Lunar calendar for the gardener for April 2024

In April, gardeners have more work to do. In addition to caring for seedlings and houseplants, they now need to tend to the first spring flowers and the perennials that will delight you all season long. To maximize the benefits of your gardening, it's worth following the Lunar Calendar for April 2024. It will tell you which days are favorable for gardening and which are not. It also provides recommendations for chores throughout April.

Favorable and unfavorable days for planting flowers in April 2024

The table below shows favorable dates for working with flowering and ornamental plants, days on which planting is undesirable, and also favorable and unfavorable only for certain groups or at certain times (see below).

View	Favorable days	Unfavorable and prohibited
Annuals	1-3, 5—7, 9—11, 11—13, 13—16, 18—23, 28—30	3—5, 7, 8, 9, 23, 24, 25, 30
Perennials, biennials	1-3, 5—7, 9—11, 11—13, 13—16, 18—21, 21—23, 25, 26—30
Bulbous and cormous plants	1-3, 5—7, 13—16, 25, 26-30
Ampelous and curly	11—13, 18—23, 26-28
Indoor	1-3, 5—7, 9—11, 11—13, 13—16, 18—23, 26—30

Favorable and unfavorable days for various flower care tasks in April 2024

The table below shows favorable dates for classes with flowering and ornamental plants, days on which certain work prohibited, A Also favorable or unfavorable only during certain hours (see below).

Works	Favorable days	Unfavorable and prohibited days
Transplantation, division of rhizomes, digging	1-3, 5—7, 11—13, 13—16 (except curly), 18—21, 28—30	3—5, 7, 8, 9—11, 16—18, 23-25, 30
Formative pruning, cuttings	1-3, 9—11, 13—16, 18—23, 28—30	5—7, 7, 8, 9, 16—18, 23—28
Sanitary pruning, stump removal, removal of undergrowth	1-5, 7—9 (possible), 9—16, 18—23, 25, 28-30	16—18, 23, 24, 25
Watering, loosening, fertilizing	1-3 (without loosening), 9—11 (without loosening), 13—16, 18—21, 21—23 (without spraying), 25, 28—30	3—5, 7, 8, 9, 11—13, 16—18, 23, 24, 25, 26-28, 30
Graft	1-3, 5—7, 9—16, 18—21, 25, 28—30	7, 8, 9, 21—23, 24, 25
Disease and pest control	1-5, 9—13, 16—18, 18—21 (possible), 23-25, 26-28, 28-30	5—7, 13—16, 21—23
Lawn seeding	16—23, 26-28	7, 8, 9, 23, 24, 25

Lunar calendar of gardening, vegetable growing, and floristic activities for April 2024 by day

Conventional designations:

• «+" - good fertility;
• «+/-" - average fertility;
• «—" - low fertility;
• ◐ — Waxing moon;
• ◑ — Waning Moon;
• ● — New Moon;
• ○ — Full moon.

Moon phases in April 2024:

• ◑ — 1-7, 25-30
• ● — 8 (21h 20m).
• ◐ — 9-23.
• ○ — 24 (02h 48m).

Days by Zodiac Sign:

• ♑ Capricorn — 1 (from 7:04 a.m.)-3 (until 7:00 p.m.), 28 (from 12:37 a.m.)-30 (until 6:20 p.m.).
• ♒ Aquarius — 3 (from 12:07 p.m.)-5 (until 2:00 p.m. 12 p.m.), 30 (from 6:20 p.m.)-30.
• ♓ Pisces - 5.04 (from 14:12) - 7 (until 14:24).
• ♈ Aries - 7 (from 14:24)-9 (until 14:22).
• ♉ Taurus — 9 (from 14:22) - 11 (until 15:57).
• ♊ Gemini — 11 (from 15:57)-13 (until 20:44).
• ♋ Cancer — 13 (from 20:44) - 16 (until 05:24).
• ♌ Leo — 16 (from 05:24)-18 (until 17:09).
• ♍ Virgo - 18 (from 17:09)-21 (until 06:08).
• ♎ Libra — 21 (from 06:08) - 23 (until 18:19).
• ♏ Scorpio — 23 (from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.)-25.
• ♐ Sagittarius - 26-28 (until 12:37).

Lunar calendar of gardening activities for April 2024 by day

1.04 (from 07:04) - 3.04 (until 12:07)

♑ Capricorn, +-, ◑, Root days

Loosening near the roots is not recommended.

