15 signs about the garden: signs of nature for a good harvest

05.05.2023 21:58

There is a popular belief that you should only go to the garden in a good mood.

If you emit negativity and swear in the garden beds, then even fertilizing will not save the harvest, as the belief goes.

Signs about the vegetable garden

1. Sunflowers are sown after sunset. You must remain silent during this process.

2. But it is recommended to sow peas at dawn.

3. Carrots are planted alone so that no one sees.

Spade and watering can
Photo: © Belnovosti

4. Pumpkin is sown on market days (Saturday, Sunday).

5. Signs advise planting watermelons, melons, and zucchini barefoot.

6. Women's days - Wednesday and Friday - are considered favorable for sowing most crops.

7. If snowdrops are blooming, then it’s time to sow petunias, asters, carnations, and tomatoes for seedlings.

8. When the willow branches become “fluffy”, it’s time to plant carrots, parsley, lettuce, radishes, and asparagus.

9. The singing of the cuckoo and the arrival of swallows is a signal for sowing beets, legumes and cabbage seedlings.

10. The flowering of crocuses warns that it is time to sow delphinium and chives.

11. When the bird cherry blossoms and the birch leaves appear, it’s time to plant potatoes.

12. When lilacs are in bloom, it is the perfect time to sow cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, marjoram and tomatoes in open ground.

13. When the second row of leaves appears on the nettle, you can plant late cabbage.

14. The rose hips have blossomed – you can plant seedlings of peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

15. Rowan blossoms indicate that the risk of frost is minimal. Previously, this was a clear signal that there would be no more cold weather, so you could safely plant all the plants.

Author: Dmitry Bobrovich Internet resource editor