When to collect viburnum according to the lunar calendar in 2021

Red viburnum, or drupe, fully ripens only in late autumn.
As the berries ripen, they become bright red and are filled with juice containing a large amount of vitamins and microelements. The exact timing of harvesting red viburnum in the Moscow region and other regions of the country differs and depends on the climatic conditions of a particular area and weather. The best time for harvesting will also be determined by the lunar calendar. Dear readers! For you, we have created communities on social networks in which useful articles and interesting ideas are published several times a day! Subscribe and receive useful content in a convenient format!

Composition and beneficial properties of viburnum

The pulp of viburnum berries is rich in beneficial microelements and vitamins. It contains a large amount of nutrients that help neutralize the established disease, and also stimulate the enhancement of the human immune system.

The list of components saturating viburnum includes the following ingredients:

• Phosphorus
• Copper
• Tannins
• Manganese
• Potassium
• Magnesium
• Iron
• Pectins
• Iodine
• Phytoncides
• Vitamins C and A, P, E and K present

In addition, the leaves of Viburnum viburnum contain an increased amount of various acids - oleic, valeric, formic and acetic. Viburnum is used not only in folk medicine, it is recommended by qualified doctors to restore lost strength after a long illness or surgery.

Taking scarlet berries is allowed not only for adult patients, but also for young patients. Viburnum has an increased effect in the fight against various diseases, eliminates vitamin deficiency, and also neutralizes pathogenic microorganisms that enter the body.

The following beneficial properties are distinguished that the bright plant is endowed with:

1. In a short time it cures colds and acute respiratory viral infections.
2. Significantly increases the body's defenses, blocking the possibility of attachment of pathogenic bacteria.
3. It has diaphoretic and antipyretic properties.
4. Neutralizes sleep problems, eliminates depression, improves mood and charges a person with good mood and vigor.
5. Helps relieve nervous tension.
6. A decoction of the flowers of the plant helps eliminate inflammation of the oral cavity due to sore throat.
7. An infusion of the plant's berries helps with wet coughs, due to the fact that it has mucolytic properties.
8. Due to the fact that eating berries promotes a diuretic effect, excess fluid is removed from the body, which leads to the elimination of swelling.
9. Berries are recommended to be consumed for gastritis of the stomach; they well increase the acidity of the pH environment inside the digestive organs.
10. When consuming viburnum, the intestines are cleansed of harmful substances and toxins accumulated over a long period.
11. Allows you to normalize intestinal motility and helps eliminate constipation in humans.

Proper application of berries, foliage or color allows the plant to be used for almost any minor therapy for any disease. The main thing is to consider the dosage and consult with your doctor before use.

Harvest dates

It is believed that the technical maturity of viburnum occurs when the berries acquire an even bright red color without green streaks or spots. This period begins in August in the southern regions and by the end of September or mid-October, all viburnum in the middle zone has already reached full ripeness. This is considered the peak of its juiciness and usefulness, but many people do not like the bitter taste. After the first frost, the bitterness decreases, but the beneficial properties do not become weaker. By this time, birds are hovering around bushes with bright red berries and red, yellow, and green thinning leaves.

You can start picking berries from the moment when the red color displaces all the others. Usually they rush to collect them if they are afraid that the birds will eat everything. If there is no such fear, then it is quite possible to leave the berries until the cold weather, this will make them more tasty. They will not become less useful even when snow falls and stable winter weather sets in, the berries will simply wrinkle, begin to dry out, and they will lose their presentation, but not their medicinal properties.

Application

In addition to the fact that viburnum is used for medicinal purposes, various drinks can be made from it, such as fruit drinks, juices or jelly. It is great for making jams and preserves, both boiled and raw. Viburnum berries make delicious marmalade. In the process of preparing culinary delights, housewives add viburnum fruits as a filling or to enhance the taste when baking chicken or meat.

Due to the large number of useful qualities, it is widely used in various branches of medicine and cooking.

Soft branches of viburnum are used to make baskets, vases from natural materials, as well as wreaths and barrels. Such items are used to decorate and create coziness in residential premises and offices.

In addition to using berries to eliminate diseases, the consistency of the substance is actively used in cosmetology. It neutralizes rashes during adolescence and during menstrual flow in girls. Eliminates blackheads and improves skin color. Prevents the occurrence of early facial and senile wrinkles.

How to prepare viburnum correctly. TOP 5 recipes from viburnum

Asthma, eczema, high blood pressure and a whole host of viral diseases are just a few of the conditions that viburnum can save us from. Or rather, its aromatic vitamin fruits, which have a heart-shaped seed. A small shrub that symbolizes Ukraine and is its national treasure is a real storehouse of everything that is so necessary for the human body. Let's figure out how to collect, process, store and prepare viburnum berries.

