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The gardener's lunar calendar for August 2024 is an indispensable assistant for creating a beautiful flower garden, since each phase of the moon has a positive or negative effect on the growth and development of the flower crop. To achieve the expected result and decorate your garden plot with bright colors, you need to carefully study the favorable and negative days for care and planting.
Lunar calendar for August 2024
It is possible to embellish your garden plot only if you follow the recommendations of the gardener’s calendar. Since each stage of the moon has a positive and negative effect on the growth and development of flowers:
- On the waxing moon, the sap rises and nourishes the stem, leaves and buds. Therefore, growth and development occur much faster at this time.
- On the waning moon, all nutrients are redirected to the rhizome.
Therefore, it is recommended to sow flower seeds 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 2024
In order for the flower garden to please the eye and be the envy of the neighbors, it is necessary to carry out work in accordance with the lunar calendar for flower growers.
Moon phases and events:
- August 4 - on the new moon, summer residents plan and prepare a place for a flower garden.
- From 5 to 18 – waxing moon. On these days, seeds are sown.
- August 19 is a full moon, a favorable time for planting flowers.
- From 1 to 3 and from 20 to 31 - during the outgoing moon, bulbous crops are planted, perennials are transplanted, and plants are sanitary pruned.
Favorable and unfavorable days: table
The 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 turn to the lunar calendar for flower growers. The safe time for planting flowers is indicated in the table.
Florist calendar for August: work in the flower garden
In August, the days are still warm, and the nights become long and cool. In order for the flower garden to delight you with its beauty next year, it is necessary to carry out timely work according to the gardener’s lunar calendar.
Lunar calendar for caring for garden flowers in August
At the end of summer, summer residents have a lot to worry about. Harvesting, planting seeds and preparing perennials for the coming winter.
Work in the flower garden:
- Since in August the seeds of many flowering varieties begin to ripen, they need to be collected in a timely manner, packaged in bags and stored.
- At this time, you can divide and replant perennials.
- Feeding gladioli and dahlias with phosphorus and potassium.
- In late August, old peony bushes are divided and replanted. For abundant flowering, the place must be well lit and located in an open place, and each division must have at least 2 flower buds.
- Throughout August, you can propagate shrubs using green or woody shoots and offsets.
- At the end of the month, the root shoots of the grafted plants are cut out, since they take a lot of energy from the shrubs.
- To prolong flowering, you need to regularly remove dried inflorescences and fertilize with phosphorus and potassium.
- After flowering, 4-5 year old lilies are transplanted to a new location.
- At the end of summer, seedlings of biennials and perennials are planted.
- Since flower buds are laid in many species in the fall, you must remember to do timely watering and loosening.
- In the last days of August, ornamental shrubs and perennial flowers are prepared for the upcoming cold weather.
Favorable days in August 2024 according to the Lunar calendar for:
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 propagating roses.
Among the bulbous crops, in August you can plant hyacinths, iridodictium, lilies, muscari, daffodils, pushkinia, and hazel grouse.
When can you propagate perennials in August?
Perennials can be successfully propagated by cuttings during the new moon phase. Since during this period the leaf plate and stem absorb life-giving moisture. As a result, it will be easier for the flower crop to recover from wounds, and for the cuttings to grow a root system. When propagating perennial crops, it is necessary to adhere to the lunar calendar.
Florist's lunar calendar for August 2024: tips for caring for indoor flowers
House flowers, just 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.
Caring for indoor flowers in August
Despite the fact that August is the last month of summer, 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, on cloudy days the frequency of watering is reduced. Since the weather is changeable at the end of summer, it is better to move more delicate specimens indoors.
Fertilizing is necessary for long-term flowering. Feeding is carried out once 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 comes out of the dormant period and begins to grow and develop. For the rapid appearance of flower stalks, the plant is transplanted into nutritious soil and placed in a well-lit place.
- Calla lilies – yellowing of the leaves indicates the onset of a dormant period. Watering at this time is reduced, and after the leaf blade dies, it is completely stopped. For the winter, the pot is put away in a dark, cool place until the flower shoot appears.
- cacti must receive sufficient sunlight.But in August, watering is reduced and fertilizers are not applied. If the plant is located on the balcony, it is necessary to ensure that raindrops do not fall on it.
- Azalea – watering is reduced, faded shoots are shortened by ½ length. After leaf fall, the plant is moved to a cool place.
Ficus, hibiscus and dieffenbachia will not refuse to be transplanted into a larger pot at this time. For the rest of the plants, only updating the soil will be enough. To do this, remove a few centimeters of the old layer and add a new, nutritious substrate.
Also, indoor flowers are brought into an aesthetic appearance by pinching and removing dry and damaged shoots. These procedures will have a beneficial effect on the plants, and they, having become stronger, will be able to safely overwinter.
When can you plant, replant, 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 caring for indoor flowers:
- The new moon is an unfavorable time for working with indoor flowers. On this day, the soil and nutrient substrate are prepared for transplantation.
- Young moon. These days, replanting and preventive measures against insect pests and diseases are carried out.
- On the full moon, only preparatory work is carried out; transplantation is not carried out on this day.
- During the period of the outgoing moon, preventive measures are taken against diseases, excess shoots are removed and sanitary pruning is carried out. These days you can replant bulbous and tuberous plants.
- New Moon. On this day it is not recommended to work with indoor crops.
Conclusion
The gardener's lunar calendar for August 2024 will help preserve the beauty of home and garden plants, and also prepare them for winter. If the gardener follows the rules of care on favorable days, the flowers will delight you with healthy foliage, beautiful flowering, rapid growth and development.
