green crops. The right time to work in the garden is the cultivation of beds, transplanting plants, treatments against pests. In the garden, in accordance with the weather, you can start watering young plantings, berry bushes. Treat trees, collect and destroy pests, remove affected branches.

Favorable time for the collection of medicinal herbs - leaves, flowers and roots. Carefully follow the technology of collecting and drying medicinal raw materials.

  • 11th, 12th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Libra

The eleventh day is considered energetically the most powerful in the entire lunar cycle. Continue sowing root crops. In the garden, in accordance with the weather, you can start watering young plantings, berry bushes. Treat trees, collect and destroy pests, remove affected branches.

  • 12th, 13th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Libra

It is recommended to sow the seeds of carrots, radishes, turnips, beets and other root crops. Favorable time for working with plants, grafting, spraying, as well as breeding plant varieties that are resistant to diseases and pests.

  • 13th, 14th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Scorpio

In favorable weather, it is recommended to sow the seeds of carrots, radishes, turnips, beets and other root crops. Take care of your health. The seventeenth day of the lunar cycle is a favorable time for cleansing the body of toxins, herbal medicine, as well as preparing decoctions and infusions.

  • 14th, 15th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Scorpio

Try to complete what you started earlier, but do not start new things - the day is considered unfavorable for undertakings. Do not overwork, be attentive to your well-being.

  • 15th, 16th lunar day
  • Waxing Crescent
  • Moon in Scorpio
  • 16th, 17th lunar day
  • Full moon
  • Moon in Sagittarius

During the full moon period, an unfavorable time comes for working with plants - it is not recommended to engage in sowing and planting. You can lay out the seeds of plants under moonlight - this will improve their germination.

  • 17th, 18th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Sagittarius

Not right time for sowing and planting, but you can engage in the fight against pests and plant diseases, tillage, fertilizing and fertilizing, weeding.

  • 18th, 19th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Capricorn

Continue sowing root crops. You can plant seedlings of mid-ripening varieties of cabbage in the ground. Sow mustard seeds, leaf lettuce, leaf celery, spinach. The right time for fertilizing and fertilizing, cultivating the land, weeding.

Evening time is suitable for watering indoor flowers.

  • 19th, 20th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Capricorn

Take care of your health - exclude physical overstrain and try to rest more on this day. The right time for sowing root crops. The lunar calendar for May recommends planting lettuce, watercress, mustard, and spinach on this day. You can also sow sorrel, basil, marjoram, tarragon, and parsley.

  • 20th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Capricorn

auspicious day for physical activity. It is recommended to feed decorative indoor flowers, especially if they have a weak bloom or did not bloom at the right time. Do not forget that during active growth plants especially need fertilizers.

In the greenhouse and on the windowsill, you can pinch and pinch vegetables.

  • 20th, 21st lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aquarius

You can engage in sowing onions, head lettuce. The right time for sowing root crops is radish, radish, turnip, swede.

Favorable time for feeding plants in the garden and vegetable garden. Do not forget about the fight against plant pests, destroy weeds.

  • 21st, 22nd lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aquarius

A favorable day for planting potatoes and other root crops. Fertilize the holes before planting.

  • 22nd, 23rd lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Pisces

You can start bookmarking compost heaps using plant remains- tops of plants, old leaves, etc. It is recommended to fertilize and apply mineral fertilizers in the garden and orchard.

  • 23rd, 24th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aries
  • 24th, 25th lunar day
  • Waning moon
  • Moon in Aries

You can plant seedlings of cabbage. This day of the lunar calendar for May is also favorable for flower growers - you can plant seeds of nasturtium, delphinium, petunias,.

Favorable time for the collection of medicinal herbs - leaves, flowers and roots. Take care of your health - now is the right time for herbal medicine.

