May 1, sun
Moon in the sign 17:33
Waning moon

Holy Christ's Resurrection.

May 2, Mon
Moon in sign
Waning moon

May 3, W
Moon in the sign 20:04
Waning moon

Recommended, radish, bulbous, planting seedlings in the ground, pruning and grafting trees and berry bushes. Planting seedlings of late-ripening crops. Weeding, loosening, removal of whiskers on strawberries. An excellent time for cultivation, watering and fertilizing, the destruction of pests.

May 4th, cf
Moon in sign
Waning moon

5 May, thu
Moon in the sign 20:10
Waning moon

Recommended soil preparation for sowing, pest control, weeding and mulching
It is undesirable to engage in the collection and preparation medicinal plants and herbs, as well as planting fruit trees and propagating plants by dividing the bush.

the 6th of May, Fri
Moon in sign
New moon 22:30

May 7, sat
Moon in the sign 19:34
Waxing Crescent

May 8, sun
Moon in sign
Waxing Crescent

It is recommended to plant legumes and climbing plants (climbing rose, grape). Removal of excess shoots, weeding, mulching, preparing a good place for lawns and beds, fighting pests and diseases (spraying and fumigation)

May 10, t
Moon in sign
Waxing Crescent

May 11, cf
Moon in sign
Waxing Crescent

12 May, thu
Moon in the sign 0:32
Waxing Crescent

Sowing and transplanting is not recommended horticultural crops. Shrubs will also go well. It is worth mowing in order to slow down the growth of grasses. The right moment for preparing beds and lawns for planting, mulching, pest control, tree pruning, fumigation and spraying against pests.

may 13, Fri
Moon in sign
First quarter 20:02

Pruning and crown shaping recommended garden trees and berry bushes. Mowing can be done to slow grass growth. The right moment for preparing beds and lawns for planting, mulching, for pest control, for pruning trees. The planting of shrubs and trees will go well.
Sowing and transplanting horticultural crops is not recommended.

May 14, sat
Moon in the sign 08:52
Waxing Crescent

May 15, sun
Moon in sign
Waxing Crescent

16th of May, Mon
Moon in the sign 20:33
Waxing Crescent

May 17, t
Moon in sign
Waxing Crescent

It is recommended planting flowers, laying tubers and seeds for storage. Planting stone fruits is also recommended. fruit trees. Irrigation and haymaking are efficient. The optimal time for grafting and pruning garden and berry plantations, as well as applying complex fertilizers. A great time for cutting flowers, creating lawn ornaments, caring for indoor plants.

May 18, cf
Moon in sign
Waxing Crescent

It is recommended planting flowers, laying tubers and seeds for storage. The planting of stone fruit trees is also recommended. Irrigation and haymaking are efficient. It is allowed to carry out irrigation activities and grafting. Plant pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, peppers and zucchini. A great time to cut flowers, create lawn ornaments, care for indoor plants.
It is not recommended to plant fruit trees and shrubs

May 19, thu
Moon in the sign 09:29
Waxing Crescent

Recommended planting of most crops: cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins. It is not recommended to propagate plants with roots, collect herbs and plant trees. Effective pruning of trees and berry bushes, grafting, fertilizing, watering, pest control, soil loosening. It is advisable to produce fumigation and spraying, as well as trimming excess shoots on garden plants and berry bushes

May 20, Fri
Moon in sign
Waxing Crescent

May 21st, Sat
Moon in the sign 21:48
Waxing Crescent

It is recommended to plant fast-growing crops: herbs, onions, garlic, peppers, medicinal herbs- for seeds, as well as strawberries, spinach, rose hips, honeysuckle, plums. It is recommended to collect vegetables, fruits, berries and seeds, cut flowers. The optimal time for planting climbing and legume plants. House flowers planted on this day bloom faster. It is not recommended to plant fruit trees and shrubs

22nd of May, sun
Moon in sign
Full moon 0:14

May, 23rd, Mon
Moon in sign
Waning moon

Planting and transplanting trees and shrubs is recommended. Loosening, fertilization, tree grafting, mowing. Mowing is recommended, preparation of ridges for planting seedlings. Possible pruning of fruit trees, pest control.
It is allowed to transplant fruit trees and berry bushes.

May 24, W
Moon in the sign 08:34
Waning Moon Aquarius Aquarius Aries 04:09
Waning moon

The lunar sowing calendar for May 2016 was compiled for central Russia and Belarus, Moscow time.

May is the busiest month for gardeners and gardeners. There is a lot to be done this month, so you should use a special calendar that will help you complete all the work in a timely manner.

The gardener's calendar recommends planting pumpkins, cucumbers, cauliflower and white cabbage in the ground from the very beginning of May. If the weather is warm, then you can plant potato tubers and sow beets, carrots, lettuce, parsley.

Pay special attention to ornamental plants. The middle of the month is well suited for planting ornamental, fruit and berry trees and shrubs.

Follow our advice and you will succeed!

The moon directly affects the growth and development of plants. Therefore, when planting and working in the garden, it is necessary to take into account its phases and being among the constellations.

