In the month of April, spring finally fully comes into its own. The work of gardeners-gardeners begins to boil at full speed. During this period there will be a lot of trouble: how to suburban area, as well as at home. Right now, the productivity will depend on the timeliness of the implementation and coherence of the process. orchard, berry and vegetable crops, as well as the beauty and splendor of the flower garden.

outline a plan phased implementation such an endless front of April work will help the daily Lunar calendar gardener-gardener for April 2017 .

Lunar calendar gardener-gardener April-2017

Growing seedlings

For subsequent cultivation in a greenhouse, you can sow seedlings of cucumbers, early ripening varieties of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, late varieties of cauliflower and white cabbage, as well as broccoli. According to the most favorable days for sowing will be 3, 17, 22, 27 And 28 April dates, and 1-2, 4, 7, 12, 14, 18-19, 23-24 And 29-30 April.

The timing of the picking of previously planted seedlings is coming. After a week, she will need top dressing. Best of all she will pass 15 And 16 number, during the passage of the waning moon through the constellation Sagittarius. In addition, plant root systems will be positioned to absorb beneficial macronutrients. 4, 9, 12, 14, 22, 23, 28 And 29 April.

Pinching seedlings will be the most painless 20 And 21 numbers while the waning moon is in Aquarius. In addition, it can be scheduled for 4, 13, 16, 22, 25, 28, 29 And 30 April. Due to the removal of the top of the central stem, the lateral shoots of the plant begin to develop, it becomes stronger. This is especially necessary when growing early seedlings. In conditions of limited daylight, young plants tend to stretch in height, which makes them underdeveloped, weak, and painful. Leaving 2-3 true leaves on them, you will provoke the development of axillary buds and the strengthening of the root system.

When caring for seedlings at home, it is recommended to normalize irrigation moisture, trying not to overmoisten the substrate. She needs good lighting. For regular top dressing, you can use ready solutions"Uniflor-growth", "Buton" and other organomineral complexes.

For the purpose of prevention, plants are treated with Hom, Fitosporin, Phytoferm, Healthy Garden, etc.

To obtain earlier flowering from mid-April, seedlings of heat-loving flowers can be sown: zinnia, marigolds, balsam, annual chrysanthemums and dahlias, amaranth, nasturtium, as well as ornamental peas, beans, pumpkins, etc. In most cases, their seedlings appear already in the first week .

A few weeks later, their seedlings will be ready for picking. According to Lunar calendar for April 2017 she'll just have to 22 And 23 April numbers. The picking of the earliest crops should be planned for 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18 And 19 April. At the same time, it should be taken into account that deeper planting of the dived seedlings of these crops will increase its resistance to black leg lesions.

Since the beginning of April, tubers of begonias, Asian buttercup, crown anemones, cannes, etc. have been taken out of winter storage. Dead fragments are separated from them, disinfected, divided and planted in pots.

At first, their watering should be moderate, and from the second week it is produced as the soil dries up, directing a stream of watering water along the walls of the pot. When the kidneys start to grow, the pots are rearranged to a bright place. The feeding regimen is observed similarly to any seedlings.

In addition, rooted cuttings of dahlias and large-flowered chrysanthemums are planted in April, cuttings of their small-flowered varieties continue. For planting use 10 cm pots filled with a mixture of fertile soil with sand. During their time indoor cultivation it will be necessary to produce at least one feeding with growth stimulants.

Pinching for large-flowered varieties is performed once when their shoots reach 20 cm in height. For small-flowered varieties, it is needed twice: first over the 4th leaf and again over the 8th leaf. Plants ready for transplanting into the ground should reach 30 cm in height and have large, green leaves.

Garden work
During April, cold-resistant crops are sown in greenhouses and under the film. According to the planting plan drawn up in winter, beds are laid out and they begin to prepare them for planting seedlings and direct sowing of various crops. The soil is dug up, enriched with fertilizers, leveled.

In mid-April, leaf and watercress, mustard, spinach, chard, sorrel, dill, parsley, onion, etc. are sown in open ground on early greens. The most favorable day for this will come 17-19, 22-24 And 27-30 April.

Also during this period, early varieties of radishes, carrots, and beets are sown. Good days for this will be 3 And 4 April, when the growing moon will pass the constellation of Cancer.

Before planting these root crops, the prepared bed is watered hot water, after which 5-7 cm of fertile soil are poured. Evenly distributed seeds are covered with a layer of soil up to 2 cm. Over planting they are compacted with a board and covered with a film. In such conditions, moisture and heat are well preserved, which contributes to the accelerated emergence of seedlings. When the seedlings grow up, the shelter is removed.

