Spring is a busy season for gardeners. Early in the spring, it's important to take care of the health of trees and flowers, the condition of the plot, and the upcoming harvest.
It is very important to carry out all agricultural activities correctly and on time.
List of major spring works by day and month for 2023
All work must be carried out taking into account the climatic conditions of the region, focusing on Lunar calendar for gardeners and vegetable growers.
They cannot be carried out, especially those involving water and spraying, in cloudy cold weather below +5 °C.
March
Let's look at the work in March and the dates on which it is best to do it.
| Works | Favorable days | Unfavorable and prohibited |
| Pruning, fertilizing with snow (ash) | 1-3 (until 18:16), 6 (until 15:39), 8 (from 15:39)-10, 11-13 (until 10:21), 15 (from 15:05)-19 (until 18:12) | 3 (from 6 p.m. 16 p.m.) - 5, 6 (from 15:39),7, 8 (until 15:39), 19-21 |
| Prevention of diseases and pests of fruit trees and shrubs, conifers (if the snow has melted) | 3 (from 18:16)-5, 11-15 (until 15:05), 17 (from 17:24)-19 (until 18:12), 26-28 (until 13:21), 31 | 1-3 (until 18:16), 6-8 (until 17:43), 19 (from 18:12)-23 (until 21:41), 28 (from 13:21)-30 |
| Renewing the whitewash (in sunny weather) | 3 (from 6:16 p.m.)-5, 11-15 (until 3:05 p.m.), 22 (from 8:21 p.m.)-28 (until 1:21 p.m.), 31 | 1-3 (until 18:16), 6-8 (until 17:43), 19 (from 18:12)-22 (until 20:21), 28 (from 13:21)-30 |
| Digging, fertilizing, and disinfection of greenhouses and hotbeds | 1-5, 6 (until 3:39 pm) and 8 (from 3:39 pm)-10 (digging and fertilizing only), 11-13 (until 10:21 am), 13 (from 10:21 am)-15 (until 3:05 pm) (disinfection only), 15 (from 3:05 pm)-19 (until 6:12 pm) (without digging), 21-23 (until 21:41) (disinfection only), 23 (from 21:41)-25, 26-31 | 6 (from 15:39),7, 8 (until 15:39), 17 (from 17:24)-19 (until 18:12) |
| Hanging new birdhouses | 1-15 | — |
| In sunny weather, airing plants under winter cover | 17-31 | — |
| Sowing in a greenhouse, with additional cover with lutrasil, early white cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, phlox, snapdragons, Chinese carnations | 1-3 (until 18:16), 11-13 (until 10:21), 15 (from 15:05)-17 (until 17:24), 23 (from 21:41)-25, 28 (from 13:21)-30 | 6 (from 15:39),7, 8 (until 15:39), 17 (from 17:24)-19 (until 18:12), 20 (from 20:21),21,22 |
| Sowing radishes, salad varieties of carrots, and small onions for greens in a greenhouse with shelter | 8 (from 15:39 pm) - 10, 13 (from 10:21 pm) - 17 (until 17:24 pm), 19 (from 18:12)-20 (until 20:21), 23 (from 21:41)-25 | |
| Exposing seed potatoes to light for germination | 1-3 (until 6:16 p.m.), 6 (until 3:39 p.m.), 8 (from 3:39 p.m.)-13 (until 10:21 a.m.), 15 (from 3:05 p.m.)-17 (until 5:24 p.m.), 23 (from 9:41 p.m.)-25, 28 (from 13:21) -30 | 6 (from 15:39),7, 8 (until 15:39),13 (from 10:21 a.m.) -15 (until 15:05 p.m.), 21, 22 |
More Read about work in March 2023 on our website Top.tomathouse.com.
April
- Cleaning the area (2-3, 13-15, 29-30).
- Collection of compost from plant residues (1-3, 13-15, 29-30).
- Fertilizing beds before digging (4-6, 18-19).
- Obtaining birch sap (4-6).
- Tidying up garden tools, placing barrels of water in the sun (2-3, 9-10, 13-15, 29-30).
- Preparing the beds (9-10, 18-21).
- Planting coniferous and fruit seedlings (11-12).
- Continuation of pruning trees and shrubs (11-15), as well as grafting and planting (16-17).
- Sowing for seedlings in a greenhouse with additional cover with lutrasil of marigolds, Chinese asters, early ripening tomatoes, late white cabbage, basil, dill, lettuce (7-9), morning glory (11-12), cucumbers, ornamental cabbage, zinnia, amaranth, squash, pumpkin, zucchini (16-17).
- Sowing in open ground leaf parsley (11-12, 16-17), anise, savory, caraway, caraway, watercress, mint, monarda, marjoram, dill, leaf mustard (16-17, 20-21), root parsley, nigella (20-21, 24-26).
- Collection and preparation of young nettle leaves (19, 27-30).
- Removing winter shelters from heat-loving plants (22-23).
- Removing the first weeds (in sunny weather).
- Propagation of shrubs by layering (22-23).
- In warm regions or in the middle zone for food in open ground, planting carrots, turnips, onion sets (20-21, 24-26), potatoes, beets, radishes, root celery seedlings (24-26), planting onion seedlings (27-28).
- Planting dahlias in southern regions or with shelter (24-26).
- Tidying up, loosening and fertilizing garden strawberries (24-26).
May
1 May work similar to April 30.
- Prevention of diseases and pests (2-3, 20, 28).
- Cleaning up dry leaves for compost, branches, garden paths, landscaping flower beds, uprooting old stumps, painting fences and other garden structures (2-5, 12).
- Repair and production of supports for creeping plants (4-5).
- Continuation of updating garden equipment (4-5).
- Collection and preparation of sorrel (8, 28).
- Mulching tree trunk circles (8).
- Digging up the soil with old manure and compost (8).
- Planting and replanting herbaceous plants (10).
- Continuing to care for strawberries (10, 28).
- Open ground — planting cabbage seedlings (cover with water cylinders): early, broccoli, cauliflower; sowing dill and other greens, peas (10, 13, 16). For seedlings — zucchini, squash, pumpkin (13, 16). Greenhouse — placement of late-ripening tomato seedlings (10, 13, 16), mid-season tomatoes, eggplant, peppers (13, 16). Under film: cucumber seedlings (16).
- Between the beds with strawberries, onions and garlic, plant calendula and marigolds (10).
- Transplanting and planting perennials, shrubs and trees (14, 16)
- Watering and fertilizing with organic matter, application of mineral fertilizers (10, 14, 23, 28, 31), between trees - peat, in flower beds, strawberries - ash and compost with loosening (18, 23).
- We clean garden ponds (18, 28).
- Planting dahlias, beets, potatoes, onion sets for long-term storage, and spring garlic. Transplanting perennial onions (23).
- Thinning out plant seedlings (28), hilling up cabbage seedlings (31).
- Carrying out lawn aeration (31).
