Garden and vegetable garden is the month of April. Work in the garden, flower garden and vegetable garden in April - from A to Z. How to avoid the impact of harmful insects on plants

IN April 2019 The sowing and planting season continues in the garden. In order to correctly navigate planting dates and the most favorable days for gardening, gardeners often rely on the phases of the moon. Optimal result and good harvests are obtained if you use the advice of the agrotechnical calendar seasonal work and recommendations of the Lunar calendar.

Gardener's lunar calendar for April 2019

The days of the waxing Moon are traditionally considered the most favorable for sowing, planting and other agricultural work in the garden. But at the same time, you always need to take into account the influence of other factors - first of all, the zodiac sign, then the lunar day, day of the week and the phase of the moon (waxing or waning). On the New Moon, it is better to postpone all work on planting, replanting, picking and transplanting plants.

1, Mon	26 l.d. Waning Moon in Aquarius	It is not recommended to sow or replant anything or water the plants. Spray against pests and diseases of seedlings, shrubs and trees in the garden. Pinch and pinion plants, shape trees and shrubs. Effective weeding and weed control
2, Tue	27 l.d. Waning Moon in Pisces	Favorable day for planting and sowing vegetable crops	In the south, a good day for planting root crops and potatoes. Sow nigella, lettuce, parsley, dill, and peas. In the middle zone, sow seedlings of zucchini, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, melons and watermelons. In the North, sow late varieties of tomatoes and white cabbage for seedlings.
3, Wed	28 l.d. Waning Moon in Pisces	A favorable day for sowing vegetables for seedlings, in a greenhouse and in open ground. The landing will be successful. transfer indoor flowers. Water and feed organic fertilizers: seedlings, plantings, berries and ornamental shrubs. You can sow biennial flowers for seedlings and in open ground.
4, Thu	29 l.d. Waning Moon in Aries	Postpone planting vegetables and seedlings. You can weed, dig the ground, prepare beds, remove garbage. You can sow green manure in open ground or a greenhouse	In the south, collect medicinal herbs In the central region, trim shrubs and graft trees
5, Fri	30-1 l.d. New Moon in Aries	Unfavorable day for sowing, planting, transplanting. Effective weeding, soil cultivation in boxes, greenhouses, and open ground.	In the south, prune old and dry branches. In the north, plan your plantings, buy additional seeds, garden tools and covering materials. Take out the potatoes for sprouting.
6, Sat	2 l.d. Waxing Moon in Aries	Unfavorable day for planting and sowing. You can sow green manure and lettuce on greens.	In the southern regions, sanitary and formative pruning of trees and shrubs continues. Cover the cuts garden varnish, whiten the trunks, treat them against diseases and pests.
7, Sun	3 l.d. Waxing Moon in Taurus	A good day for picking seedlings. Soak the seeds, fertilize the plantings and indoor flowers mineral fertilizers	In the south, sow greens, green manure, and grains in open ground. In the middle zone, graft and prune fruit trees and shrubs. Don't forget to use garden varnish or paint.
8, Mon	4 l.d. Waxing Moon in Taurus	A favorable day for sowing parsley, lettuce, dill, spinach, and sorrel. Pest and disease control and mineral fertilizing will be successful.	In the central region, plant fruit and berry and ornamental seedlings. In the north, pick up vegetable seedlings.
9, Tue	5 l.d. Waxing Moon in Gemini	A favorable day for planting parsley, dill, and fennel.	In the southern regions, plant peas and climbing flowers, and take up garden strawberries. IN middle lane remove cover from roses and perennials.
10, Wed	6 l.d. Waxing Moon in Gemini	Unfavorable day for landing herbaceous plants. You can sow climbing flowers and vines	In the south, sow peas, fennel and dill. Mow the lawn. Get things in order in the central region climbing vines and perennials In the north, sow seedlings of climbing flowers
11 th	7 l.d. Waxing Moon in Cancer	A favorable day for planting vegetables and transplanting seedlings. Water plantings, indoor flowers, fertilize.	In the south, sow cucumbers, zucchini, squash, pumpkin, herbs and spices. Plant cabbage seedlings. In the middle zone, sow late cabbage for seedlings In the north, sow cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkin, melons, and watermelons for seedlings.
12, Fri	8 l.d. Waxing Moon in Cancer	A favorable day for planting vegetables, transplanting seedlings and indoor flowers. Sowing and transplanting any flower crops will be successful.	In the south, melons are planted in open ground (except for watermelons and melons). Plant seedlings of cabbage, green crops, and herbs. In the central region, graft and cut fruit trees and shrubs
13, Sat	9 l.d. Waxing Moon in Leo	An unfavorable day for planting vegetables, except basil and sunflowers. Do not shoot or pick seedlings. Don't water the plants.	Sow in the south lawn grass. Replant dahlias and peonies. Feed perennial flowers with mineral fertilizers
14, Sun	10 l.d. Waxing Moon in Leo	Unfavorable day for planting vegetables	In the south, get your lawn in order: remove dry grass, aerate, sow and water In the north, prune honeysuckle before the buds swell. Water hot water berry plants from diseases and pests.
15, Mon	11 l.d. Waxing Moon in Leo	Engage in soil work, weeding and hilling. Put your perennials in order: remove and tear off dry and diseased leaves, loosen them, apply mineral fertilizers. You can plant perennials.	In the northern regions, prepare greenhouses for the season, remove garbage, and prepare beds for planting. For early harvest After warming up the beds, cover them with covering material.
