Lunar calendar for October 2022 for gardeners

October is one of the most important months for preparing your site and plants for winter. In order for all the work carried out in the garden, vegetable garden and greenhouse to be fruitful and correct, you need to know in advance what is best to do and when. For this, the Lunar calendar for October comes to the rescue. Based on his advice, you can plan everything evenly throughout the month and not forget anything. Taking into account all the good and bad moments, you can strengthen the health of already growing plants and plant or sow new ones, which will give a good harvest in the future.

Gardener's lunar sowing calendar by dates for October 2018 (table)

How to choose seedlings

In autumn, it is permissible to plant both container roses and plants with an open root system. Before purchasing, you need to find out information about the plant’s adaptation to a specific climate, frost resistance, and the characteristics of growing and wintering the variety.

There must be at least two skeletal shoots on a seedling. Leaves and stems should be shiny and healthy, a large number of roots is desirable. It is better to buy plants with bare roots on the day of planting.

Preparing rose seedlings

• It is best to plant roses on cloudy, quiet days, in the late afternoon.
• The soil should not be frozen or damp when planting.
• Before planting, grafted seedlings are pruned, removing damaged, weak and dried shoots, buds and fruits.
• On strong shoots, 4 - 5 eyes are left, and on less strong shoots, 2 - 3.
• The roots are trimmed lightly, removing only damaged and broken ones.
• The cuts should be well coated with garden varnish.
• Then the seedlings with an open root system are immersed in water or a solution of sodium humate for 10 - 12 hours.
• To prevent the roots of seedlings prepared for planting from drying out, they should be dipped in a clay mash (1 part clay and 1/2 part manure is diluted with water until creamy), which will protect the roots from drying out and provide nutrition for the first time after planting.
• Then the roots should be wrapped in wet burlap.

What should gardeners do in October?

In October, gardeners and gardeners continue the autumn season of planting and cleaning their garden plots.

Some crops can and should be planted in October.

Vegetables sown before winter will sleep well under the snow and sprout together in the spring.

Winter onions, garlic and green manure are planted in open ground, and early carrots, beets, celery, parsley, and sorrel are sown.

Early radishes, radishes, head lettuce, spring onions, chives, and lettuce are planted in a greenhouse or on a windowsill.

The beds with ripening vegetables are covered with film or lutrasil. The ripe crop is collected and sent for storage or processing.

First of all, vegetables that are afraid of frost are collected.

Frost-resistant crops are harvested last.

Until October 20, seedlings of fruit trees, berries and ornamental shrubs are being planted. For the purpose of renewal, blackberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries are replanted.

Perennials, bulbous flowers, roses, and clematis are planted and replanted.

Rosemary is covered or brought into a warm room. Biennials and perennials, if necessary, are covered with lutrasil or spunbond.

Bulbous and tuberous flowers are dug up in the flower beds. Tubers and bulbs are sent for storage in the pantry or balcony.

Wild growth is removed from the area using pruning shears or an ax. Sanitary pruning of trees and shrubs is carried out.

Tree trunks are cleared of old bark and whitened so that their bark is not damaged by frost in winter.

When there are no leaves left on the fruit trees, they need to be water-recharged. Especially if autumn is dry and cool. Then the roots are insulated with a 10-centimeter layer of humus or peat.

Leaves and dry grass are raked and burned in the area. The lawn is being mowed.

Boarding time

Planting roses in the autumn period covers a significant period - from the end of August to the end of October. Seedlings with a closed root can be planted a little later, but plants that are not sold in containers are best planted only in September.

For different regions and climate conditions, planting times will vary slightly. Determining the expected planting date is very simple. The weather forecast should be analyzed.

It is better to plan planting of flowering shrubs thirty days before the first frost. At this time, the night air temperature should drop to seven degrees Celsius.

In the middle zone, it is best to plant roses from the third week of September to the second week of October. Container roses can be planted before the first frost.

Favorable days for sauerkraut

You can ferment cabbage almost all year round, choosing the best days to prepare a snack for fried potatoes, strong drinks and even a holiday table. The most important thing is to choose the right day to complete the task, crossing out unfavorable days that are not included in the list of favorable ones.

• In January - from 14 to 20, 22, 25, 27 and 28, 30 and 31;
• in February - 1 and 2, from 13 to 15, 17 and 19, 21, from 24 to 29;
• in March - from 1 to 3, 15, from 17 to 19, 22, 24 and 25, from 27 to 30;
• in April - 1 and 2, 13 and 14, from 16 to 19, 21, 23 and 24, from 26 to 29;
• in May - from 11 to 16, from 18 to 20, 23 and 24, 25 and 26;
• in September - from 7 to 10, 12 and 13, 16, 18 and 19, from 20 to 25;
• in October - 7 and 9, 10 and 18, 20, 22 and 24;
• in November - 5 and 6, 12 and 13, from 15 to 18, 20 and 23;
• in December - from 7 to 12, 16 and 18, 20, 22 and 23.

You may also find the following materials useful:

• Moon calendar