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The florist's lunar calendar for August 2019 is an indispensable tool for creating a beautiful flower garden, since each phase of the moon positively or negatively affects the growth and development of flower culture. To achieve the expected result and decorate your backyard with bright colors, you need to carefully study the favorable and negative days for leaving and planting.
Lunar calendar for august 2020
It is possible to embellish a personal plot only if the recommendations of the gardener's calendar are followed. Since each stage of the moon has a positive and negative effect on the growth and development of flowers:
- On the growing moon, the sap rises and nourishes the stem, leaves and buds. Therefore, at this time, growth and development occurs much faster.
- On a waning moon, all nutrients are redirected to the rhizome.
Therefore, flower seeds are recommended to be sown in the increasing phase, and bulbs, tubers and rhizomes in the decreasing phase. The full moon is also considered the most favorable day for planting flowering crops.
Moon phases in august 2019
In order for a flower garden to please the eye and be the envy of neighbors, it is necessary to do work according to the lunar calendar for flower growers.
Moon phases and activities:
- August 1 - on the new moon, summer residents plan and prepare a place for a flower garden.
- From 2 to 14 - the growing moon. These days they are sowing seeds.
- August 15 - full moon, a good time for planting flowers.
- From 16 to 29 - during the outgoing moon, bulbous crops are planted, perennials are transplanted, and sanitary pruning of plants is carried out.
- August 30 - new moon. It is not recommended to work in a flower garden on this day.
- August 31 - during the growing moon, dried flowers are pruned and the soil is loosened, and perennial crops are prepared for winter.
Favorable and unfavorable days: table
Cyclical lunar phases leave their mark on the growth and development of flower crops. And so that the work done is not in vain, it is necessary to refer to the lunar calendar for flower growers. A favorable and negative time for planting flowers is indicated in the table:
Work done | Good time |
Sowing planting material | 5, 6, 14, 15 |
Planting bulbs, tubers and rhizomes | 21, 22 |
Perennial transplant | 21, 22 |
Planting climbing plants | 5-9, 11-14, 24-28 |
Cropping flowers | 7, 8, 26, 27 |
Florist's calendar for August: work in the flower garden
In August, the days are still warm, and the nights are long and cool. In order for the flower garden to delight with its beauty next year, it is necessary to do timely work according to the lunar calendar of the grower.
Lunar calendar for the care of garden flowers in August
At the end of summer, summer residents have a lot of worries. Harvesting, planting seeds and preparing perennials for the coming winter.
Works in the flower garden:
- Since in August many flowering varieties begin to ripen seeds, you need to collect them in a timely manner, pack them in bags and put them away for storage.
- At this time, perennials can be divided and transplanted.
- Feeding gladioli and dahlias with phosphorus and potassium.
- In the last days of August, old peony bushes are divided and transplanted. For abundant flowering, the place should be well lit and located in an open place, and each section should have at least 2 flower buds.
- Throughout August, you can breed shrubs with green or lignified shoots and branches.
- At the end of the month, root shoots are cut out from the grafted plants, as it takes a lot of strength from the shrubs.
- To prolong flowering, you need to regularly remove dried inflorescences and feed with phosphorus and potassium.
- After flowering, 4-5-year-old lilies are transplanted to a new place.
- At the end of summer, biennial and perennial seedlings are planted.
- Since flower buds are laid in many species in the fall, it is necessary not to forget to do timely watering and loosening.
- In late August, ornamental shrubs and perennial flowers prepare for the coming cold weather.
In the last month of summer, seeds of perennials and biennials are sown:
- in the first half of the month - pansies, lupine, daisy;
- on the 15th - echinacea, spur, delphinium;
- at the end of the month - rosehip seeds to grow a rootstock for the propagation of roses.
From bulbous crops, in August, you can plant hyacinths, iridodictium, lilies, muscari, daffodils, pushkinia, hazel grouses.
When can perennials be propagated in August
Perennials can be successfully propagated by cuttings in the new moon phase. Since during this period, the leaf plate and the stem absorb life-giving moisture. As a result, it will be easier for the flower culture to recover from wounds, and it will be easier for the cuttings to grow the root system. When multiplying perennial crops, you must adhere to the lunar calendar:
- Reproduction by leaves, cuttings and seeds - 3-8, 10-12, 31.
- Reproduction by bulbs, tubers and roots - 16, 18, 21, 22, 27.
Florist lunar calendar for August 2019: tips for caring for indoor flowers
House flowers, like garden flowers, grow and develop depending on the phase of the moon. Therefore, care, transplantation and reproduction should be done only on favorable days.
Indoor flower care in August
Despite the fact that August is the last summer month, many indoor flowers continue to grow and bloom. Therefore, at this time they need proper care: regular irrigation and feeding. If indoor flowers are grown on a loggia, the frequency of watering is reduced on cloudy days. Since the weather at the end of summer is changeable, it is better to move the more delicate specimens indoors.
Top dressing is necessary for long flowering. Recharge is carried out every 10 days with complex mineral fertilizers.
Caring for indoor plants at the end of summer according to the lunar calendar:
- Cyclamen - at this time, the flower leaves the dormant period, begins to grow and develop. For the rapid appearance of peduncles, the plant is transplanted into nutrient soil and exposed in a well-lit place.
- Callas - yellowing of the leaves indicates the onset of a dormant period. Watering at this time is reduced, and after the dying off of the leaf plate, they completely stop. For the winter, the pot is removed to a dark, cool place until the flower arrow appears.
- Cactus should get enough sunlight. But in August, watering is reduced, and fertilizers are not applied. If the plants are located on the balcony, it is necessary to control so that no raindrops fall on it.
- Azalea - watering is reduced, faded shoots are shortened by ½ the length.After leaf fall, the plant is rearranged to a cool place.
Ficuses, hibiscus and dieffenbachia at this time will not refuse to transplant into a more spacious pot. The rest of the plants will only need to renew the soil. To do this, remove a few centimeters of the old layer and add a new, nutritious substrate.
Also, indoor flowers are brought to an aesthetic appearance by pinching, removing dry and damaged shoots. These procedures will have a beneficial effect on the plants, and they, having grown stronger, will be able to winter safely.
When can you plant, transplant, propagate indoor flowers in August
The moon goes through several phases, each of which affects the growth and development of plants in a certain way.
Lunar calendar for August for the care of indoor flowers:
- August 1 - new moon is an unfavorable time for working with indoor flowers. On this day, prepare the soil and nutrient substrate for transplantation.
- From 2 to 14 - the young moon. On these days, transplantation and preventive measures against insect pests and diseases are carried out.
- August 15 - only preparatory work is done on the full moon, no transplant is carried out on this day.
- From 16 to 29 - during the outgoing moon, they carry out prophylaxis against diseases, remove excess shoots and carry out sanitary pruning. Bulbous and tuberous plants can be transplanted on these days.
- August 30 - new moon. On this day, it is not recommended to work with indoor crops.
- August 31 is a young moon, this is a good day for the destruction of fungi and pests, for foliar feeding and preparation of flower crops for a dormant period.
Conclusion
The florist's lunar calendar for August 2019 will help preserve the beauty of home and garden plants, as well as prepare them for wintering. If the florist observes the rules of care on auspicious days, then the flowers will delight you with healthy foliage, beautiful flowering, rapid growth and development.