16, Tue	12 l.d. Waxing Moon in Virgo	A favorable day for sowing and replanting any flowers. You can shape the crown of trees, pinching and trimming plants	In the south, sow and water the lawn In the central region, plant and replant grapes.
17, Wed	13 l.d. Waxing Moon in Virgo	Continue to sow and replant flowers in pots and open ground. Picking seedlings, dividing perennials, cuttings of indoor plants will be successful	In the middle zone, where the snow has melted and the earth has warmed up, plant seedlings of berries and ornamental shrubs In the north, whiten the trunks fruit trees and large branches of bushes
18 th	14 l.d. Waxing Moon in Libra	Favorable day for planting medicinal herbs. You should not pluck seedlings.	In the south, plant cabbage seedlings in open ground In central Russia, plant peas in open ground, seedlings of stone fruit trees, seed plants
19, Fri	15 l.d. Full Moon in Libra	Unfavorable day for sowing and transplanting. Do weeding and weed control	In the south, start mowing and leveling the lawn In the middle zone, dig the soil into tree trunk circles trees, bushes In the north, remove all winter coverings, untie raspberries, tidy up perennial flowers
20, Sat	16 l.d. Waning Moon in Scorpio	Favorable day for planting vegetables, mainly root crops	In the south, sow melons and watermelons, carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, rutabaga In the central region, sow green crops, onions, garlic, radishes In the north, plant seedlings of watermelons, melons, zucchini, cucumbers
21, Sun	17 l.d. Waning Moon in Scorpio	Do not plant trees or shrubs. Set aside pruning. water all the seedlings	In the south, loosen the soil in the beds, remove weeds In the middle zone, plant cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash in a greenhouse In the north, the plot is being cleared, greenhouses are being prepared, and green manure is being sown in the greenhouse
22, Mon	18 l.d. Waning Moon in Sagittarius	Unfavorable day for planting and replanting vegetables. Sow flowers.	In the south, sow beans, medicinal and spicy herbs In the central region, replant and divide perennials. apply organic fertilizers. You can plant grapes, ornamental plants with long, climbing stems
23, Tue	18 l.d. Waning Moon in Sagittarius	Unfavorable day for planting vegetables. We continue to sow medicinal and spicy herbs and flowers. Postpone treatment against diseases and pests, weeding	Medicinal herbs are collected in the south
24, Wed	19 l.d. Waning Moon in Capricorn	Favorable day for planting vegetables, transplanting and planting seedlings, fertilizing with organic fertilizers	In the south, sow melons and watermelons, plant tomato seedlings in open ground In the middle zone, sow radishes, lettuce, dill, parsley in open ground, plant carrots and daikon In the northern regions, sow cucumbers, squash, pumpkin, melons and watermelons for seedlings
25 th	20 l.d. Waning Moon in Capricorn	A favorable day for sowing vegetables and transplanting seedlings. water and fertilize plantings and indoor flowers	In the south, plant cucumbers, melons, watermelons, zucchini, pumpkins, and squash in open ground In the central region, plant onions, nigella, garlic, sow carrots and radishes In the north, sow cabbage and melons for seedlings
26, Fri	21 l.d. Waning Moon in Capricorn	A favorable day for planting vegetables, especially root crops. Pest and weed control will be effective	In the south, plant tomato seedlings, peppers and eggplants in open ground under a film In the middle zone, plant green crops, radishes, peas In the north, sow radishes and greens in greenhouses
27, Sat	22 l.d. Waning Moon in Aquarius	Unfavorable day for sowing seeds, planting seedlings, planting seedlings. Spray seedlings and plantings against diseases and pests.	Trees and shrubs are pruned in central Russia In the north, pests are removed from trees, treated with drugs, and honeysuckle is formed
28, Sun	23 l.d. Waning Moon in Aquarius	Unfavorable day for planting and watering	In the south, create compost; you can thin out carrots and beets In the middle lane form hedge and the crown of trees and shrubs In the north, clean up the area, whiten the trunks
29, Mon	24 l.d. Waning Moon in Pisces	A favorable day for sowing vegetables and picking seedlings. Do not plant fruit trees and shrubs. Do not dig up or divide perennials.	In the south, sow zucchini, squash, cucumbers, melons, and watermelons in open ground In the central zone there are green and spicy crops, radishes and peas In the north, plant green crops, radishes, onions, garlic
30, Tue	25 l.d. Waning Moon in Pisces	Favorable day for sowing vegetables	In the south, sow corn, beans, beans, and melons. Plant seedlings of tomatoes and cabbage. Reseed root crops In the middle zone, plant root crops, potatoes, annual flowers In the north, plant garlic, onions, cold-resistant green crops

Favorable days in April 2019

Full moon falls on April 19th. The days preceding are considered favorable for sowing and planting. Full moon- April 16-18.

April starts with waning moon when it is customary to plant root crops - underground part plants are actively growing during this period.

April 5th falls New moon- one of the most unfavorable days in a month. On this day, it is better not to touch plants at all; sowing and planting is strictly prohibited.

Unfavorable days according to the lunar calendar in April 2018

Remember that the Lunar sowing calendar for gardeners and gardeners is advisory in nature. It is best if you combine the advice of the Lunar calendar with own experience and a calendar of seasonal agricultural work. In addition, you should always rely on the timing of sowing and planting seedlings and open ground accepted in your climatic region.