In May, gardeners and gardeners have a very busy calendar of work: sowing vegetables: carrots, peas, corn and flowers, feeding perennials, planting seedlings of tomatoes and peppers in the ground. Most auspicious days in May according to the Lunar seed calendar of 2016 - 1-2, 5, 7-12, 16-21.


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Sowing vegetables and flowers under film and in the ground according to the lunar calendar 2016
In early May, seedlings are sown in tunnel shelters and under a film for planting in open ground. early varieties white cabbage, watermelons, pumpkins, melons, zucchini, squash, cucumbers and heat-loving annuals: asters, nasturtium, zinnias and marigolds (tagetes).
In the third decade of the month, decorative perennials and annuals are sown in open ground: Godetia, Clarkia, Calendula, Cosmea, Lavater, Poppy, Nasturtium, Tagetes and Eschscholzia.

Best timing for sowing and planting vegetables in May 2016 according to the lunar sowing calendar

  • watermelons and pumpkins- 16-20, melons can still be planted 9-11.

In the south: south of the Voronezh and Tambov regions, watermelons can be grown by direct sowing of watermelon seeds in the ground. AT middle lane and to the north, watermelons are grown only with seedlings, which are sown in the first decade of May. 25-30 day seedlings watermelons are planted in greenhouses, under film shelters, less often in open ground. Therefore, when sowing seedlings of watermelons in the Moscow region this year, one should focus on conditionally favorable days: 5 (after 15.12), 6, 8, 9 and 10 May;
  • zucchini, zucchini and squash: 16–20;

  • peas, beans, beans: 21;

  • root crops - potatoes, beets, carrots, turnips: 1–2, 5, 29–30;

  • cabbage: white, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli: 9-11;

  • corn, leaf parsley, salad, leaf celery and leaf types of cabbage: 9–11, 24;

  • cucumbers: 9–11;

  • turnip: 19–20;

  • leeks and garlic: 23;

  • conditionally favorable days when you can plant crops with terrestrial fruits: 9–11, 14–20.

The best days in May 2016 for sowing annual flowers according to the Lunar Seed Calendar
  • for flyers: godetia, sweet pea, nasturtium and other most favorable days of the month: 7–8 (be careful with watering crops these days);

  • conditionally favorable days for sowing flowers: 12–13, 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16–20, 24;

  • for biennial crops: violas, daisies, mallows: 19–20;

  • for sowing and picking: 12 and 13.

When to plant vegetable seedlings according to the lunar calendar 2016
In early May, plant seedlings of cold-resistant vegetables in the ground under lutrasil, film or other shelter: white cabbage, Brussels sprouts, root celery and leeks of March sowing. Seedlings grown in an apartment should be hardened a month before planting in open ground. To do this, after picking, the room is regularly ventilated so that the seedlings get used to the lower temperatures. Within 1-2 weeks before planting in the ground, you can leave an open window for the night. If the weather allows, it is advisable to put the seed boxes on the balcony in order to accustom the plants to direct sunlight and wind.
The optimal time for planting seedlings of peppers, tomatoes and eggplants in polycarbonate greenhouses and under film shelters in the middle lane - around May 15. It is too late to plant seedlings at the end of May or at the beginning of June - the plants do not have time to give up their entire potential harvest.

On May 16–18, on the growing Moon in Libra, early ripening vegetable crops can be planted in the ground, but these days be careful with watering. It is also favorable lunar days for planting, dividing and transplanting all perennial flowers.


Favorable days for planting seedlings of vegetables and flowers in greenhouses and open ground according to the Lunar sowing calendar 2016

  • peppers and tomatoes: 9-11, conditionally favorable days: 7-8, 12-13, 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16-21;

  • cucumbers: 21, conditionally favorable: 7–13 and 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16–20;

  • annual flower seedlings: godetia, zinnia, annual aster: 7-8, 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30), 16-20;

  • climbing flower seedlings: kobeya, morning glory, sweet pea, nasturtium: 7–8, 21.