These are favorable days for planting corms and bulbs. You can plant perennials and annuals, but don't rely on the moon's support for their growth.

Favorable time for working with indoor plants: dracaena, lapidaria, conophytum friedrichii, noble laurel, largyroderma oviformis, fan palms (Chameropsis presemata, Trachycarpus Grumpy, Washingtonia filiformis), fat woman (silver, sickle-shaped), ficus (Benjamin, Bengali, lyre-shaped, Elastica), elephant yucca.

We plant conifers. Preparing soil for seedlings and replanting.

3.04 (from 12:07 pm) - 5.04 (until 14:12 pm)

♒ Aquarius, —, ◑, Flower days

It is not recommended to sow (especially if you want to get seeds from these specimens), pick, plant and transplant all flower, decorative crops, watering and fertilizing.

Gradually remove covers from heat-loving crops (read more below). Preventive treatment against pests and diseases. Sanitary pruning.

Cleaning flower beds from debris.

5.04 (from 14:12) - 7:04 (until 14:24)

♓ Pisces, +, ◑, Leaf days

Pruning and treatment against diseases and pests is not recommended.

Water and fertilize, including for houseplants. These are very favorable days for sowing, planting, and replanting all types of flowers, ornamentals, and shrubs.

If the weather permits, we work on layering.

7.04 (from 14:24) - 9:04 (until 14:22)

♈ Aries, +-, ●, days of Fruition

8.04 at 21:20 – Exact New Moon.

You cannot plant, sow, or transplant the day before or after the Exact New Moon.

During the sign of Aries, you should not water or feed plants.

During these days, we spray for pests and diseases. We also control weeds; if we remove them during these days, they won't bother us for a long time.

Just until 7.04 21h 20m It is possible to plant annual and perennial flowers with thorns and spines, as well as with bright red and orange flowers.

9.04 (from 14.22) - 11.04 (until 15.57)

♉ Taurus, +, ◐, Root days.

Loosening near the roots is prohibited.

We water and fertilize with mineral fertilizers. We sow cold-hardy annuals in open ground. We transplant indoor plants by transshipment. Sowing annuals for seedlings (marigolds, Chinese asters).

We take care of primroses, for example: primrose.

11.04 (from 15.57 pm) - 13.04 (until 20.44 pm)

♊ Gemini, —, ◐, Flower days

There is no need to water or fertilize.

We sow flowering crops, especially trailing and climbing ones. We plant climbing roses And clematisWe reproduce zebra, callisia, sockets (chlorophytum, violet, arrowroot, asparagus, fern, sansevieria, calathea) and mustache (saxifrage, buttercup, tenacious).

Spraying with disease control products. Loosening the flower beds.

13.04 (from 20:44) - 16.04 (until 05:24)

♋ Cancer, +, ◐, Leaf days

It is not recommended to work with hanging and climbing flowers, as well as to treat plants against pests and diseases.

Cancer is a favorable sign for sowing, planting annuals, perennials, including dahlias And gladioli (cover the plantings with lutrasil for the first time), planting and replanting ornamental crops.

We water and feed flowering plants with mineral fertilizers.

Rooting, replanting, pruning indoor plants: agave, aglaonemas, gasteria, dieffenbachia, Haworthia pearl-bearing and chess-like.

16.04 (from 05:24) - 18:04 (until 17:09)

♌ Leo, —, ◐, Fruit Day.

There is no need to water and fertilize, soak and germinate seeds, remove side shoots and pinch, trim and replant.

We loosen, mulch, weed, and spray plants against pests and diseases. We remove covers from heat-loving plants and protect conifers from the sun.

We clear flower beds of debris.

18.04 (from 17.09) - 21.04 (until 06.08)

♍Virgo +-, ◐, Root days.

There is no need to soak the seeds.

We plant ornamental shrubs, divide the rhizomes of perennial flowering plants, and propagate them by cuttings and layering.

We sow for seedlings ornamental cabbage,morning glory,marigold,zinnia,annual dahlia, Chinese asters, amaranth tailed.

Cuttings pelargonium, petunias, chrysanthemumsPlanting of indoor flowers is possible: aucubas, dracaenas, monsters, rhoicissus, scindapsus, fatsia, philodendron, cissus.

We loosen the soil and add new soil to the pots with indoor plants.

