Lunar Calendar for May 2022: Gardening Tips According to Moon Phases

Caring for plants according to the lunar calendar is a practice followed by many gardeners. Here are the gardening tips for May 2022 based on the lunar phases:

  1. May 1: Lunar node – Avoid gardening.
  2. May 2: Sow salsify and scorzonera. Thin plants when they have two leaves.
  3. May 3 – May 4: Sow root vegetables like turnips, beets, leeks, radishes, carrots, and endives.
  4. May 5: Lunar peak – Avoid gardening.
  5. May 6: Prune spring flowering shrubs. Plant summer bulbs and cut flowering succulents. Attend to herbaceous perennial plants.
  6. May 7: Plant aromatic herbs like chives, thyme, or mint.
  7. May 8: Plant red or green cabbages, Brussels sprouts, and Savoy cabbages. Mow the lawn.
  8. May 9 – May 10: Plant tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, peppers, squash, and zucchini. Protect with covers and enrich the soil with compost.
  9. May 11 – May 14: Plant crosnes, spring garlic, storage potatoes, and Jerusalem artichokes. Transplant leeks and celeriac.
  10. May 15: Lunar node – Avoid gardening.
  11. May 16: Total lunar eclipse – Avoid gardening.
  12. May 17: Moon in perigee – Avoid gardening.
  13. May 18: Transplant tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, peppers, and squash sown in March or April. Protect with covers.
  14. May 19: Sow legumes like chickpeas, beans, lentils, or broad beans.
  15. May 20 – May 21: Sow carrots alternating with radish seedlings. Sow beets, kohlrabi, turnips, leeks, or salsify for winter.
  16. May 22 – May 23: Sow fast-growing annual plants such as nasturtium, oriental poppy, hollyhock. Sow biennial plants like primroses or forget-me-nots in the nursery.
  17. May 24 – May 26: Sow cardoon and perry. Sow salads, celery stalks, sweet fennel. Keep the soil moist.
  18. May 27 – May 28: Sow beans, wrinkled peas, sweet corn, and squash. Renew zucchini and cucumber seedlings.
  19. May 29: Lunar node – Avoid gardening.
  20. May 30 – May 31: Sow black radishes for winter, carrots, parsnips, beets, and round turnips.

Follow these guidelines to make the most of the lunar influences on your garden in May 2022. Happy gardening!

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