Planting, dividing and transplanting perennial flowers according to the lunar calendar 2016
The best day of the month for planting perennials according to the Lunar Seed Calendar 2016: May 7 and 8, on the Waxing Moon in Gemini. However, on this day it is better to refrain from watering the garden. Water only newly planted and divided flowers.
Caring for the garden and flower garden in May 2016 according to the lunar sowing calendar
In May, it is necessary to begin work on caring for the garden, vegetable garden and flower garden (weeding, loosening, watering). It is better to loosen the earth after watering: vegetables - between rows to a depth of 1-2 cm. Watering can be combined with top dressing (organic and mineral fertilizers). Planting is useful to mulch. Thickened shoots of beets, carrots and radishes must be thinned out.
Timing garden work in May according to the Lunar Seed Calendar 2016
  • cuttings:

  • mulching and weeding vegetables and flowers: 3–4, 19–20, 24–25, 28–28;

  • watering- on any day, except: 1-2, 7-8, 16-18, 29-30;

  • top dressing: 3–5, 22–26, 31;

  • application of dry top dressing: 7–8;

  • processing from diseases and pests: 3-5, 12-13, 22, 24-25, 31.

Berry care according to the Lunar sowing calendar 2016


In May, beds with strawberries need care: updating bushes, loosening, fertilizing, treatment for diseases and pests. For planting strawberries, it is best to choose May 7–8 or May 19–20. When planting on May 7-8, be careful with watering, this is a difficult day, dangerous for the development of root rot and other diseases caused by excessive waterlogging. But for weeding, loosening and mulching berry bushes and garden strawberries the most favorable days in 2016 are May 3-6, 19-20, May 24-28, you can feed them - May 3-4, 22-26, May 31.
To protect against diseases and pests berry bushes must be processed before flowering, according to the lunar calendar, favorable days of the month when processing will bring maximum effect, is 3–5, 12–13, 22, 24–25, 31 May.
Care orchard in May according to the gardener's lunar calendar 2016
In May, a wide sale of seedlings in containers begins. You can plant them throughout the season, but most interesting varieties They run out quickly, so it's better not to delay with the purchase. In May 2016, one of better days to go to the garden center will have on the 7th, in addition, on May 7, you can plant perennial flowers and any trees and shrubs.
In May, the garden completes the formation and pruning, planting and replanting of trees and shrubs, as well as tillage in tree trunks. This is optimal time for vaccination: it is done at the stage of active movement of juices in the tree. If the weather is cold and the buds on the trees have not yet blossomed, treatment can be carried out to protect orchard against diseases and pests. Spray the garden in the morning when the temperature is not higher than +10°C. If necessary, repeat the procedure after 5-7 days. Water during dry periods of the month.
Auspicious days for gardening according to the Lunar Seed Calendar 2016
  • planting trees and shrubs: 5, 7–8, 16–18, 20;

  • cannot be planted 22–23, 25–30;

  • pruning trees and shrubs: 3–6, 19–23;

  • cannot be cut: 1–2, 9–11 and 29–30;

  • mulching and weeding trunk circle: 3–6, 19– 20, 24–28, 31;

  • watering- on any day, except: 1-2, 7-8, 16-18, 29-30;

  • top dressing complex fertilizers fruit and ornamental crops: 3–5, 22–26, 31;

  • top dressing with dry fertilizer: 7–8;

  • treatment for diseases and pests: 3–5, 12–13, 22, 24–25.

Lawn care in May according to the Lunar Seed Calendar 2016
The main secret good lawn- timely care. Mow the grass for the first time when it reaches a height of 7-8 cm. After the first mowing, fertilize. Water the lawn as necessary during dry periods, but this should not be done on dangerous lunar days, as this can provoke the development of fungal diseases and the appearance of mold and moss on the lawn.
Auspicious days for working with the lawn according to the lunar sowing calendar 2016
  • sowing lawn grass: 14–15 and 24;

  • lawn mowing: 1–2, 9–11, 26–30;

  • lawn fertilization: 7–8; conditionally favorable days for top dressing: 3–5, 22–26, 31;

  • mulching and removing weeds from the lawn(dandelions, coltsfoot and others): 3-4, 19-20, 24-25, 28-28;

  • watering- any day except: 1-2, 7-8, 16-18, 29-30.