The most favorable period for transplanting garden strawberries is 7, 8 And 9 April with the growing moon in the zodiac constellation Virgo. Based on Lunar calendar for April 2017 , laying a strawberry plantation can also be scheduled for 2, 12-14, 18-19, 22-23, 28-29 And 30 April. The day before, you can equip a special mini-greenhouse, which will allow you to get the harvest of the first berries 2-3 weeks earlier, compared with open strawberry plantations. To do this, a number of frame arcs are installed along the selected beds, with a height of at least 0.6 m, on which a plastic film is fixed. With the onset of flowering, the shelter can be removed.

To stimulate the development of strawberry bushes, it is recommended to feed the spring “cocktail” from organo mineral fertilizers. You can prepare it, for example, from Healthy Garden (2 grains), Ecoberin (2 grains), Zircon (2 drops), Fitofarm (6 drops) and Uniflor-growth (4 drops) - based on 1 liter of water.

Works in the flower garden

As soon as the sprouts of bulbous crops and perennials hatch, they need to be fed with mineral fertilizers: urea, nitrophoska, saltpeter, Kemira. The soil around the plants must be carefully loosened.

Mulch is carefully raked around the rhizomes of irises so that they can get enough sunbeams. This will not only accelerate their development, but also improve their health, because. pathogens that cause root rot die under the sun. In addition, irises need to be fed with a mineral complex and disinfected with carbosom.

Alpine slide will need special care. Its design could be washed away under melt water, and therefore, it is necessary to check the strength of the laying of stones and, if necessary, add fertile soil. This front of work can be scheduled for 5-6, 10-11, 25-26 or 21 numbers that will be unfavorable for planting and caring for all crops.

Many decorative low-growing cultures could freeze out, and therefore their replacement is necessary. Aggressively developing plants need to be pacified. In addition, all residents of the rock garden need top dressing. Around flowers that require alkaline or neutral acidity of the soil, add lime. This applies to edelweiss, gypsophila, backache, gentian, etc.

Due attention should be paid to the lawn. It needs to be fed with nitrogen fertilizers (20 g / m2 each). Thoroughly clean it from the remnants of last year's vegetation and leaves. When a dense sod is formed, it is pierced with a pitchfork, which will ensure the supply of oxygen to the new grass roots. Also at this time, mosses, weeds and lichens are removed. If you do not have a lawn, then it's time to equip it.

In early April, you need to open the roses, and soon cut them off. For various groups of garden roses, a certain seasonal pruning technology is used, but all bushes need to remove frozen, dried, broken, weak and affected shoots.

IN more hybrid tea roses and floribunda are pruned, leaving 3-5 most developed shoots on them with 3-4 buds on each. On climbing roses all strong annual shoots remain. Park and miniature roses are practically not pruned, removing only the shoots that thicken the center of the bush.

From mid-April, you can remove shelters from clematis. After that, they are fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizers or nitrophoska. After that, the near-bush soil is loosened and mulched with humus.

Even from the beginning of the month, you need to pay attention to biennials: forget-me-nots, daisies, pansies, lavender, etc. Significant temperature changes could lead to their roots “bulging out” to the soil surface. Such plants will need to be transplanted, after which they are mulched with peat. Conversely, plants that are excessively mulched in autumn should be dug up to prevent their root systems from rotting.

At the end of April, the soil is prepared for sowing annual flowers and ornamental cereals. Favorable days for this will be 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 And 30 numbers. These days, you can start planting matthiola, godetia, calendula, cosmos, lavater, breezes, setaria, mignonette, iberisa, maned barley, millet, phlox, etc. The crops are watered, lightly sprinkled with soil, compacted and lightly mulched.

In addition, at the end of the month, a fleeting optimal period of division and transplantation of rhizomes and corms begins. perennials. This can be done from the moment when the soil thaws and warms up a little, but the buds have not yet started to grow.

During this period, irises, peonies, daylilies, phloxes, delphinums, astilbes, hosts, etc. are transplanted and divided. But, it is worth noting that the most favorable time for this is the period from mid-summer to mid-autumn (depending on the characteristics of the biological development of specific crops ). They also plant saxifrage, tenacity, cleaning, young, etc. All plants transplanted in the spring need especially careful care and regular watering.

garden work
After the snow finally melts, and the soil begins to dry out a little, you need to carefully rake fan rake last year's leaves from under shrubs, trees and perennials. From last year's vegetation residues, you can prepare compost, which will be an excellent organic fertilizer.