Gardener's calendar for April

Already in all regions, gardeners can go to the site and start preparing the garden for the season. The most important thing during this period is to help the garden wake up from a long winter sleep and fully prepare to meet the new summer season. At the dachas, they remove garbage and plant debris and check shelters. The snow, which has been actively retained on the site all winter, must be saved in the form of melt water. It is most useful for spring nutrition and soil moisture.

• So, apple tree cuttings, cut in the fall, are taken out of storage at the end of April, the cuts are renewed, and placed in water for 2 days.
• After which you can begin spring grafting.

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• If you plan to plant cucumbers in a greenhouse, start growing seedlings early, in the beginning of April.
• If you plan to plant plants in open ground, they are sown for seedlings only from mid-April.

When calculating the timing of sowing, be guided by the expected time of planting and the age of the seedlings. Cucumbers are planted on permanent place at the age of 30-35 days.

Tomatoes
In Siberia, in the first ten days of April, you can sow tomatoes as seedlings if you plan to plant them in open ground. Also, when sowing in late April, it is better to grow seedlings. Plants will grow strong and resilient to adverse conditions.

In the Far East, mid-season and late varieties are sown in the first ten days of April (before the 10th).

Cabbage
In early April, seeds are sown for seedlings. In Siberia, you can start growing cabbage seedlings only from the third decade of April.

In the first ten days of April, you need to have time to finish sowing seedlings, as well as seedlings in the greenhouse. The regime for growing leek seedlings is the same as for white cabbage.

Peanut
At the end of April, try sowing exotic seedlings. Seedlings are planted in indoor soil at the age of 14 days. When planting peanuts in open ground, sow the seedlings 2-3 weeks later.

Melons
Sweet melons are sown for seedlings in April. When planting, the favorable time is from April 20, and if so, it is better to wait until May.

Fennel
Those who want to grow heads of cabbage sow it for seedlings in April. Calculate the time of sowing seeds so as to plant seedlings at 45-60 days of age. Well, to get fresh, aromatic herbs, you can sow fennel seeds directly into the ground. This can be done from the end of April and sowed every 2 weeks.
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From April 10, you can start preparing the beds in the garden. For example, to dig up the soil with a shovel full, add humus and complex mineral fertilizer. Loosen, level and cover with film to warm the soil.
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Sowing and planting flowers in April

Marigold
do not need to be sown for seedlings. However, it can be grown through seedlings, including in Primorye. They are sown in early April. They dive in the phase of the 2nd true leaf. Planted in the ground after return frosts.

Petunia
In the middle of April - favorable days for repeated sowings - small-flowered ampelous varieties.

• Thanks to re-seeding Blooming petunia will decorate the garden all season.
• Petunias sown in April do not dive, but are immediately planted in flowerpots around the end of June.

Roses
In early spring, the attention of many gardeners will be occupied by the queen of the garden.

• In April they begin, the soil warms up to positive temperatures.
• Planting holes for roses are prepared 40x40 and 50 cm deep.
• The distance between bushes should be at least half a meter.
• Roses that were covered for the winter begin to open slightly and get used to the fresh air.

Bulbous
Before planting in the ground, bulbs must be removed from storage in April, cleaned and treated with insecticides against pests. So they will lie for another month waiting for landing. At the end of April you can already plant the bulbs late varieties gladioli.

It is also better to plant it in the ground early.
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Flower propagation in April

In April you can start. Tubers are divided for pre-germination in the beginning of April. If planned direct disembarkation Dividing root tubers into the ground begins at the end of April: soak, place in the refrigerator until the end of April.

1. The end of April begins a favorable period for spring breeding in spring, shoots no more than 15-20 cm high can be divided into large quantity planting material.
2. In the first half, engage in propagation by dividing the bush.
3. At the end of April you can take seedlings sown in February. Cuttings are combined with pinching elongated shoots.
4. A favorable period for cuttings begins in April. Annual shoots are cut and placed for rooting in a specially prepared moistened substrate. The temperature for germination of cuttings is maintained at 18–25°C.

Hydrangea formation
In April, you can carry out formative pruning. It will be necessary to remove small branches and those growing inside the bush. Make sure that after pruning the bush retains its rounded shape.

Collection medicinal plants in April

April is a favorable time for. Useful properties swollen buds of birch, pine, apple, hawthorn, and willow. Decoctions and infusions of spring buds help with pain, cough, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases.

April is also suitable for collecting oak, white willow, and viburnum bark. In April they stock up on the roots of marshmallow, aralia, belladonna, elecampane, ginseng, cinquefoil and other plants. Leaves can be picked from belladonna, lingonberry, oleander and bearberry.
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List of works at the dacha in April

In April, the last snow melts in the bright sun, the ground begins to dry out, the first flowers appear, and the first leaves appear on the trees. The garden comes to life.

This month we can already rejoice at those who survived the winter safely autumn plantings and remove winter shelters (spruce branches, a thick layer of dry leaves) so that the plants have the opportunity to develop further - on fresh air and sunlight.

Consider the climate of your area: if you remove the covers too early, you can cause irreparable damage to the plants.

Signs of April

If at the beginning of April the snow surface is rough, it means harvest.

Thunderstorm in early April - to warm summer and the nut harvest.

April with water - May with grass.

Wet April is good arable land.