May 1: The month will begin with the position of the Moon in the constellation of Aquarius. It is unfavorable for sowing. It is better to devote time on this day to hilling and loosening the soil and spraying from pests.

May 2 and 3: excellent days for transplanting and planting all kinds of plants, as the Earth's satellite will move into the constellation Pisces. This will be best reflected in the development of pumpkin, nightshade and vegetable crops.

May 4 and 5: Aries is not favorable for sowing, but you can collect seeds for testes and trim the whiskers of dugouts and strawberries. More about the impact of the moon on planting will tell lunar seedling calendar.

May 6 and 7: one of the most favorable positions for sowing is the Moon in Taurus. You can plant any kind of cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and peppers, as well as greens.

May 8 and 9: The Moon will change its position and will be in Gemini. Under its influence, legumes, strawberries, melons and climbing plants grow well.

May 10 and 11: the influence of Cancer will increase. These days it is good to soak the seeds, loosen the soil and plant the plants. The constellation has a particularly positive effect on the growth of annual plants planted these days, but perennials also grow well.

May 12 and 13: Leo is an infertile sign, so during its activity it is best to clean the plants of unnecessary shoots and yellowed leaves, and also collect fruits and seeds.

May 14, 15 and 16: The moon will move into the influence of the constellation Virgo. This is an infertile sign, but strawberries can be planted for a not plentiful harvest, creeping plants develop well.

May 17 and 18: the influence of the constellation Libra will increase, which is favorable for planting tuberous flowers and roses. Vegetable and fruit crops they will give a rich harvest, potatoes planted on this day, any root crops and legumes also develop well.

19,20 and 21 May: the satellite of the Earth will pass into the zodiac Scorpio, which helps pumpkins, zucchini and cucumbers to be resistant to diseases. Scorpio also favor the development of bulbous and nightshade plants such as eggplant, tomatoes and peppers.

May 22 and 23: can be planted to collect seeds for subsequent sowing, since the Moon will move into an infertile sign - Sagittarius. You can plant cuttings and seedlings.

May 24,25 and 26: Capricorn will favorably affect the sowing, planting and transplanting of legumes and grains, as well as shrubs and trees. Excellent development of vegetable and tuber crops.

May 27 and 28: The Moon will be strongly influenced by Aquarius. It is infertile, so may calendar gardener advises these days to do weeding beds, loosening and removing excess shoots.

May 29 and 30: when planted these days, any plants will develop well, as the influence of the Pisces sign, which is very fertile, will increase. Its effect is especially positive on cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini, tomatoes and eggplants.

May 31: The moon will again be in the barren constellation of Aries. On the last day of the month, the gardener's calendar recommends treating plants from pests and carefully loosening the ground.

Learn the influence of the zodiac constellations, and you will definitely reap a rich harvest. I wish you success, and don't forget to press the buttons and

27.04.2016 06:03

The last month of spring is an important time for plants. They begin to grow actively, demanding from flower growers ...

ATTENTION! This is an archived page, currently up to date:

Moon calendar gardener 2016 - Planting tomato seedlings, sowing cucumbers

May 2016

The table of the lunar calendar on this page is a thematic selection from the universal one made for the convenience of planning work related to work in the garden. Garden strawberries are present in this section, since it is more convenient for us to view the work related to it in the "garden" section of the calendar.

May decorates the forests, summer awaits for a visit.

May is the most favorable time for planting most plants. AT middle lane In Russia, at the beginning of the month, cold-resistant crops are planted in open ground: carrots, turnips, radishes, spring garlic. In the middle of the month, onion sets are planted, at the end - strawberries, beans, beets, potatoes. Grow seedlings cucurbits. By weather conditions seedlings are planted in May various kinds cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, celery, leeks, spices and medicinal plants.

On a note: Abundant watering helps plants survive the spring night frosts that still occur in May - moist soil brings heat to the surface from its deeper uncooled layers, and moisture-saturated air cools more slowly - excess steam condenses and releases heat. Due to irrigation, it is possible to increase the temperature in the surface air layer by 2-3 degrees.

ATTENTION! Our gardener's lunar calendar is maintained by Moscow time. (The calendar can be used throughout Russia, taking into account the difference between Moscow and local time * )

The gardener's lunar calendar was made in this form at the suggestion of one of the active visitors to our site on the forum.
We try to take into account your comments. For suggestions, please contact

Forum add-ons:

Lunar calendar 2016- I propose to make a table with sections: Moon data and date, vegetables, flower garden, garden. And to distribute the information on these graphs.

May :
Folk signs about the weather in May:
There are two cold weathers in May: when the bird cherry blossoms and when the oak blossoms.
If there is a lot of rain in May, then there is little of it in September.
After wet May - dry June.
May is cold - a year of grain.

Based on one rather interesting folk omen, compiled (for Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod).

* To determine the local time of the lunar calendar event in Kaliningrad, you need to subtract -1 hour, in Samara: add +1 hour, in Yekaterinburg and Perm: +2; Novosibirsk: +3, Krasnoyarsk: +4 hours... in Vladivostok: +7, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: +9 hours.