It is time to remove the shelters from heat-loving shrubs. This must be done in several stages, maintaining a slight shading for several days. This will allow the plants to at least get used to the sun's rays.

You also need to free the crowns of the conifers from the strapping. From mid-April, the optimal period begins for transplanting and planting new seedlings of coniferous crops.

It is necessary to remove the mulch layer from the near-stem soil. Its preservation can lead to physiological drought of plants, in which the buds are already starting to grow, and the roots are still awakening. As a result, the plant will undergo a moisture deficit and become internally dried out. But at the same time, it is necessary to take into account the likelihood of return frosts and have covering material on hand (for example, lutrasil).

In early April, it is necessary to carry out seasonal sanitary and shaping pruning of trees and shrubs. Before the activation of internal processes in plants, it is necessary to remove damaged, dry and broken branches. If they are partially damaged, it is necessary to remove a part to the first healthy kidney. The best time for this will be 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21 And 22 April numbers.

The crucial point is the formation of the crown of trees and shrubs. Not carrying it out is fraught with the development of many small, thickening shoots, which will prevent the formation of the main skeletal branches. This will lead to reduced yields of fruit crops.

If damage to the trunks by rodents is detected, it is necessary to treat the affected areas with a 1% solution blue vitriol, then cover with garden pitch or a mixture of clay and mullein.

It is necessary to thin out the overgrown bushes of raspberries, currants, gooseberries. To ripen delicious and large berries these crops need space and sufficient lighting. On every 1 m2 of raspberries, it is recommended to leave no more than 12 shoots. Last year's shoots that bear fruit are removed from the bushes, which will allow the young to develop more intensively. Mature currant bushes should not have more than 20 branches. As on the gooseberry, on it you need to cut out the shoots that thicken the middle of the bush.

In addition, you need to do the preparation of landing pits. Young seedlings should be planted before the leaves open. As a standard, pits are made for planting shrubs with a depth of 50 cm, and for seedlings of fruit trees - at least 70 cm. At the bottom, it is necessary to pour humus near a bucket, as well as growth-stimulating additives.

When planting seedlings, it is necessary to take into account the characteristics of each of the crops and, in accordance with this, use the optimal technology. So, seedlings of cherries, apple trees, plums, raspberries, etc. are arranged in such a way that the level of the root neck coincides with the level of the soil. And gooseberries, currants, sea buckthorn, etc., on the contrary, are trying to deepen, which contributes to the development of their root system.

houseplant care
In April, they continue the standard care of indoor plants. In the spring, more favorable development conditions are created for them: daylight hours become longer, frequent ventilation is acceptable, the air becomes less dry, etc.

During the stay of the waning moon in the constellation Capricorn 17, 18 And 19 numbers can be scheduled transplanting and dividing decorative indoor plants. better days for complex organomineral feeding will be 4, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 28 And 29 April.

April is a month of contrasts. If at its beginning the weather usually looks more like winter than spring, then at the end it often seems that the cold is already behind. But it's not.

In most cases, in mid-May, return cooling and even frosts are observed, which can destroy heat-loving crops. It is for this reason that there is a list of plants that are recommended to be grown in seedlings, sowing seeds in boxes in mid-spring. What to plant in April?

What is planted and sown in April

Watermelons and melons. In March, it is too early to plant them, because by mid-May they will grow to such an extent that they will clutter up all the window sills. And in the first half of April - perfect! Just remember that they are extremely thermophilic, so you can plant them on the beds no earlier than mid-May and provided that the long-term weather forecast does not promise cold snaps.

Cucumber. Another representative of the gourd family. Sometimes cucumbers are planted even immediately in open ground, but still, this is fraught with a crop shortage due to late ripening fruits. Therefore, the optimal month for sowing cucumber seeds for seedlings is April, preferably the first half.

Pumpkin. Pumpkin, even more often than cucumber, is sown immediately on the beds. But there are two adverse factors that can ruin the crop. Firstly, May is a rather contrasting month in terms of precipitation. Pumpkin seeds can either dry out in the ground or rot. Second, the return of cold in mid-May can increase the likelihood of rotting of barely germinating seedlings. As a result, the summer resident is left without a pumpkin. To reduce these risks, it is advisable to plant it for seedlings in mid-April and move it to the site when the weather stabilizes (usually the second half of May).