Work according to the lunar calendar for April

Waxing Crescent. Pruning of trees and shrubs is not recommended. A favorable time for watering and applying mineral fertilizers, sowing tomato seedlings and early ripening varieties of peppers. A good time for loosening seedlings and working indoors, grafting fruit trees and shrubs.

Full moon. At this time, you should not sow, plant, replant, or prune anything. You can check your gardening tools.

Waning moon. At this time, you can put the potato tubers in a warm room for germination, in the tree trunks of fruit trees and shrubs, and apply fertilizer on the melting snow to the strawberry beds. Remove coverings from trees, shrubs and perennial flowers.

List of garden work for April

In April, to prevent fungal diseases (scab, septoria), it is recommended to treat the tree trunks of fruit trees with a solution of urea (700 g), ammonium nitrate (1 kg) or nitroammophoska (1 kg), diluted in 10 liters of water.

April - good time for removing dried pears, apple trees, plums, and cherries from the area, as they are the source of most fungal diseases.

Shrubs can be treated with copper sulfate.

Sowing vegetables in April

In April, seeds of cold-resistant crops begin to be sown in the soil.

At the beginning of April, they continue to germinate potatoes, regularly checking them for diseases. A week before planting, the tubers are laid in one layer and covered with compost or sawdust. Filled potatoes will germinate faster. But you shouldn’t keep potatoes under peat for a long time, as they form roots that can intertwine and be injured during planting.

About 4 days before planting, potatoes are sprayed with a special nutrient solution (1.5 tablespoons of superphosphate, 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate per 10 liters of water).

Potatoes are planted when the soil warms up to +8 °C.

❧ The time for planting potatoes can be determined by birch trees. As soon as the trees begin to turn green, it means you can plant potatoes.

At the beginning of the month, they begin to sow radishes, peas, dill, cabbage without seedlings, lettuce, rhubarb, carrots, leaf celery, and parsnips.

First of all, you need to sow radishes, since due to lengthening daylight hours there is a possibility of the vegetable bolting. Spinach is sown in the same bed with radishes. It will help protect root crops from damage by the cruciferous flea beetle.

Next to the radishes you can place beds with onions and garlic. Radishes are a good predecessor to cucumbers. Radishes are best sown after nightshade crops, cucumbers and beans.

In the middle of the month you can start sowing beets if the soil temperature is +8-10 degrees. In this situation, seedlings will appear within 2 weeks.

At the same time, chard is sown ( Swiss chard). This plant can be cut for a long time and used to make salads, soups and cabbage rolls (photo).

Favorable time for planting chives. Shoots that appear after 3-4 weeks are thinned out. By the end of summer, onions produce good harvest.

When planting carrots, the beds can be thickened a little. After the root vegetables reach 1 cm in thickness, the excess ones are pulled out and used for food. Those remaining will gain weight and volume by the end of the season.

The garlic left over from the winter is planted in the garden beds. It grows more slowly than the one that was planted in the fall, but as a result it reaches the same size. In April, they lay out the beds, taking into account the compatibility of crops. Perennial crops are sown taking into account that areas occupied by sorrel and rhubarb will be excluded from crop rotation for a couple of years. In April, they continue to grow the seedlings that were planted earlier, the seedlings are planted, and fertilizing is applied.

In the middle of the month you can start hardening off the seedlings early cabbage. Mid-season varieties planted in open ground at the end of April. At the same time, seedlings of peppers, tomatoes and eggplants are hardened off.

Caring for bushes in April

In April, you should inspect the blackcurrant and gooseberry bushes for the presence of twisted tops of branches - they need to be cut out and burned, these are traces of powdery mildew.

When the snow melts, prune the bushes if you did not do this in the fall. Weak, diseased and broken branches are cut out. In gooseberries, red and white currants, all branches older than 8 years are cut out, in black currants - older than 4 years. If the currant has shoots affected kidney mite, they are also cut and burned.

Raspberry branches are freed, dry and weak young shoots are removed. Healthy shoots are lifted and tied onto trellises.

Work in the flower garden in April

In April it is important to take care of roses. Their shelters are gradually removed, the bushes are pruned, fed, and treated against diseases and pests. First of all, urea or ammonium nitrate is added (20 g per 10 liters of water). Bushes spud at the base of the stems. When there is a threat of night frosts, the growing shoots are covered.

In April they continue to care for flower seedlings. Every 10 days, water with settled water and apply mineral fertilizers. In the second half of April, you can take out the seedlings for hardening.

At the beginning of the month, the last sowings of annual seedlings are carried out. Flowers such as marigolds, sweet peas, nasturtiums, and zinnias are sown while maintaining an interval between seeds (3-4 cm). Cover with film. After the threat of frost has passed, the seedlings can be transplanted to a permanent place in the flower garden.

Perennial flowers (aquilegia, gaillardia, carnations, delphinium, bluebells, cornflower) are sown in the greenhouse as soon as the soil warms up.

At the beginning of April, it is important to pick up the seedlings. The first time the March crops are harvested, the second time the February crops. At the end of the month, you can sow and plant plants in a semi-warm or cold greenhouse.

A complex mineral fertilizer with a high nitrogen content is applied. First, the March crops are fed. The first time is 7-10 days after the pick, the second time is 14 days later.

Do not forget to feed bulbs and perennials (phlox, irises, hemerocalis, astilbe, hosta, primrose, lilies of the valley, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses, scylla, snowdrops, muscari, etc.). Apply a mixture of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers (2:1).

