Lunar calendar for gardeners and horticulturists from May 6 to 12: what and when to plant
May has come to us, festive, warm, covered in greenery against the backdrop of a multi-voice bird concert.
The other side of the coin is that the most active period of work for gardeners, summer residents and vegetable growers has begun.
Now these workers of the land are busy planting and sowing, since the soil has warmed up and the probability of frost is low.
The gardener's lunar calendar will tell you which days of the coming week - from May 6 to 12 - are best for carrying out work, and which days are best for refraining from it.
Comments provided by expert of the online publication BelNovosti, landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
The period from May 6 to May 9 is the time of the full moon, and therefore the sowing calendar does not recommend carrying out the corresponding work with plants.
However, during this period you can engage in loosening and digging the soil.
In addition, the expert points out, these days you can weed and prepare equipment for work in the following period.
She noted: from May 10 to 13 is a good time for sowing vegetables, planting flowers, berry bushes and grapes.
And also, according to the lunar calendar, it is recommended to transplant seedlings into the garden, sow strawberries and wild strawberries.
According to the expert, additional feeding and watering will not hurt, which will ensure a good harvest.
But you shouldn't use pesticides, otherwise you can harm the plants.
Earlier we told you how to feed winter garlic in May if it has turned yellow.
