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In the last two decades, lunar calendars for gardening have become widespread in our country. This is not surprising, since in troubled times there has always been a surge of interest in mysticism, astrology, and the occult. When we live calmly, measuredly, without thinking day and night about what will happen tomorrow and what surprises our unkind world has in store for us, interest in astrology will subside by itself. In relatively prosperous America and well-fed Europe, you need to look through more than one newspaper or magazine to find a favorable day for Pisces to buy a refrigerator or find out how sexually intense this week will be for Leo. With us, you don’t have to search for a long time - just open any periodical published at the end of the week.
Even now, many experienced or not so experienced gardeners have armed themselves with lunar calendars to mark with a marker favorable days for planting potatoes. Let's not enter into a discussion about the validity of astrology in general and lunar calendars in particular, but let's approach the issue from the point of view of common sense.
Ancestors' experience
For centuries we have been an agricultural power; only in the memory of our grandparents did spaceships begin to be built and industry began to actively develop.Believe me, the peasants did not calculate the timing of planting potatoes according to the lunar calendar. They were guided by the weather, birds, swelling of buds, and did not even suspect the existence of such calendars. And lo and behold! They reaped a good harvest, despite the fact that potatoes were planted on the wrong day, and wheat seeds were sown at the wrong time.
Oddly enough, they managed not only to provide food for themselves, but to feed the whole of Europe.
The influence of the moon on plants
Of course, no one will argue that the Moon has a huge influence on all processes occurring on earth. But not a single plant has yet died because “the stars were not aligned correctly.” They die from frosts and overflows, from drought and hurricane winds (which, by the way, begins not without the participation of the night luminary). If we neglect fine days, rely not on weather conditions, but on lunar calendars, then we will almost certainly be left without a harvest.
One gets the impression that in practice, gardening work exists on its own, and even the most beautiful planting calendars exist on their own. They only cross paths by chance, and their predictions also come true by chance. This is more like gymnastics for the mind, rather than a guide to action.
If the Moon were not so lazy, and made a revolution not in 29.5 Earth days, but, say, in a week, then it would be a different matter! And even then not in all cases. A month is an excessively long time to wait for a day favorable for sowing or planting a particular crop. Here everything needs to be done quickly; experienced gardeners know the situation when it was too early to do something yesterday, but tomorrow it will be too late. There is no time for favorable or unfavorable days here.
Planting potatoes
The detachment of lunar calendars from the realities of gardening life is most evident during planting work. It is very important here not to start them ahead of time - planting material may simply die in insufficiently warmed soil. But you can’t delay it either - in the spring the soil loses moisture very quickly, and a delay of even a few days can result in significant crop losses.
Planting potatoes according to the lunar calendar clearly demonstrates the inconsistency of astrological theories in gardening work. It may happen that at the time when it is recommended to plant tubers there is still snow on the ground, this means that you need to wait for the next favorable days. And they may not be soon! After all, it is recommended to plant potatoes on the waning Moon, and even under a certain relative position of the planets.
We looked at the following successful days and shuddered - usually at this time the sun is already hot for us, and there is not a single rain! And for neighbors who are unfamiliar with the lunar calendar for 2024, potatoes may already be blooming at this time. Will we wait for favorable days? Of course not! Let's take a closer look at the buds on the trees, listen to the weather forecast, and finally look at our neighbors!
It's the same with other crops. They need to be planted at the right time, regardless of lunar calendars and astrological forecasts, otherwise, not to mention good, you may not get any harvest at all.
Lunar calendar recommendations for 2024
We decided to look at several lunar calendars and find out favorable days for planting potatoes in 2024. And then plant several bushes at the recommended time and see what happens to them. To be on the safe side, we looked at three randomly selected sites from the first page.
You can easily check us by spending 5-10 minutes of your time. It’s good if the would-be gardener, who is guided by the lunar calendar, is lazy and only looked at one. What if he was looking for potato planting dates using several calendars? It doesn’t take long to reach a nervous breakdown - what if you plant tubers according to the “wrong” calendar?
There is only one way out - be patient, study astrology and draw up planting calendars yourself. Otherwise you may be left without a harvest. Or you can simply approach planting potatoes in 2024 from the point of view of common sense and plant them “in the spring”, and not “in the moon”.
Conclusion
I wonder if the compilers of lunar calendars themselves plant a vegetable garden according to the lunar calendar? Or did they only see all the vegetables on store shelves? If you feel like it, read lunar calendars for your own pleasure, but be reasonable when it comes to gardening work. Have a good harvest!
How right you are! I am exactly the same gardener who almost had a nervous breakdown! I also studied 3-4 calendars, carefully wrote everything down, then decided to make a table using the entries for convenience and was simply stunned! The “best days for planting” on one calendar are marked as “forbidden” on another calendar! Well, etc. Darkness! Thanks for the advice! I will definitely use it!