April is the time when you can divide peonies, irises, hemerocalis, astishba, phlox, delphiniums, chrysanthemums, etc. Peonies begin to divide after the soil has completely thawed. Irises work in the spring in a short time, i.e. until they entered the active growth phase. Phloxes, hemerocalises, astilbes, delphiniums, and chrysanthemums can be divided over a more extended period. However, they will survive better if divided before active growth begins.

In April, you can divide the dahlia root tubers and put them in a warm place for growing. After the appearance of sprouts 5-7 cm high, some of them are cut into cuttings and planted in a pot filled with fertile soil and clean sand. The pot is placed in a bright place at a temperature of +20 °C.

In the second half of April you can plant coniferous trees. They try to plant so as not to damage the earthen ball; the root collar is left on. soil level. Planted trees are watered abundantly and shaded.

After the soil has thawed, dried and warmed up, prepare the area for sowing annual crops(cornflowers, godetia, dimorphotheca, iberis, poppy, matthiola, mignonette, scabiosa, phlox, calendula, gypsophila, gillyflower, sunflower, statice, clarkia, lavatera, eschscholzia, foxglove, purslane). If the soil was not fertilized in the fall, then add superphosphate (50 g/m2) and potassium sulfate (25 g/m2) and dig it to a depth of 18 cm.

In the second ten days of the month, you can sow perennials in the greenhouse (aquilegia, gaillardia, pinnate carnation, delphinium, bells, cornflower and pyrethrum). The air temperature for seed germination is +15-22 degrees.

At the beginning of April, begonia tubers are removed from the basement, cleaned of dried roots and soil residues and placed for 30 minutes in a 0.05% solution of potassium permanganate. Large tubers with buds are cut sharp knife into several parts so that each part has 1 bud. The cut sites are processed charcoal, after which the plants are planted in an earthen mixture and put out for growing. Begonias grow well at temperatures not lower than +18 °C. Begonias should not be allowed to dry out.

Vineyard care in April

At the beginning of the month, as soon as the soil dries out and the air temperature no longer drops to -10 ° C, the grape bushes can be opened. First of all, this applies to coverings with earth on chernozem and loamy soils. If the grapes were covered with peat, pine needles or sawdust, they are removed before the eyes swell.

At the beginning of April, organic and mineral fertilizers are applied to the grooves and then covered with earth. You can also apply liquid fertilizing combined with watering.

Bunches of vines must be attached to the trellis without untying. The vines are cleared of soil and plant debris.

If the bushes were affected last year, it is time to spray to prevent diseases and pests. It is recommended to use nitrafen (200-300 g per 10 liters of water). The grapes are processed at a temperature of +4-5 °C.

If you remove the cover from the grapes and notice that they are covered with a white coating of mold, do not be alarmed - in a couple of hours the coating will disappear.

In the second half of April, when the likelihood of frost is low, dry garter is made. The sleeves are tied obliquely, and the fruit arrows are tied horizontally, with the ends slightly bent in an arc. If the bush is formed correctly, then the fruit arrows will fill the first wire evenly, without overlapping each other.

In the middle of the month, you can plant woody grape seedlings.

Other works in April

In addition to the main work, in April cuttings are prepared for grafting ornamental shrubs. The cuttings are wrapped in wet cloth, then placed in cellophane and placed on the ground on the north side of any building.

In April you can start pruning bushes.

If there is a reservoir on the site, it will be reactivated.

The lawn is tidied up with heavy rakes, damaged areas are repaired with turf, and nitrogen fertilizers are applied. At the end of April, the lawn can be mowed.

The most popular weather signs for April include the following:

• At the beginning of the month, a large spill means a good harvest.
• A thunderstorm in early April means a warm summer and a nut harvest.
• If a lot of sap flows from a birch tree, then the summer will be rainy.
• If the birch tree opens before the alder, then the summer will be sunny, if, on the contrary, it will be cold and rainy.
• If a nightingale sings on bare trees, then you can expect a good fruit harvest.
• What the weather is like on April 1st, the same will happen on October 1st.

These folk signs April come true with an almost 100 percent guarantee.

Lunar calendar for April 2017: Zodiac signs and Moon phases

According to lunar calendar For April 2017, the Moon will pass through the signs of the Zodiac on the following dates:

Zodiac signs 2017	April
Aries	24 (3.34), 25, 26
Taurus	26 (4.57), 27, 28
Twins	1,2, 28 (4.40), 29, 30
Cancer	2 (21.28), 3,4, 5,30 (4.49)
a lion	5 (1.14), 6, 7
Virgo	7 (7.21), 8, 9
Scales	9 (15.35), 10, 11, 12
Scorpion	12 (1.43), 13, 14
Sagittarius	14 (13.28), 15,16, 17
Capricorn	17 (2.06), 18, 19
Aquarius	19 (13.53), 20, 21
Fish	21 (22.44), 22, 23, 24

Moon phase according to the lunar calendar for April 2017:

Character of the Moon in period	Growing		Descending
Period start date and time	3 (21.41)	11 (09.09)	19 (12.58)	26 (15.17)
Moon phase	II	III	IV
Recommendations	sowing, weeding, spraying in phases II and IV planting, watering, fertilizing in phases I and III

Garden work in April: pruning and grafting of trees

The most important gardening work in April is tree pruning, but it needs to be done at the very beginning of the month. Start with blackcurrant, gooseberry and honeysuckle bushes.