21.04 (from 06:08 am) - 23.04 (until 18:19)

♎ Libra, +-, ◐, Flower days

Treatment of plants against pests and diseases is not recommended.

We sow all types of flowers except tuberous ones. We plant annuals and perennials, including roses and ornamental shrubs.

We are engaged in house flowers: Indian azalea, heliotrope hybrid, hibiscus or Chinese rose, hydrangea, celosia feathery, night cestrum, cineraria, crossandra, kufeya fiery red, indoor lily.

23.04 (from 18:19)-25

♏ Scorpio, +, ○, Leaf Days

April 24 at 02:48 – Exact Full Moon.

The day before and after the Exact Full Moon, it is not recommended to sow, plant or transplant plants, soak seeds, prune, or fertilize.

All works below are only on 25.04 (from 02:48):

In the sign of Scorpio, it is not recommended to divide or replant, and pruning should be done with caution; disinfection is mandatory.

We plant flowers with tubers and bulbs, as well as those with climbing branches. We water and feed them, including bulbs planted in the fall. Those already blooming should be given potassium and phosphorus fertilizers, and those just beginning to grow should be given nitrogen fertilizers. We root cuttings.

We finally free heat-loving flowering and ornamental plants from cover.

26.04-28.04 (until 12:37 pm)

♐ Sagittarius, +-, ◑, days of Fruition

Under the sign of Sagittarius, you should not water, fertilize, or prune.

We plant bulbous and climbing flowers. You can plant begonia.

Prevention of diseases and pests.

Loosening the flower beds with tulips And daffodils.

Sowing and planting houseplants: cissus, indoor lemon, clivia, crinum,  Strelitzia reginae, Schefflera,sacred fig, hemanthus, eucharis,

28.04 (from 12:37 pm) - 30.04 (until 18:20 pm)

♑ Capricorn, +-, ◑, Root days

Loosening near the roots is not recommended.

These are favorable days for planting corms and bulbs. You can plant perennials and annuals, but don't rely on the moon's support for their growth.

30.04 (from 18:20) - 30.04

♒ Aquarius, —, ◑, Flower days

It is not recommended to sow (especially if you want to get seeds from these specimens), pick, plant and transplant all flower, decorative, vegetable crops, watering and fertilizing.

Preventive treatment against pests and diseases.

Gardening in open ground in April

In April, shoots begin to emerge from under last year's grass. crocuses, marigolds, bluebellsTulips are also beginning to actively grow, forming their future buds. To ensure their stems are long and their cups large, add a nitrogen-rich nutrient mix for bulbous plants, loosen the soil, and water it.

Remove the foliage used to mulch perennials so the flowers can experience the spring warmth. Once the soil warms up, you can cover it with mulch again to prevent it from drying out in the sun.

Caring for and planting new roses

Gradually uncover the roses, removing the branches and leaves, but for now, return them to the covering material. The flowers have become unaccustomed to sunlight and wind over the winter, which can damage them. If there's a cover, open it on the side for ventilation. Once the soil warms up and the roots gain strength, the cover can be removed.

Hybrid tea, polyanthus and roses floribunda It needs to be trimmed down to the wood. For park varieties, this only needs to be done on the frozen ends.

Roses can be planted at the beginning of the month. Their shoots should be pruned to prevent nutrients from leaching into the above-ground parts of the plant, without reaching the roots. Failure to do so may result in the flowers dying.

Care and planting of perennial flower varieties

Specimens that overwinter with green leaves should be covered with non-woven material (yucca filamentous, mahonia holly and others). The needles must be protected from the sun. fir trees, juniper, thuja.

Division, transplantation and planting

When the perennial specimens grow up (asters, sedums, chrysanthemums etc.), you need to determine which of them need dividing and repotting. This does not apply to varieties that bloom in spring and June. These are usually done in the fall.

It's advisable to divide and replant chrysanthemum bushes that are at least two years old. Failure to do so will result in many thin shoots that will break in a gust of wind before they bloom. The divisions should have one or two strong shoots. These will grow quickly and produce buds later in the season.

Gladiolus tubers can be planted in open ground. Choose a site where these flowers haven't been grown for several years. Before planting, clean the bulbs and treat them with insecticide. Old and diseased bulbs (with flat bottoms) should not be planted; they can be discarded.

