Calendar of agricultural work for the year table

Many people assume that keeping a vegetable garden is a simple matter. Sow, water, do not forget about the weeds and gather ready crops. But in reality it turns out that not every newcomer in such a “simple” business is able to collect even an average crop. But to fill your baskets for the whole winter, you need not only to work hard, but also to know some gardening secrets. One of these secrets is moon calendar  planting vegetables for 2017 - the table, which is convenient to use, will be given below.

What is a lunar calendar planting vegetables?

Many have probably heard such terminology as " favorable days  for landing ”, but few know that these same days depend on the moon. After all, this satellite of the Earth contributes to the fact that the outflow and tide of the waters of the World Ocean occur on our planet, and many life phases of the plant, animal world and even human activity depend on the lunar cycle.

Many gardeners know that the Moon actively influences life on Earth, but in different ways, everything depends on the phase in which it is located. If there is a new moon or full moon in the sky, then the plants should not be planted strictly, since their juices are concentrated in the roots at this time, being in a “sleep mode”, this will hinder the normal development of the sprouts. It is better to plant seeds in the ground with a growing moon, since their activity, namely growth up, rises at an incredible rate. But with a diminishing moon, the activity of root growth improves. Therefore, when the moon decreases, it is better to plant root crops, and when the moon grows, then grain crops.

Calendar for landing on the sign of the zodiac

In order to reap a decent harvest every year, it is important to know in which astral position our satellite is. It should be noted that the signs of the zodiac for gardeners are classified into:

• periods without bearing fruits - Gemini, Aquarius, Virgo, Taurus and Leo;
• periods with a good harvest - Sagittarius, Capricorn, Taurus and Libra;
• fertile periods - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

We offer you a calendar of planting vegetables for 2017 - the table depending on the sign of the zodiac:

It is incredible that constellations really influence how plants grow and develop. But the Moon visits each of them for one month, so the main thing is not to lose time.

What months are worth planting?

January - the first month of the year is not only suitable for celebrations. new Year's holidaysbut for the activity of gardeners. In the second half of January, you can land color and decorative leafy plants. On certain days, the planting of spicy greens and bulbous flowers in winter greenhouses. Gardeners living in middle lane  Russia, can begin sowing seedlings: sweet peppers, leeks and celery.

February is a good time for sowing seedlings of sun-loving vegetables. You can sow tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplants, greens and legumes. From flowers: petunia, begonia and verbon. This month there is good daysto prune fruit trees.

March - in the middle of the month it is not worth doing sowing. There are days in which you can plant cabbage white and Peking, as well as radishes, spinach, tall varieties of tomatoes and sweet peppers.

April - in the first days of the month it is not necessary to plant crops, only spraying and cutting is permissible ornamental bushes  and trees. But from the 2nd week is gaining strength favorable periodwhen you can plant bulbous plants, seedlings in open groundplant trees.

May - the beginning of the month is considered a dysfunctional time for planting seedlings in open ground. From May 9, you can begin planting cabbage, legumes, berry bushes.

June is a good month for planting, planting bulbous flowers and root crops.

Conclusion, informative table

In conclusion, we note once again that in the period of the New Moon and the Full Moon it is strictly forbidden to work with the planting of vegetables. Also, do not work in the garden and in the garden during the days of solar and lunar eclipses. It is not necessary to plant seeds when the moon entered such zodiac signs as Aquarius and Leo. Plants will not be able to develop actively even when the moon changes from one sign of the zodiac to another.