Cut off the black ends of the branches, rejuvenate the bushes by cutting out old branches. For gooseberries, cut out all the young shoots growing in the middle of the bush. Leave only those that grow along the edges of the bush. The tops of the branches of red and white currants are not cut off, but only old branches and those branches that branch into the crown are removed. In honeysuckle, branches that thicken the crown or are broken are pruned, but fruit-bearing or young shoots are not pruned.

Don’t rush to prune cherries and plums; wait until frost marks after wintering are clearly visible, or better yet, leave their pruning until the fall. The same goes for apple trees. After a harsh winter, the ends of the branches could freeze, but some of the branches will be able to recover from buds on the bark, so do not rush to trim the branches, leave it until the end of summer. Frozen wood has a light brown color when cut. Start pruning from the end of the branch, and gradually moving from the end to the skeletal branches, you will get to the place where the cut is light. From this point on, the wood tissue is alive and there is no need to cut further. Pears actually have wood. beige colour, and not white, like an apple tree. The frozen wood tissue of the pear is brown.

At the beginning of the month, remove spruce branches from young plantings of strawberries, roses, irises, clematis, lilies, especially from oriental hybrids, since under warm cover they will quickly grow and their flowers may freeze during return frosts. But don’t rush to remove the boxes from roses and clematis.

Besides tree pruning, April is a good time for grafting. At the very beginning of the month, cut the cuttings for grafting, wrap them in newspaper, put them in a plastic bag and bury them in the snow on the north side of the house, but so that they are not covered with melt water. At the end of the month, use them for grafting. The same can be done with plant seeds.

In the gardener's calendar for 2017, April is a responsible month. First of all, you need to drain excess water from the site, for which you dig grooves along its slope so that the water flows into the ditch. If there is no slope on the site, then simply lay a shallow ditch, gradually deepening it so that the water flows in the direction you need. Stagnation of water is especially dangerous for raspberries, strawberries and clematis.

If compost heap is in the sun, then you can sow early greens (chervil, watercress, cilantro, parsley, lettuce, spinach, dill) and early carrots, as well as radishes. To do this, pour hot water over last year's heap of compost, pour a layer of soil about 7-8 cm thick on top of it and sow the seeds. I usually do it like this: 1 tsp. I mix the seeds with 0.5 cups of sand and sow them in the furrows, just like salting food. You can use special seeders in which the hole is adjusted according to the size of the seeds. In this case, the seedlings will not be thickened. Cover the top of the crops with film until shoots emerge. Warmth and moisture are retained under it, and seedlings appear faster. Then the film must be removed, otherwise the seedlings may burn under it. If you cover the crops with lutrasil or spunbond, then the covering material can not be removed until the plants grow up. But before the seedlings emerge, water the crops directly over the material if the weather is dry or windy, so that the hatched seeds do not dry out in the upper drying layer of soil.

At the beginning of April, while doing work in the garden, first grow vegetable beds weeds, covering them old film and securing it so that the wind does not blow it away. Weeds will quickly sprout under the film. As soon as they appear, remove the film and loosen the beds, leaving them open for a day. Then cover again with film and repeat the operation. Now in top layer there are no weeds in your garden bed. It is important not to dig up the soil, but only before sowing, loosen it with a Fokin flat cutter no deeper than 5-6 cm, then use the sharp end of the flat cutter to make a furrow for sowing.

In the north-west, at the very beginning of the month, before the buds have yet awakened, to destroy lichens on tree trunks, try to have time to spray with iron sulfate (1 tsp without top per 100 ml of water). In addition, you can also spray against wintering pests with a urea solution (700 g of substance per 10 liters of water). Spraying should be done at the ends of branches, along branches, their forks and skeletal branches, along the trunk and near-trunk circle, and along the soil.

Towards the end of April, before applying fertilizer, you should spray those plants whose bud scales have moved apart and a green cone of leaves has appeared, since the first pests lay eggs at this time in the green cone.

Feed nitrogen fertilizer(3 tablespoons of urea per 10 liters of water) lovage, rhubarb, sorrel. Instead of urea, you can use an infusion of manure or bird droppings diluted with water 1:10 or 1:20, respectively.

At home, water tomato and pepper seedlings moderately so as not to over-moisten the soil. Remember that seedlings need good lighting. To feed plants in April, a weak solution of “Uniflora-bud” (1 teaspoon per 5 liters of water) is recommended, which should be used to water the seedlings instead of water.

When caring for seedlings in April, do not forget to spray the leaves of tomatoes and eggplants with a very weak solution of a copper preparation (the easiest way is to use copper oxychloride - HOM, dissolving 0.2 tsp of powder in 5 liters of water). The solution can stand, you will use it 2 more times approximately every two weeks. This is good preventative measure against late blight. But the often recommended spraying with a manganese solution can not be done, since it does not protect against late blight, and other diseases rarely appear on tomato seedlings. A solution of potassium permanganate is suitable for spraying peppers, especially if they are bothered by aphids. It is difficult to protect pepper from aphid attacks if there are also houseplants. However, if you have a “Healthy Garden”, then use it (6-8 grains of the drug per 1 liter of water). This spraying can be done in the room. It perfectly helps to cope with aphids on any plants in the garden.