Frosts are quite possible in the middle lane until May 15, less often frosts occur even in early June. Therefore, when sowing in the ground and planting seedlings, be guided not only by the Lunar sowing calendar, but also by weather. Read about other work that needs to be done in May in our materials:

Care indoor plants in May according to the lunar sowing calendar of the flower grower in 2016


In May, it is advisable to put indoor plants on a balcony or loggia. It is desirable to spray many crops more often with ordinary water and, if possible, arrange a light shower, water and feed at least 2 times more often than in winter.



Favorable days for working with indoor plants in May 2016


planting, transplanting and dividing indoor flowers: 7-8, 24. You can still transplant - 16-20;
transfer ficus, hibiscus and other large plants: 5, 7–8, 16–18, 20;
planting, transplanting and dividing – 6;
planting bulbous and bulbous crops: begonia, gloxinia, etc. – 1–2;
planting succulents and cacti: 12–13;
cuttings: 14 (from 10 to 13), 15 (after 14.30);
watering: any day except 1-2, 16-18 and 29-30;
top dressing with dry fertilizer: 7–8;
spraying against diseases and pests: 3–5, 12–13, 22, 24–25, 31.

Experienced gardeners and gardeners are closely monitoring the development horticultural crops, annually note in the diary the timing of the onset of development phases. But the timing of the onset of certain phenophases depends on the weather.

Moon phases in May 2016.

  • New Moon - 6.05.
  • Full Moon - 22.05.
  • Growing Moon - from 7 to 21. 05. 2016
  • Waning Moon - from 1 to 5 and from 23 to 30. 05. 2016

Lunar seed calendar for May 2016

The most favorable days for sowing seeds in May 2016

Attention! The calendar contains favorable days for planting, but this does not mean that nothing can be planted on other days of this month. Do not sow seeds only in prohibited days. A dash in the table is not a prohibition, but only the absence of favorable days.

culture favorable days for sowing culture favorable days for sowing
zucchini, pumpkins 12 parsley on greens 7, 8, 9, 12
peas, beans 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19 parsley root 3, 4, 23, 30, 31
strawberry 7, 8, 16, 17, 18 sunflower 12
cabbage 12 radish, radish 3, 4, 23 — 28, 30, 31
potato 3, 4, 27, 28 lettuce, chard 7, 8, 9, 12
bow on feather 7, 8, 9, 18, 19 beet 3, 4, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31
onion on turnip 3, 4, 27, 28, 30, 31 tomatoes 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19
carrot 3, 4, 23, 30, 31 dill, cilantro 7, 8, 9, 12
cucumbers 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 garlic 3, 4, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
eggplant, pepper 7, 8, 9, 12, 16, 17 flowers from seed 7, 8, 9, 12
hot pepper 24, 25, 26 tuberous flowers 3, 4, 23, 30, 31

Lunar calendar for planting fruit trees in May 2016

The most favorable days for landing garden trees and shrubs in May 2016

culture culture favorable days for planting
Apple tree 3, 4, 27, 28, 30, 31 sea ​​buckthorn, irga 4, 27, 28
cherries 3, 4, 27 honeysuckle 3, 4, 23, 27, 30
hazel (hazel) 4, 23, 28 hawthorn 23, 27, 28, 31
Rowan 23, 27, 28 pear, quince 3, 4, 23, 27, 28
currant, raspberry, gooseberry 23, 27, 28, 31 cherry, plum, apricot 3, 4, 30, 31

Unfavorable days for sowing and planting in May 2016

During the passage of the Moon through different signs of the Zodiac, its influence on plant life on Earth changes. Based on these changes, recommendations have been made, which you can see in the following table.

