Many people involved in agriculture, when planting and caring for crops, prefer to listen to the lunar calendar. You can find out what and when to plan for March 2019 from this article.

What you need to do on the site in the first month of spring

Despite the fact that at the beginning of the spring period it is usually still cold and unstable weather is observed, for summer residents and gardeners it is precisely at this time that troubles begin on the plots. Moreover, there is already a lot of trouble, so it is advisable to draw up a rough plan for the month for what and when to do.

Important! It is not recommended to completely remove snow from the site, since frosts for the first month of spring are a frequent occurrence. Snow can warm plants if necessarySTI

Here are the main work to be done:

1. Inspection and cleaning of snow, ice. In March, property inspections and assessment of plants for their condition after wintering will start. To do this, clear them of snow. All tracks, aisles are also subject to cleaning. This is necessary in order to make it easier to get to the trees and divert melt water from the site.
2. Discharge of water from the site. From trees, greenhouses, cellars, dig grooves that allow water to escape. To achieve melting ice on the site, it can be sprinkled with peat, ash, humus.
3. Collection of melt water. It is necessary to fill all available empty tanks with snow in order to get water for further watering the plants.
4. Whitewash. The main task of summer residents and gardeners is to protect plants not only from frost, but also from the first sunlight. If you are worried about whitewashing in the fall, now you should not worry. If this procedure has not been carried out, it must be carried out urgently.
5. Stripping of bark and treatment for diseases. Next, it is necessary to proceed to the inspection of plants for damage, illness, frostbite, frost pits. After the frosts go away, the damaged areas will need to be cleaned and greased with garden varieties, the trees should be treated with solutions of iron or copper sulfate.
6. Pruning. Upon reaching a stable temperature of + 5 ° C, it is necessary to proceed to pruning. All damaged, frostbite, diseased, improperly growing branches are cut off, the crown is thinned out.
7. Preventive measures against pests.Since overwinting insects begin to appear from the ground with heat, it is necessary to impose fishing belts on the trunks in order to prevent parasites from reaching the crown.
8. Attraction of useful birds. To control pests, you need to attract birds to your site. March is the best time to install nesting houses.
9. Preparation of greenhouses, hotbeds. In the same month, the condition of greenhouse shelters is assessed, if necessary, their repair, disinfection and soil preparation.
10. Extracting seed potatoes. Gardeners at this time need to take care to take the seeds of potatoes into a warm and well-lit room for germination.
11. Growing seedlings. It is necessary to engage in the sowing of those crops that are planned to be planted in seedlings - peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, cabbage, celery.

There will be work in March for the florist. It is as follows:

1. Daily flower cover removalthat have been sheltered since the fall, for a while. The duration of the removal of shelters must be increased gradually every day.
2. Inspection of the state of biennials and perennials. In the case of their baking requires transplantation and mulching with peat.
3. Fertilizing for bulbs and perennial crops. Complex mixtures with a predominance of nitrogen are required. Fertilizer is allowed to spread even on snow.
4. Planting seedlings petunias, crystal chamomile, snapdragon, nemesia and other plants that require seedling cultivation.
5. Landing on open beds asters, marigolds. This is carried out in the last days of the month, covering the landings with a film.

Important! Sowing pepper, leek, celery, and strawberries should be planted in early March. If this failed, then doing this is no longer worth it, because these plants do not have enough time for development.

Gardener and gardener lunar sowing calendar for March 2019 by day

In the described calendar, periods of a change in the phases of the moon are marked, i.e. changes in the appearance of the part of the Earth’s satellite illuminated by the Sun, which can be observed in the sky. A month in such a calendar lasts 29-30 days. It begins with a new moon. Until the beginning of next month, there are 4 phases of the moon. Scientists have proved that the lunar phases affect the human condition and the course of many processes on Earth, in particular, and the development of plant crops.

It is also important for gardeners to know in which sign of the zodiac the moon is, since there are barren signs (Aquarius, Sagittarius, Aries, Leo), semi-sterile (Gemini, Virgo), infertile (Capricorn, Libra, Pisces) and fertile (Cancer, Taurus, Scorpio )

In March 2019, the phases proceed as follows:

Did you know? Not at all times March was the first month of spring. For example, before 1492 in Russia at this time the New Year holiday was celebrated. Adherents of the Christian faith believed that the world was created on March 1, 5508 BC.

The effect of the phases of the moon on plant growth

For each plant crop, there are certain days in the calendar when it is worth planting them, and when you need to wait a while with this procedure. Among the unfavorable, unwanted and categorically prohibited for earthworks are highlighted. It is believed that if you carry out work on the site, based on the lunar calendar, you can increase the fruiting level by 50%.

General rules have been developed for people involved in agriculture:

1. Do not carry out landing activities during periods of a new and full moon.
2. Those crops whose harvest is collected from aboveground organs should be planted during the growing moon.
3. Planting crops, whose fruits are tied underground, to carry out during the waning moon.

Did you know? Our ancestors were guided by the lunar calendar long before the sun. This is evidenced by the finds of ancient calendars. One of these was discovered during excavations of the Achinsk Paleolithic site (in Russia). It is believed that his age is 18 thousand years.

Auspicious days

• The list of recommended days in March for planting garden crops:
• cucumbers - 5, 20, 21, 24, 25;
• pepper - 5, 6, 10, 11, 20, 21, 24, 25;
• cabbage - 10, 11, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25;
• eggplant - 5, 6, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25;
• tomatoes - 5, 6, 7, 15, 20, 21, 24, 25;
• radish and radish - 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15;
• greenery - 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21.

In order to plant flower crops, good days are:

Bad days

• Adverse days for land work in March:
• It is not recommended to carry out land work on such dates in March: 2, 16, 17, 18, 31.

Folk omens for the summer resident in March

In the course of many years of observation of phenomena and changes in nature, people noticed certain patterns, which are reflected in signs.Regarding March, there are the following symptoms:

1. If fogs are often observed, then in the summer there will be a lot of rain.
2. If there is no rainfall in March, the year will be fertile. The rainy first month of spring portends a lean season.
3. Snow covers the field not evenly, but with tubercles, wavy - so you should expect a good harvest of vegetables and spring.
4. If today the clouds swim rapidly and at high altitude, then tomorrow the weather is coming.
5. Finches were the first to arrive, which means there will still be frosty weather. The arrival of cranes portends a quick warmth.
6. The return of the rooks, who are intensely involved in the repair of nests, also indicates the imminent warmth. If birds do not conduct construction work, then it will still be cold.
7. This behavior of the crow, such as placing the beak under the wing, also indicates the approach of frost.

So, many people involved in agriculture, trying to adapt to the lunar phases. Planting garden, horticultural and flower crops, adhering to the lunar calendar, they are trying to achieve their fast, stable growth and high yields.