Another important event planned in the gardener’s calendar for April 2017 is removing potatoes from storage. Immerse it in hot (45 °C) water until the water cools. When the water has cooled, add potassium permanganate until it turns bright pink and keep the tubers in this solution for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse the tubers, dry them and place them for vernalization in a bright and cool place. At the end of April, harvest the potatoes carton boxes, sandwiching each layer with newspapers, place the boxes in a warm place so that it produces good strong sprouts. You will plant sprouted tubers, thereby speeding up the ripening of the crop by 2 weeks.

Sowing seeds in open ground in April

In early April, seeds of leaf parsley and bush dill are sown for greens. If you cover these plantings with lutrasil or place arcs over them and stretch the film, then by the first of May there will be the first greenery.

Sowing seeds of all cold-resistant crops (carrots, lettuce, chives, dill, parsnips, radishes, cabbage, chervil) in open ground in April can be done at the time of coltsfoot flowering, i.e. at the end of the month (at northwest). To get early strawberries, cover the bed with a tunnel of film on arcs or double thin lutrasil directly over the bushes.

In mid-April, sow marigolds, marigolds, zinnias, and spurge for seedlings.

At the end of April, seeds of annuals that are not afraid of frost (poppy, eschscholzia, cosmos, cornflowers, iberis, columbine, forget-me-nots, marigolds) are permanently sown in the ground. Other flowers can also be sown directly into the ground, even such as tobacco or petunia, but their crops should be covered with a film stretched over small arcs. It is easy to make arcs yourself from willow twigs, from which you immediately need to remove the bark. Or put film on 300 grams plastic bottles, filled with water and stuck with the neck into the soil. It is important that the film does not lie on the crops.

At the end of the month, you can remove the shelter from everyone ornamental plants, except clematis. It is better to cover their growing shoots, for example, with lutrasil.

As soon as the soil thaws, moles immediately appear (they make mounds of earth) or their relatives, mole rats (they make moves without mounds of earth). It is difficult to fight them, but recently a new drug Alphos-mole has appeared - try using it.

Winter is about to end, and we will return to gardening chores again. As you know, this work involves not only planting fruit and vegetable crops, but also carefully caring for the soil, shrubs and trees. And you should start working on them as soon as the cold weather subsides, so as not to waste time. Each month of spring has its own characteristics in garden care.

What to pay attention to as March approaches

In March, the main concern for the garden is quality pruning perennial plants– trees and shrubs. It can be started after frosts below 10 degrees cease.

In March, after the snow melts, trees and shrubs should be pruned.

1. Systematic pruning helps regulate the processes of plant growth and fruiting, and increase the period of productivity. For example, by pruning the branches of apple trees in winter and spring, you will ensure best design buds, friendly flowering and high yield.
2. In currant and gooseberry bushes, old branches should be sawed off to the base. They are usually unproductive and produce underdeveloped shoots that do not bear fruit. It is better to remove such shoots from raspberries in the fall, but early spring is also suitable for such work.
3. Be sure to do some whitewashing garden trees, if you didn’t do this in the fall. It is better to do this at the very beginning of March, before the snow completely melts, to avoid bark burns, and only on a sunny day.
4. Before the movement of tree sap occurs (in the first half of March), plant the cuttings. Later vaccinations will not be successful.
5. If damage appears on tree trunks during the winter, they need to be “healed.” Clean the damaged area down to healthy tissue, disinfect the wound with a solution of vitriol and lubricate it with garden varnish or mullein and clay putty. Wrap the stained areas with burlap.
6. In the last days of March, you can remove the strapping from tree trunks. Loosen the remaining snow around the trees. If the spring turned out to be cold and protracted, then this work can be carried out in April.

What to do in the garden in March

How to avoid mistakes when pruning trees and shrubs

Like any gardening work in March, pruning fruit and berry plants requires some knowledge and has its secrets.

The order of pruning trees is as follows:

• First of all, prune old fruit-bearing trees;
• after 1-2 weeks, younger trees that do not bear fruit;
• the apple tree begins to bloom earlier than everyone else, so it is pruned first;
• pears, plums and cherry trees Can be pruned before flowering.

When you cut down large branches, try to make a ring cut without leaving stumps. Such a wound will heal faster and have less impact on the trunk. Clean cuts from branches with a diameter of more than one and a half centimeters with a knife and paint over them oil paint based on drying oil.

Please note: to avoid infection of the tree due to pruning damaged areas, be sure to treat the tools you use with a solution of potassium permanganate.

Branches of bushes - raspberries, currants, gooseberries - need to be cut down to soil level. Pay special attention to the tops of productive shoots: it is enough to shorten them by 15 cm if they have not suffered from frost or mechanical damage. Otherwise, pruning should be done to 1-2 healthy buds so that the cut exposes green bark and white wood.

When pruning branches, check the location of pest nests and destroy them. It would be best to burn the nests along with the cut branches.

April worries

This month will require a lot of hard work from us. It is in April that the snow finally melts, but cold snaps are frequent. Therefore, we will have to eliminate the shortcomings of March and take care of the soil.

In April you need to dig up the trees and fertilize them

1. If you haven't finished trimming your trees and shrubs in the past month, it's time to get started. And after that you can start planting and replanting plants.
2. Shoots of shrubs laid on the ground before winter need to be freed and straightened.
3. Be sure to fertilize the plants with fertilizers - organic and nitrogen. If your garden is still young or consists only of berries, use this recipe: a mixture of 30 g of superphosphate, 4 kg of humus and 0.5 kg of wood ash per 1 sq. m. area. A fruit-bearing garden will require an increase in the dose of fertilizer by 30%.
4. Be sure to dig up the soil around the tree trunks. It is very important not to miss the most opportune moment. To do this, check the soil: take a little earth, squeeze it in your palm and unclench it. The soil should be slightly moist and break up into large pieces. If it has retained the shape of a clenched palm, then it is too early to start digging, but if it has crumbled, then the earth has already dried out and it is too late to cultivate it.
5. You need to dig around the trunk areas along a radius, starting from the tree trunk, so as not to damage the root system. When processing bushes, it will be more convenient to use a garden fork. Carefully break up lumps and level the surface with a rake. While working, try to select the roots of the weeds.