Lunar calendar of gardeners and gardeners for May 2016

the date Moon in the signs of the zodiac Featured Works
May 1, 2016 Sun. Waning Moon in Pisces Favorable time for vaccination fruit trees, planting seedlings of vegetable crops, bulbous flowers, sowing radishes. You can feed and water the plants. Collect and dry medicinal herbs.
May 2, 2016 Mon. Waning Moon in Pisces
May 3, 2016 Tue. Waning Moon in Aries Very good time for grafting fruit trees, weed control, planting almost all kinds fruit crops, as well as garlic, carrots, onions, radishes, radishes, potatoes. Watering and fertilizing with organic matter will be appropriate.
May 4, 2016 Wed. Waning Moon in Aries
May 5, 2016 Thu. Waning Moon in Taurus According to the Lunar sowing calendar, a day prohibited for sowing and planting
May 6, 2016 Fri. New Moon Moon in Taurus Prohibited day for working with plants.
May 7, 2016 Sat. Waxing Moon in Gemini According to the Lunar sowing calendar for May 2016, it is forbidden to plant and transplant plants on this day.
May 8, 2016 Sun. Waxing Moon in Gemini Gemini is a barren sign, so you should not plant anything at this time, the harvest will not please you. Take care of the arrangement of the beds, the removal of overgrowth under the trees, sanitary pruning.
May 9, 2016 Mon. Waxing Moon in Cancer The most fertile sign of the Zodiac is Cancer. Try to make the most of these days. Plant seedlings in greenhouses and under the film. Sow the seeds of annual flowers of vegetable crops in open ground. You can do cuttings and organization of layering. Excellent results provide top dressing with mineral fertilizers.
May 10, 2016 Tue. Waxing Moon in Cancer
May 11, 2016 Wed. Waxing Moon in Cancer
May 12, 2016 Thu. Waxing Moon in Leo Leo is a barren sign. It is advisable to postpone planting and sowing for a few days. Carry out the treatment of diseases and pests. Weeding, loosening, removal of shoots, preparation of beds is recommended.
May 13, 2016 Fri. Waxing Moon in Leo
May 14, 2016 Sat. Waxing Moon in Virgo You can plant seedlings of vegetables in greenhouses and open ground, but these days are more favorable for working with flowers: sowing and planting seedlings of annual and perennial flowers, transplanting and dividing perennials. Curly flowers will take root perfectly in a new place.
May 15, 2016 Sun. Waxing Moon in Virgo
May 16, 2016 Mon. Waxing Moon in Virgo
May 17, 2016 Tue. Waxing Moon in Libra The time is not quite right for planting vegetables; continue to take care of flowers, including home ones. A good time for haymaking and mowing the lawn.
May 18, 2016 Wed. Waxing Moon in Libra
May 19, 2016 Thu. Waxing Moon in Scorpio Favorable landing time for almost everyone horticultural crops. pinching, pinching and sanitary pruning are not recommended. Open wounds will take a long time to heal and infection can enter through them.
May 20, 2016 Fri. Waxing Moon in Scorpio
May 21, 2016 Sat. Waxing Moon in Sagittarius Before the full moon, it is not recommended to sow and plant vegetables. It is better to do work with flowers or tillage.
May 22, 2016 Sun. Full Moon in Sagittarius According to the lunar sowing calendar of 2016, May 22 is a forbidden day for sowing and planting.
May 23, 2016 Mon. Waning Moon in Sagittarius On the first day after the full moon, it is not recommended to sow and plant vegetables. It is better to do work with flowers or tillage.
May 24, 2016 Tue. Waning Moon in Capricorn Capricorn is the fertile sign of the zodiac. It is recommended to sow both vegetable and flower crops, planting seedlings in the ground, planting potatoes. In the garden, take care of grafting, pruning. Do not spare water these days, plants need a lot of moisture.
May 25, 2016 Wed. Waning Moon in Capricorn
May 26, 2016 Thu. Waning Moon in Aquarius Under Aquarius, you should not engage in planting and sowing, this is a barren sign and the harvests will be modest. But it will be fruitful weed control. On a waning moon, the roots are very susceptible to damage. Take advantage of this and cut the weeds, but take care of the roots of the crops.
May 27, 2016 Fri. Waning Moon in Aquarius
May 28, 2016 Sat. Waning Moon in Pisces A very favorable time for planting root crops, if you have not planted potatoes yet - now the best time do it. They will get along well and fruit plants. But with watering and top dressing, be careful, moderation is important now.
May 29, 2016 Sun. Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
May 30, 2016 Mon. Waning Moon in Pisces
May 31, 2016 Tue. Waning Moon in Aries Sowing and planting is not recommended. This day is suitable for weeding, thinning seedlings, treating plants for diseases and pests.