Pruning flowers and shrubs

To encourage delphiniums to produce strong, tall stems and large inflorescences, pruning away weak shoots is essential. This should be done when they are only 5-8 cm tall. Only 2-3 strong stems should be left, and the rest should be cut off at the root collar, placed in growth stimulants, and planted in a cuttings bed for rooting. Cover the top with a 5 cm layer of sand.

In April, you can still prune ornamental shrubs that are attractive not for their flowers, but for their bright, variegated foliage, to encourage vigorous growth of young shoots. Of course, it's best to do this in March, before the sap begins to flow. This allows their leaves to achieve their most decorative effect, and the bushes to maintain a neat shape.

Planting and sowing annuals into the ground

In April, you can already plant annuals (tagetes, zinnias, petunias, amaranth, and others). This should be done under a plastic cover. On warm days, the cover should be opened for ventilation.

Caution! Do not add compost to the soil to avoid triggering the development of blackleg disease.

Annual asters are grown either from seedlings or by direct sowing. For seedlings, if they weren't already planted in March, sow the seeds in early April.

During germination, seedlings are wary of the soil drying out. Once true leaves emerge, transplant them into separate containers. Aster seedlings love to be repotted. The more often they are repotted (for example, in the same pot, slightly disturbing the root system), the more profusely they bloom. Asters are also not afraid of repotting during flowering.

If you sow asters in March, you have a chance of harvesting mature seeds. However, you should protect the plantings from possible frost.

Annual asters can be sown in the ground in April, after the soil has thawed. Just be sure to choose varieties that are resistant to various diseases.

Read about aster varieties in the article Aster flower: types, varieties, planting and care in open ground.

The surface of the crops is sprinkled with calcined sand to protect the seedlings from black leg.

Of course, asters sown directly outdoors will bloom later than those grown from seedlings. However, they will continue to delight with flowers in the fall, and the bushes will be fuller and more resistant to infections.

Cold-resistant annual specimens (Eschscholzia, cornflowers, Iberis, scabious, chrysanthemum etc.), you can immediately plant it in a permanent place without covering it with anything.

Work of flower growers at home

In April, you should also take care of your indoor seedlings. Those planted in February should be fed with a complete fertilizer for flowering plants (2-3 g per 1 liter of water). Apply the fertilizer during watering, avoiding contact with the stems and leaves.

Transplant seedlings sown in March into individual cups, cassettes, or seedling boxes. Space small shoots 2.5-3 cm apart, and larger shoots 4-5 cm apart.

A couple of weeks before planting outdoors, begin hardening off the seedlings. This means placing them outside for 10 minutes at a time, gradually increasing the time. During outdoor use, the shoots should be shaded from direct sunlight and protected from the wind.

In April, you can already plant seedlings in open ground. Shabo carnation, stock, sweet peas. Even if there's a frost, the plants won't be harmed. They can withstand temperatures down to -5°C.

Arrangement of dahlias

How to lay out tubers for germination:

• Wash them, cut out damaged areas.
• Place in a solution of potassium permanganate for 10-15 minutes.
• Treat with a growth stimulator.
• Place them tightly next to each other on a layer of wet peat or scalded sawdust.
• Fill the tuber nests with soil mixture, leaving the root collar open.
• Place in the brightest place in the room.
• Once the growth sites of the stems become visible, divide the nests (each tuber should have 1-2 sprouts and part of the old shoot left).

Helpful information! Young dahlia shoots can be planted outdoors at the end of April. If frost returns, cover them with plastic or non-woven fabric.

Landscaping of balconies and loggias

Pansies or daisies can be used for this purpose. April is the best time for them. These flowers don't like stuffy rooms, so in June they will need to be dug up and transplanted outdoors. Pelargoniums and petunias can be planted instead.

Caring for indoor plants

If houseplants need to be repotted (the root system doesn't fit in the old pot, the soil is no longer usable, etc.), including by transshipment, this should be done in April. After repotting, water the flowers with Zircon or apply Epin Extra to the crown. Continue feeding, but not earlier than three weeks after repotting. The flowers need time to adjust to their new location and begin growing again.

If you repot later, the plants will be more sensitive to the process. When this isn't possible, you should at least replace the top layer of the soil mixture.

Some gardeners are skeptical about the Lunar Calendar. However, those who adhere to it note that following its recommendations has a beneficial effect on flower growing. The advice is easy to follow, so you can try it and see for yourself whether it truly works.