Planting new plants and care features

When the snow has melted and the ground has completely thawed and warmed up, you can begin planting young trees. Plan the location of the holes in advance and prepare them so that by the time of use the soil in them will subside to the desired level. The size of the hole should be approximately 2 times larger than the earthen clod wrapping the rhizome.

Pour the mixture into the bottom fertile soil and organic fertilizers. Form a mound in the center of the hole and strengthen the seedling by straightening the roots. Compact the soil, water and secure the plant on a pre-driven stake. After a couple of days, mulch the tree trunk circle.

Advice: be sure to check the quality of the seedlings! Root system must be strong, healthy and sufficiently developed. Avoid diseased or broken branches on the plant.

When planting shrub seedlings, adhere to the following rules:

• currants are planted with a slope of 45 degrees to the soil surface;
• Gooseberry bushes are planted vertically;
• after planting these crops, the branches are pruned to three buds above the ground;
• Raspberries should be trimmed to a height of 40 cm.

If you have prepared cuttings for grafting, then April is the time to use them. Before the sap begins to actively move along the trunks, it is most convenient to apply methods of improved copulation into clefts.

To ensure that sudden spring cold snaps do not take you by surprise and the flowers are not damaged, try to warm the soil yourself. Smoke piles will help you with this. And to protect strawberries and strawberries, cover them with old newspapers or film.

During gardening, the first spraying is carried out in April. It needs to be done when the buds on pear and apple trees are just beginning to bloom and look like a green cone. Use Azophos or Bordeaux mixture for this.

There is a very good alternative to chemical spraying. In April, you can use petroleum oil-based preparations for this. They help very well in protecting the garden from pests such as copperhead, scale insects, moths, aphids, and leaf rollers.

Garden care in May

This month brings us closer to summer, and everything you plan to do in the garden is focused on the flowering of fruit trees and shrubs.

There is still an opportunity to get vaccinated in May if you missed the opportunity in April. Pay attention to the condition of the kidneys. If they are swollen and are about to open, it means that active movement of juices has begun. The cuttings grafted at this time will receive the necessary nutrition. In this case, the buds on the cuttings should be at rest, that is, not open.

If you did not provide your garden with smoke heaps in April, then in May you will have to hurry up. For an area of ​​6 acres, you will need to make about 10 such piles, distributing them evenly throughout the garden. Otherwise, you risk losing flowers at the first light frost.

Tip: to avoid wasting time on such piles, in May you can use smoke bombs instead. They can be purchased at a hardware store.

Remember that even light frosts can damage flowers and deprive you of your harvest. For example, flower buds of an apple tree can withstand temperatures down to -4 degrees, and already opened flowers will die at 0: -1 degrees.

Trees and shrubs begin to bloom in May; it is especially important to protect them from frost during this period.

Now May gardening work will consist of regular, proper feeding and protection from pests and disease.

As soon as ovaries begin to form on the branches, fertilize the soil around the plants with organic fertilizers, for example, an infusion of bird droppings or mullein. Sometimes they can be replaced with mineral fertilizers. Be sure to water the plants well after fertilizing so that the water quickly carries nutrients to the root system.

How to avoid pests affecting plants

It is in May that the invasion of insects begins, which can harm trees and shrubs, and even destroy the entire crop. First, the roseate leaf roller and moth caterpillars emerge from the wintering quarters. After flowering ends, codling moth butterflies appear. You need to not miss this moment and carefully treat the trees with special preparations.

Most common pests berry bushes- This:

• fire;
• weevil;
• sawyer

These insects become active in May and infect raspberries, currants, and gooseberries. To combat each of them there is a drug. Consider the choice of funds with special attention: substances must be permitted for use and approved by the relevant authorities.

A garden protected from pests will delight you with lush blooms

Regular loosening of the soil in tree trunk circles can be very useful. This way you will disturb the pests and destroy their nesting sites. It is especially important to do this after rains to remove any remaining weed roots.

Review the vaccinations you received in April. If they have taken root, you can remove the protective film.

By the end of May, the trees fade and an ovary forms on them. Stone fruits - plums and cherries - finish flowering first, then pears, and apple trees are the last to bloom. At this time, complex treatment of trees will be required, which includes exposure to the following drugs:

• acaricide will prevent the occurrence of ticks;
• insecticides will repel pests - insects and rodents;
• fungicides will stop the development of diseases.

Timely and correctly carried out work will save your garden, make it healthy, beautiful and productive.

Pests threatening the harvest of fruit and berry plants

Video about working in the garden in spring

A beautiful, well-kept garden is not only a good harvest that can provide you with supplies for next winter. This is also cozy place, where it is pleasant to relax both in spring and summer. Therefore, summer care becomes an integral part of the life of any owner. summer cottage. We hope our article will help you learn something new. Tell us your secrets in the comments spring work in the garden. Comfort to your home!