Tomatoes. Indeed, it is not too late to plant them in early April, especially early-ripening varieties. So, do not be upset if you thought to do it back in March, but for some reason could not or did not dare. In the same way, early-ripening varieties of bitter or sweet pepper can be sown. These restrictions are removed if there is a greenhouse capable of extending the vegetation period of plants by 3-5 weeks. In this case, it is possible to lay late seedlings of any varieties, preferably greenhouse deterministic ones (for tomatoes).

Corn. This culture grows well in the middle lane and when grown in a seedless way. However, seedling specimens give more early harvest long-awaited ears. Optimal time- mid-April. Corn is slightly more cold-resistant than the above species, so it can withstand non-critical May cold snaps.

Cabbage. It is customary to plant any type of cabbage in April, and this is a reasonable approach. Cabbage is thermophilic, and the short summer middle lane ends too soon for her. In order for the heads of cabbage to ripen, cabbage seeds should be sown for seedlings in the first half of the month.

some flowers: dahlias, carnations, sunflowers, asters.

The peculiarities of April plantings include the fact that the plants do not need to be illuminated, since the daylight hours already exceed 12 hours, and also the possibility of earlier planting of some cold-resistant species (corn, sunflower, flowers). The latter is convenient for unloading window sills, when by the beginning of May the seedlings are already becoming overall. If long-term forecasts do not promise severe cold, then why not make it easier for yourself?

Thus, the seedling method protects the summer resident from weather risks, accelerates the fruiting of plants, increases their productivity and prolongs the favorable time for fruit ripening, since the ovaries form earlier. We wish you success in the coming season!

To choose the most favorable days for sowing vegetable and flower crops, as well as for other work in the garden and in the garden, you need to check the table of work of the gardener, gardener and flower grower.

Lunar seed calendar for April 2019

The calendar shows Moscow time.

• auspicious days for sowing, planting and transplanting
• Unfavorable days for sowing, planting and transplanting

ATTENTION! This is an archived page, currently up to date:

Lunar calendar for the gardener 2016 - Sowing, picking seedlings.

The table of the lunar calendar on this page is a thematic selection from the universal one made for the convenience of planning work related to work in the garden. Garden strawberries are present in this section, since it is more convenient for us to view the work related to it in the "garden" section of the calendar.

April picks up water, opens flowers.

In April, they continue to care for seedlings of tomatoes and peppers, sow cabbage and cucumber seeds for seedlings. The most responsible and time-consuming procedure at this time is the picking of seedlings. After the snow melts, you need to remove the foliage on the site, which they did not have time to remove from the fall. Plots with strawberries are cleared of old leaves and mustaches. When the earth warms up a little, you can sow dill, lettuce. At the end of the month, seeds of cold-resistant plants (carrots, onions, radishes) can be sown.

In April 2016, the lunar month is almost a week late compared to the calendar month, the most favorable days for sowing vegetable crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbage for seedlings fall in the second decade of the month (on the growing moon).

ATTENTION! Our gardener's lunar calendar is maintained by Moscow time. (The calendar can be used throughout Russia, taking into account the difference between Moscow and local time * )

The gardener's lunar calendar for April 2016 will help plan the care of Flora representatives, taking into account lunar influence. Without a doubt, the satellite of our planet affects the development of plants, since they are 70-90% water. The question is - how much does it affect?

Agronomists have the concept of a "limiting factor", that is, one that currently delays the development of the entire plant as a whole. Most often, plants experience stress due to a difference in soil moisture in a pot or in the ground, due to overheating of the superficially located root system, due to the absence of naturally occurring symbiont organisms in the root zone. And this stress has a greater effect on the plant than lunar phase. It is necessary first to eliminate the earthly problems, and only then correct the "lunar" ones.

In other words, a gardener needs a lunar period only if the rest of the agricultural technology is impeccable, since plants are primarily affected not by cosmic factors, but by such prosaic ones as nutrition, soil moisture and acidity, and varietal characteristics. Orientation in the care of landings on the lunar calendar is only advisory.

In order not to memorize thoroughly the gardener's lunar calendar for April, it is enough to remember three rules.

1. On the day when the Earth's satellite changes phase, you can not sow and plant.
2. Crops are sown and planted on a waning satellite, in which the edible part is located below the soil level.
3. Crops are sown and planted on a growing satellite, in which the edible part is located above the soil level.

Lunar gardener calendar for April by day

There are many factors that affect plants, it is unlikely that they will be able to take into account everything. But nature itself makes tips on the timing of sowing at the path for the plants. Old people called such clues "signs", and science called "phenophases". In this lunar calendar, such signs are indicated for every day, and which calendar to navigate when caring for plants - lunar, folk, or both at once - is up to you.