The moon directly affects the growth and development of plants. Therefore, when planting and working in the garden, it is necessary to take into account its phases and being among the constellations.

May 1: The month will begin with the position of the Moon in the constellation of Aquarius. It is unfavorable for sowing. It is better to devote time on this day to hilling and loosening the soil and spraying from pests.

May 2 and 3: excellent days for transplanting and planting all kinds of plants, as the Earth's satellite will move into the constellation Pisces. This will be best reflected in the development of pumpkin, nightshade and vegetable crops.

May 4 and 5: Aries is not favorable for sowing, but you can collect seeds for testes and trim the whiskers of dugouts and strawberries. More about the impact of the moon on planting will tell lunar seedling calendar.

May 6 and 7: one of the most favorable positions for sowing is the Moon in Taurus. You can plant any kind of cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and peppers, as well as greens.

May 8 and 9: The Moon will change its position and will be in Gemini. Under its influence, legumes, strawberries, melons and climbing plants grow well.

May 10 and 11: the influence of Cancer will increase. These days it is good to soak the seeds, loosen the soil and plant the plants. The constellation has a particularly positive effect on growth annual plants planted these days, but perennials grow well.

May 12 and 13: The lion is an infertile sign, so during its activity it is best to clear the plants of unnecessary shoots and yellowed leaves, as well as collect fruits and seeds.

May 14, 15 and 16: The moon will move into the influence of the constellation Virgo. This is an infertile sign, but strawberries can be planted for a not plentiful harvest, creeping plants develop well.

May 17 and 18: the influence of the constellation Libra will increase, which is favorable for planting tuberous flowers and roses. Vegetable and fruit and berry crops will give a rich harvest, potatoes planted on this day, any root crops and legumes also develop well.

19,20 and 21 May: the satellite of the Earth will pass into the zodiac Scorpio, which helps pumpkins, zucchini and cucumbers to be resistant to diseases. Scorpio also favor the development of bulbous and nightshade plants such as eggplant, tomatoes and peppers.

May 22 and 23: can be planted to collect seeds for subsequent sowing, since the Moon will move into an infertile sign - Sagittarius. You can plant cuttings and seedlings.

May 24,25 and 26: Capricorn will favorably affect the sowing, planting and transplanting of legumes and grains, as well as shrubs and trees. Excellent development of vegetable and tuber crops.

May 27 and 28: The Moon will be strongly influenced by Aquarius. It is infertile, so may calendar gardener advises these days to do weeding beds, loosening and removing excess shoots.

May 29 and 30: when planted these days, any plants will develop well, as the influence of the Pisces sign, which is very fertile, will increase. Its effect is especially positive on cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini, tomatoes and eggplants.

May 31: The moon will again be in the barren constellation of Aries. On the last day of the month, the gardener's calendar recommends treating plants from pests and carefully loosening the ground.

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