For lovers of the garden and garden in May, a responsible time begins. Calendar dacha works is full of activities that include sowing vegetables and flowers, feeding trees and bushes, planting seedlings in closed and open ground.

Experienced gardeners and gardeners know: to get good harvest It is not enough to rely only on your knowledge. Very often, nature makes its own adjustments. Given the phase of the moon, as well as its location relative to the signs of the zodiac, it is possible to correctly distribute the stages of planting and plant care for the best results.

Total two rules will help you always have high yields:

1. with a growing moon, it is recommended to sow greens and vegetables, 5-7 days before the new moon, root crops are planted;
2. during the period of the new moon and full moon, planting work should not be done, since crops planted at this unfavorable time will grow slowly and will give poor results.

Lunar sowing calendar for May 2016: table with recommendations

The sowing calendar, which is presented below, is an invaluable assistant for summer residents, as it contains information about favorable and unfavorable days for sowing vegetables and flowers, planting trees and bushes.

Work in the country in May 2016

May is the time of flowering trees, shrubs and early flowers. There is a lot of work in the garden and garden at this time and it is very important to properly organize time and distribute forces. Fruit trees are planted in May ornamental plants, vegetable seedlings and flowers, sow the seeds of herbs and spices. Although there are many warm days this month, night frosts are still possible, so do not rush to plant heat-loving crops. At the end of May, the first greens appear: parsley, sorrel, green onions, young garlic.

In May, the following events are held in the garden and garden:

• perennials are inspected and cut;
• shelters for flowers are opened, plants are treated with special copper-containing preparations that kill and prevent rot;
• young fruit trees and bushes are planted or transplanted to a new place;
• loosens, digs, mulches and fertilizes the soil;
• beds for seedlings are being prepared;
• seeds of greens, carrots, beets, legumes are sown;
• after the return frosts pass, seedlings of cold-resistant vegetable crops are planted.

In order not to reduce the frost resistance of plants, it is not recommended to fertilize with fertilizers that contain nitrogen in May.

Work at the beginning of the month

At the beginning of the month, it is time for a big cleaning in the country. In the garden and in the garden, it is necessary to remove all shelters, remove debris and the remnants of last year's foliage.

In the first decade of the month, it is advisable to make weeding and loosening land in near-trunk circles of garden trees and shrubs. for each plant fertilizer is applied, produced watering and mulching. Fruit trees are fed with urea before flowering.

During this period, it is recommended to complete the planned renewal of the garden and plant or transplanting perennials. Until mid-May, this can be done with plants that have open root system if planting occurs later, then the roots should be with big ball earth.

Raspberries also require special attention: dry branches are cut out, young shoots are tied up. Grapes are lifted onto the trellis and fixed.

Strawberry beds are weeded and loosened. Roots bare after winter are buried in the ground.

After the soil dries out, the grass cover of the lawn is combed with a special rake, debris and foliage left over from autumn are removed.

Work in the middle of the month

In the second decade of May in a film greenhouse seedlings are planted tomatoes, peppers, eggplant. In protected ground, you can also sow the seeds of cucumbers, gourds.

In the middle of the month, potato tubers of mid-season and late-ripening varieties are planted. Seeds of bush and climbing beans are also sown.

After the 10th of May, after consulting the data of the lunar sowing calendar, you can plant seedlings of cabbage of not early varieties.

In mid-May, the years of pests such as onion and cabbage flies begin. To control this pest, chemicals or ash, tobacco dust.

By the middle of the month is activated perennial growth(asparagus, sorrel) or annuals sown in winter (onions, radishes, spinach). At this time, you can already harvest the first crop of greens.

Jobs at the end of the month

At the end of May, you can sow everything: corn, melons, greens. Seedlings of heat-loving vegetables are planted in open ground, including cauliflower, zucchini and pumpkin seeds. In order for the seedlings to take root well and adapt to the differences in night and day temperatures, it is recommended to spray it with a solution of zircon.

To protect against rot and other diseases, peonies and other ornamental and fruit plants are sprayed.

In the third decade of May it is recommended feed berry bushes with organic and mineral fertilizers. It is also necessary to feed the garlic with complex fertilizer by dissolving 2 tablespoons of the product in 10 liters of water. It is recommended to fertilize carrots of early or winter sowing with urea, it is necessary to apply the drug in the aisle.

Work in the country in May: video

May is the hottest time for summer residents. During this period, the most important work on tillage takes place: flowers and greens are sown, vegetable crops are planted, flower beds are broken. Before planting, the earth is dug up, fertilizers are applied.

This month, it is important to revise the garden tools, check the watering hoses.

In order not to lose the harvest, you need to carefully monitor the weather forecast. Due to spring frosts, the ovaries on the trees can die, so on cold nights, summer residents burn fires, enveloping the garden with smoke. Seedlings of vegetable and flower crops are covered with covering material.

On hot days, thorough watering is necessary, lack of moisture can cause the plants to be frail, painful, which will affect the yield in the worst way.