Garden signs that really help
GARMENTS AND GARDEN
The main goal of any gardener is a rich harvest. And the wise hints we inherited from our ancestors often work no worse than the experience of scientists. To believe in signs or not is everyone’s business, but why not conduct an experiment?
We sow cabbage seeds in a post
So that the cabbage does not hurt the keel and gives a good harvest, I dig in the ground where I am going to grow it this year, I dig in the shell of Easter eggs and a few cones from the blessed willow. I sow the seeds of early cabbage for seedlings in the fourth or fifth week of Lent, and the late - in the last days of Holy Week (I look at the dates on the church calendar - they change annually). I read it many years ago in the tear-off calendar. Then I decided to try it at random. Since then, there has not been Thirteen Years so that the cabbage does not mutilate!
Daria KUZNETSOVA
And turnip will grow big, big!
Mom taught me that when sowing seeds of carrots, turnips, beets, you must always say a prayer to yourself: “Send me help, Mother of God, let these seeds not fall on a stone, but fall on good ground. Let them come up and freak with the Trinity. And I will rejoice in the harvest and thank the Almighty. Amen".
Anna Poyarkova
When to plant potatoes - a sign
Father always said that potatoes should not be planted on Palm Week, and also on Wednesdays and Saturdays - they will not be stored. It is best to wait until the elderberry and bird cherry blossom. Then is the time.
Valery PEHTEROV, Knyazhitsy village
Cucumbers, as my grandmother taught
I grow part of the cucumbers in the open ground. I’m sowing seeds, as my grandmother taught, on Nikolai (May 22) or Pakhoma (May 28). When sowing, I repeat: "How many clouds are in the sky - let there be so many cucumbers." Whatever the weather in summer, I do not complain about the harvest!
Olga GRIBKO
We still have a "cucumber" bast shoe in our country house. After the mother sows the seeds of the cucumbers, pulls it with his foot into the garden and, throwing it on the garden bed, repeats three times: “How thickly this bast shoe was woven, so that the cucumbers also got stuck.” It seemed to me a game from childhood, but something, and we always grow so many cucumbers that we distribute to all relatives and neighbors.
Andrey PODGAYNY
NOTICE ON SCIENCE: APRIL - THE FIRST LANDING ON OPEN PLES
RADISH
The best predecessors for him are beans, cucumbers, tomatoes. The worst are cabbage, rutabaga, turnips. The time for sowing seeds is from mid-April to the end of May, then from the end of July. Sowing depth - 1,5-2 cm. The distance between rows - 20 cm, between plants - 5 cm.
Tip: So that the seedlings appear sooner, before sowing, soak the seeds for 1-2 hours in Epin or EcoSil. When preparing the beds, add half a bucket of humus per 1 sq.m.
REPA AND RIVER
The predecessors are the same as those of radish. The depth of sowing seeds is 1-2 cm. The distance between rows is 20 cm. Between plants after thinning should remain 10-15 cm.
Tip: To check if the bed is ready for sowing turnip seeds, insert a shovel half the bayonet into the soil. If the ground is wet and strongly sticks - not ready. If the soil crumbles slightly and does not stick to the shovel - you can sow.
CARROT
The best predecessors are cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, legumes or greens. The worst are parsnips and celery. The sowing period of seeds of early carrots is from mid to late April. For long-term storage - the first half of May. Sowing depth - 2-3 cm. The distance between the grooves - 15-20 cm, between plants - 7 cm. The first seedlings appear on the 15-20th day.
© Author: Svetlana KRIVENKOVA, agronomist
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My grandmother taught me garden tricks from childhood. I adhere to some rules even now.
Cabbage harvested in October is sweeter than the one harvested in September. And it is better to ferment cabbage "for a young month" - then it turns out to be both tasty and crispy.
As soon as the leaves of the elm turn yellow, it's time to sow winter rye.
If the vegetables in the garden gave a lot of leaves and few fruits - next year you need to sow root seeds here: the harvest will be excellent!
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It is believed that weeds need to be weeded out before the summer solstice (June 21).
But there is a date that stands apart in the national calendar - this is Dorofeev's Day (June 18). Our ancestors believed that weeds would no longer appear on the site where they were weeded that day.
For several years now, having learned about this sign, I have been trying to devote Dorofeev's day to combating weeds. Naturally, it is impossible to weed the entire garden and vegetable garden “under tweezers” in one day (I have 20 acres). I get rid only of malicious perennial weeds with powerful roots and annoyingly growing in very "indecent" places (such as flower beds).
The year before last, I suddenly noticed that the bindweed, which had entangled the whole bush, which greatly bothered me in the currants, had disappeared. Yes, and last season I watched the site and realized: the omen really works. It is possible, however, that mulch also has a positive effect, with which I immediately try to close the cleaned trunks, aisles, and beds.
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Signs of the month of May
The bird cherry blossomed - the cold came. Although its early flowering portends a hot summer.
If the birch is the first to go down by May 20, the summer will be dry, and the alder or maple will be wet.
A clear sunrise on May 13 heralds a warm summer. The night is warm and starry - expect a good harvest.
If May is cold, the year is expected to be fertile.
On May 24, the sunrise is crimson, and during the day it will rain - the summer will be wet and thunderstorm.
Late flowering of mountain ash - towards late and long autumn.
A wide leaf of a nymph appeared on the surface of the reservoir - there will be no more frosts.
Rainy May - by dry autumn.
Red dawn - the winds will bring bad weather.
At night the moon is cloudy and pale - expect rain or frost in the morning.
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I remember how my grandmother taught my mother, and later my mother taught me: "Every plant needs feeding, but all the greens have their own rhythm of life, so they need to be fed on time."
From childhood, I learned a simple rule: crops that grow during the day (onions, cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins) should be fed in the morning. But tomatoes, potatoes, beets, carrots "whet your appetite" after dinner. Then they need to be fed.
By the way, she taught her friends this trick. They were also pleased with the result. Maybe it will come in handy for you.
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DIY spruce barometer
We are always interested in the upcoming weather. For this, there are meteorological forecasts, but they are given for a wide area, and sometimes you need to know what the weather will be like where we are at the moment. In this situation, the fir barometer helps me out.
People who live near the forest have noticed that spruce is a good weather predictor. If its branches (even dry ones) are lowered, then it will rain soon. If they are raised high, there will be clear sunny weather. Before manufacturing, I drew a sketch of the barometer (see fig. On page 15). From the tree I cut off the upper part about 1 cm thick, 10-15 cm long, with a branching knot 32 cm long.I determined by experience that with such a length, the deviation of the branch by V '5 cm up or down indicates exactly the established certain weather. On a piece of plywood 20 × 35 cm, I drew a scale and, opposite it, fixed the prepared spruce indicator as shown in the figure. The barometer is ready.
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National signs
In July, clouds in the sky in stripes - it will rain.
If the grass is dry in the morning, expect rain by night.
The rainbow appeared in the morning - to rain, in the afternoon - to improve the weather.
Strong dew - on a clear day. The strong crackle of grasshoppers in July portends dry weather.