Harm and contraindications

Before you start using a medicine to treat diseases, you should familiarize yourself with the contraindications. Not all ingredients may be suitable for different people. Although viburnum is endowed with a wide range of useful microelements and qualities.

If a substance is used incorrectly, then the possible benefit may turn out to be harmful to the human body.

There are the following categories of people suffering from certain types of diseases who are completely prohibited from consuming viburnum fruits or can be introduced into the diet, but with caution and under the supervision of medical personnel:

1. Low blood pressure. People with such ailments can introduce berries into the body, but not more than 1 tbsp.
2. Pregnant women - the berries contain a significant amount of ingredients identical to female hormones. An excess of the substance in the bloodstream of a pregnant woman can negatively affect the developing fetus, causing malformations of the baby. In severe situations, the components of viburnum, received by the body in increased mass, can stimulate premature birth.
3. Diseases of the liver and kidneys, chronic.
4. Gastritis of the stomach.
5. Allergic reaction to the berries of the plant.
6. Increased stomach acidity.
7. Blood diseases such as leukemia or thrombophlebitis.

For hypotension, it is not recommended to use viburnum berries prepared in the form of juice. The drink contributes to an excessive decrease in blood pressure. You should not experiment with the healing process by using viburnum if you develop gout, arthritis or urolithiasis. The introduction of the drug into the body can negatively affect the general condition of the patient.

Viburnum berries are a valuable medicine given by nature

Viburnum viburnum grows in the forest and in areas. This beautiful shrub is incredibly healing. What kind of diseases can’t be cured by viburnum! The pulp and seeds of berries, flowers, bark and even twigs are used for medicinal purposes. Autumn is the time to collect ruby ​​berries, of which there are especially many this year.

When to collect?

Viburnum berries are collected in the fall, in dry weather from mid-September to October, or later. Some people believe that it is better to stock up on them after freezing, when the viburnum becomes tastier. Indeed, frozen berries are less bitter. Unfortunately, in the pre-winter period the bunch is no longer so full; many of the berries in it have turned black, dried out and fallen off. This is why I never wait until late autumn and pick berries in Indian summer. I definitely leave some of the upper clusters for the winter as a delicacy and decoration for the bush.

Medicinal properties of viburnum fruits

Viburnum helps with many health problems, so this beautiful, fast-growing and unpretentious shrub is worth having in every garden. You can also use forest viburnum, which is abundant in the forest undergrowth. I moved a couple of small viburnum bushes from the forest to my plot. They soon grew and became a real decoration of the garden. Especially in autumn and early winter. Both bushes grew nearby in the forest, but their berries were completely different. Next year I want to root a cutting of a varietal garden viburnum that my friends grow. Its fruits are very large, they are almost without bitterness. Wild viburnum is also prolific. It is most likely more valuable for use as a natural medicine.

Viburnum berries. Viburnum berries are a well-known blood pressure lowering agent.
They are widely used in traditional medicine. Even in ancient times, it was noticed that viburnum is good for the heart and heals wounds. Stops bleeding from nosebleeds. I can’t help but quote R.B.’s advice. Akhmedov (book “Plants - your friends and foes”), helping to get rid of sand and stones: “There is an original method of treatment: if you swallow a viburnum berry seed and do it systematically, you will get rid of sand, stones in the gall and bladder, kidneys , bile ducts and liver. 10 - 15 seeds per day, one piece per appointment.”

Viburnum juice with honey. This mixture (fresh juice - 1 part, honey - 1 part) has long been considered incredibly medicinal. It was used for many diseases. Even with tumors. Some healers believe that it is better to take May honey. Take 2 tablespoons 4 times a day, one teaspoon at a time. The mixture is also used for ovarian cysts. To do this, viburnum juice with honey is taken on an empty stomach according to a certain scheme for four weeks: “in the 1st week in the morning on an empty stomach on the tip of a spoon. In the 2nd week - also 1/3 teaspoon in the morning on an empty stomach. 3rd week - 1 teaspoon in the morning and evening. 4th week - morning and evening, 1 tablespoon. Take a break for 1 month. Then the second course - in descending order, that is, in the 1st week, a tablespoon in the morning and evening, in the 2nd week - a teaspoon in the morning and evening. 3rd week - 1/3 teaspoon once in the morning on an empty stomach. And lastly, in the morning on the tip of a teaspoon.” (R.B. Akhmedov. “Plants are your friends and foes”).

A mixture of viburnum juice and honey is an excellent medicine for hypertensive patients.

