Lunar calendar of the gardener and gardener for March 31, 2021

the date
Moon position
Moon day
Phase
Moon in the zodiac
Sunrise and sunset
March 31, 2021
Wednesday
18 lunar day
Visibility: 94%
Neutral
Waning crescent
Moon in the sign of Scorpio
07:19
22:57
Neutral time
  • Sowing seedlings: Sweet pepper
  • Sowing: Carrots, beets for bunch products
  • Landing: Early potatoes
  • Weeding
Unfavorable time
  • Stepping into: Tomato
  • Landing: Mid-season and late potatoes
  • Cleaning: Garlic
  • Removing the whiskers to enhance fruiting and improve rooting: Garden strawberry
  • Cropping: Berry bushes; Raspberry, hedgehog; Fruit trees
  • Grubbing tree stumps
Auspicious time
  • Sowing seedlings b / p: Tomato
  • Picking: Tomato; Early white cabbage and Brussels sprouts; Cabbage mid-ripening, late-ripening, red cabbage, kohlrabi; Cauliflower
  • Sowing seedlings: Eggplant
  • Sowing: Radish, radish; Nigella onion set
  • Cleaning: Radish, radish
  • Landing: Garlic
  • Sowing on green fertilizers: Cereals
  • Rooting a mustache: Garden strawberry
  • Rooting cuttings: Berry bushes
  • Harvesting cuttings: Grapes; Fruit trees
  • Rooting cuttings, dropping in vines: Grapes
  • Pruning vines: Grapes
  • Foliar dressing: Fertilization

Influence of a lunar day

18 lunar day

During this period, the Moon is in the waning phase. The vital activity of plants is declining: nutrients for the most part accumulate in the roots. Therefore, gardening work should be minimized.

It is best to devote this day to caring for the plants that form root crops. For example, potatoes, onions, Jerusalem artichoke, radishes, carrots are planted or harvested. During this period, many nutrients accumulate in the tubers.

Ripe seeds of crops producing root crops (radish, onion) now have a high germination rate.

It is possible to carry out surface loosening, careful removal of weeds, thinning. It is not advisable to feed the plants. It is also better to postpone irrigation work for later (except for drought).

Vegetable beds, a flower garden and indoor plants should be left alone - now it is undesirable to disturb them.

But you can cut off excess branches and shoots of trees, plant seedlings. Manipulations with grafting fruit crops, as well as pinching grape shoots will go well.

The day is suitable for:

  • planting root crops;
  • collection of root crops and seeds of these crops;
  • planting tree seedlings, forming a crown, grafting and pinching.

The day is not suitable for:

  • active loosening and digging of beds;
  • fertilization;
  • irrigation works;
  • care for any herbaceous plants not related to root crops.

Influence of the day of the week

Wednesday

Wednesday is the day of the week, which is under the auspices of the planet Mercury. Planting and sowing bring especially good results on this day.The soil becomes fertile and rich in nutrients. If you plant seedlings in open ground, then it will bring good and large fruits.

This day of the week is perfect for absolutely any work, both in the garden and in the garden. Plus, the timing is perfect for making plans for the future.

Harvesting on this day will pleasantly surprise the gardener with its volumes. The harvest will be rich and ripe. It will be perfectly stored both in the processed form, and if you do not touch it for the near future. The taste of the fruit will be intense.

Take up work on the improvement of the garden and the site: collect and burn the fallen leaves. Free the soil from weeds, they take away nutrients from beneficial plants.

Top dressing carried out on this day will nourish the soil with useful substances. However, try not to overdo it. Excessive use of organic matter can damage the root system of plants, organic additives can simply burn the roots.

Favorable features of the environment:

  • Sowing seeds and planting seedlings will be successful, you will get a strong and large harvest.
  • This is the phase of active plant growth, so feel free to carry out work related to pinching, pinching and pruning.
  • Top dressing of the soil will have the desired effect and saturate the soil with useful substances.

The time is right for plowing, digging and loosening the soil.

Do not neglect the procedure for watering plants, especially if the weather is hot.

Moon phase influence

Waning crescent

This period has one very important difference, namely, a change in the circulation of nutrient juices in plants. At this time, the juices are directed towards the roots from the top. It is worth noting that on the waning moon, plants just slow down growth and activity. That is why from 3 to 8 March it is recommended to carry out manipulations with the aboveground part of the plants, while not touching the roots.

The period is favorable for planting root and bulbous plants, since all their juices are collected in the root part. By planting root crops on the waning moon, you help them gain more strength and become much tastier and juicier.

What not to do

As a rule, on a waning moon, the roots become too vulnerable and prone to various diseases. Therefore, at this time, it is recommended to postpone all work that is related to the ground. These include digging a site, loosening or watering plants.

When watering plants on a waning moon, you need to be very careful, as you run the risk of damaging the roots. Instead, focus on pruning trees or removing shoots. You can also do pest control and weed management for great results.

Work in the garden

If you are gardening, you can devote time to harvesting foliage and uprooting stumps or old trees. Harvesting is recommended only for aboveground plants.

The harvested fruits will be well stored, therefore, for the waning moon, you can make various preparations, as well as drying herbs or fruits.

Influence of the zodiac sign

Scorpio

The moment the Moon is in Scorpio falls on a very fertile period.

What work can be done

  • sowing fruit crops with a long shelf life of the crop;
  • planting trees, shrubs;
  • planting of plants used as medicines and spices;
  • preparation of seed stock for storage;
  • harvesting fruits for long-term storage;
  • soil cultivation that does not affect the root system - watering, fertilizing;
  • weeding, pest control, disease treatment.

The crops planted at this time grow well, grow strong, with high disease resistance, and give a good harvest. The harvested fruits have excellent taste and are endowed with a large number of useful properties.

What can be done with the harvest

The fruits collected during the period of the Moon's presence in Scorpio can be used in a variety of ways. Of these you can:

  • to make wine;
  • squeeze juice;
  • preserve by salting;
  • ferment;
  • retrieve seeds for future planting.

The moment is well suited for cutting and drying medicinal and herbal plants.

What actions are undesirable

Actions that can negatively affect the state of the root system are contraindicated. During this period, she has an increased sensitivity to damage and wounds.

Also, don't do:

  • digging in the root growth zone;
  • transplanting seedlings;
  • removal of part of plants, drying up, disease-infected shoots and shoots;
  • the formation of the crown of shrubs and trees;
  • trimming lateral processes;
  • cuttings, separation of roots, rooting.

Loosening the soil, hilling plants is allowed, but this must be done very carefully. If possible, it is advisable to postpone these actions for 2-3 days.

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