April 2. The moon is waning and is in Aquarius. You can not sow and plant, you can cut, cut and fumigate.

April 3. The moon is waning, located in Aquarius. The gardener's lunar calendar for April recommends resting plants and taking care of the soil on this day.

April, 4. The moon is waning and in Pisces. This is Vasily the sunflower. If Vasily the sunflower is warm, then you need to wait for a fertile year.

Read also:

When to plant tomatoes for seedlings according to the lunar calendar

5th of April. The moon is waning in Pisces. If April 5 is warm at night, then you need to wait for a friendly spring. Potatoes and onions are planted.

April 6th. The Moon is waning in Aries. Aries - fire sign zodiac, it is better not to sow fruit vegetables. You can sow root crops, plant onions on a feather, treat them from pests and diseases.

April 7th. New moon period, satellite in Aries. Change of phases, plants cannot be dealt with. By Orthodox calendar this day they celebrate the Annunciation. If the day is rainy, you should expect a mushroom summer.

April 8th. The Moon is growing in Taurus. The growing Moon in the Taurus zodiac is one of the most favorable days for sowing seeds of any crops, except for root crops. The seeds sown on this day do not germinate very quickly, but the seedlings will be friendly and strong. Transplanted seedlings take root quickly.

April 9th. The Moon is growing in Taurus. This is the day of Matryona Nastovitsa. At this time, the trees are still bare, but if a nightingale has already sung on them, then there will be a crop failure in the garden. You can sow peas, flower seedlings.

April 10th. The moon is growing in Gemini. You can sow nightshade and pumpkin, plant potatoes and onions on a feather.

11 April. The moon is growing in Gemini. Planting onions on a feather and curly vegetables: beans, peas, kelp. The grower's lunar calendar for April 2016 recommends sowing seeds of climbing flowers: nasturtium, clematis, etc.

12th of April. The moon is growing in Cancer. The day of St. John the Ladder, by this day the peasants expected steady warmth and good weather in order to go to the field for the first time. Cancer is a very fertile sign, you can sow any seeds, except for the seeds of root vegetables.

April 13th. The moon is growing in Cancer. It should be taken up by planting seedlings of vegetables in open ground, the fruits of which are intended for winter harvesting. Seedlings cannot be planted.

14th of April. Satellite in Leo, phase change. Day of Mary, the beginning of the flood. If the flood began on Marya, then in the summer it will be full of grass, you will have to weed a lot. Today you can form beds, but planting is not recommended.

15 April. The moon is growing in Leo. A barren sign, but you can sow burning spicy herbs, hot peppers.

April 17th. The moon is growing in Virgo. Virgo is a sign of fertility, but it is best to sow the seeds of flower flyers on this day, cuttings. Vegetables sown under the sign of Virgo will not produce enough juicy fruits.

ATTENTION! This is an archived page, currently up to date:

Gardener's lunar calendar 2016 - Garden.
Spring plantings and vaccinations

The table of the lunar calendar shown on this page is a thematic selection from the universal , for work with fruit trees and shrubs (work with garden strawberries - in the thematic calendar "Garden")

April picks up water, opens flowers.

April is good time for grafting trees and spring plantings. Fruit trees and shrubs in April must also be treated against wintering pests. After the snow melts, the foliage is removed from the site, which they might not have had time to collect in the fall due to the early arrival of cold weather. Formative pruning of trees should be completed before the start of sap flow, and the most favorable days for planting trees are before the onset of the summer heat.

ATTENTION! Our gardener's lunar calendar is maintained by Moscow time. (The calendar can be used throughout Russia, taking into account the difference between Moscow and local time * )

The gardener's lunar calendar was made in this form at the suggestion of one of the active visitors to our site on the forum.
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Lunar calendar 2016- I propose to make a table with sections: Moon data and date, vegetables, flower garden, garden. And to distribute the information on these graphs.

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Folk signs about the weather in April:
"If the waters break late in April, then the summer is bad"
"There is no water in March - there is no grass in April."

Based on one rather interesting folk omen, it is compiled (for Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod).

* To determine the local time of the lunar calendar event in Kaliningrad, you need to subtract -1 hour, in Samara: add +1 hour, in Yekaterinburg and Perm: +2; Novosibirsk: +3, Krasnoyarsk: +4 hours... in Vladivostok: +7, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: +9 hours.