Asthmatics are saved by viburnum juice with warmed honey . It is infused for 1 - 2 hours and drunk 1 - 2 tablespoons after meals. This mixture, diluted in warm water, helps well with sore throat (you can even use it as a gargle) and bronchitis.

Viburnum berries with granulated sugar. This is a very simple and good way to prepare viburnum for future use. The berries can be pre-chopped. Soon syrup will appear at the bottom of the jar. You can drink it a teaspoon several times a day or dilute it with water. The drink is especially useful for heart patients. Try drinking a glass of syrup (1 tablespoon) diluted with water. You will not feel heaviness in your stomach after a heavy meal. Viburnum has traditionally been considered the most beneficial berry for people suffering from various heart diseases. The berries themselves (the bitterness disappears in them) are also medicinal. They are chewed with a bone. This is a good remedy that strengthens the heart and blood vessels.

Fresh crushed berries. This is a wonderful remedy for treating many skin diseases. For breast cancer R.B. Akhmedov recommends lotions made from fresh crushed berries.

Viburnum seeds (pits) are dried and then brewed. Drink to improve tone, as a general tonic during flu epidemics and colds. The drink taken on an empty stomach becomes a mild laxative. Along the way, I would like to note the popularity of viburnum among cosmetologists and dermatologists. Excellent masks are made with fruit juice (with sour cream or cream). Viburnum juice, added to the usual Children's cream from the Svoboda factory, miraculously heals rough areas of the skin, chapped skin and nettle burns.

When and how to properly collect viburnum?

Some gardeners advise picking bright berries immediately after they have turned red, without greenery or unusual inclusions. Others recommend harvesting only after the first frost. It is at this moment that the bitterness characteristic of unripe viburnum disappears, and a sweetish taste is acquired with a slight tart aftertaste and an inherent pleasant bitterness.

Due to the fact that the berries are picked after frost, they accumulate significantly more useful elements than when picked before the first drop in temperature.

But if it is not possible to wait until frosty weather sets in, then you need to cut the bunches and put them in the freezer for a while. The effect of the procedure will be the same as if you keep the plant in the fresh air. In order to pick the berries, it is recommended to choose a clear, windless, sunny day. The event is carried out with sharp, disinfected pruning shears. This is necessary in order not to infect the plant with pathogenic bacteria. The cut is carried out entirely with a brush so as not to damage the berries, thereby not losing their beneficial properties. If the processing of viburnum is planned to be carried out immediately after harvesting, then you can remove the fruits without worrying about their safety and content in the bunch.

After cutting the brush, it is recommended to immediately place it on a baking sheet prepared in advance, in one layer. Otherwise, when the fruits are piled up in a heap, it is almost impossible to carefully select the bunches. This happens because the branches cling to each other and the berries fall off. You can tie the bunches together or cut off all the berries at once if you intend to process them quickly. After this, they should be rinsed under running water and dried well. It is very important that bad, rotten or spoiled berries must be removed immediately during sorting. Otherwise, rot or disease may spread to the entire crop.

Timing for harvesting viburnum by region for the winter

When the berries are ripe and elastic, they contain more organic acids, which impart bitterness and sourness. After the first frost, the taste becomes sweeter - carbohydrates accumulate in the pulp.

Attention!

You can harvest not only the fruits, but also the leaves; they also have pronounced medicinal properties.

Ripening depends not only on weather conditions and climate, but also on the variety. Modern “gatherers” rarely go looking for shrubs growing in natural conditions. Viburnum Maria ripens at the end of August, at the beginning of September:

• Sadovaya;
• Rowanushka;
• Sunset;
• Zagorodnitskaya;
• Shukshinskaya.

By Indian summer you can harvest the Zholobovskaya and Vigorovskaya varieties; by the beginning of October the following varieties ripen:

• Souzga;
• Red bunch;
• Elixir;
• Aurora.

But these varieties are resistant to temperature changes:

• Zarnitsa;
• Red bunch;
• Mayskaya;
• Garnet bracelet.

On a note!

The berries on plants of these varieties will survive the first frosts and even winter.

In the Urals

Harvest can be planned for mid to late November. It is permissible to wait until the first frost or finish the preparation before it. You just have to choose a dry, clear day.

In outskirts of Moscow

Autumn in this region is mild and the climate is stable. Therefore, you should not free the branches from the fruits too early. If the berries do not fall off and there is no threat of bird invasion, then the viburnum can be left until October.

In central Russia

In 2021, many gardeners ended their season much earlier than they were used to. This is due to the unprecedented drought. Water has left the wells in the areas. You can return for viburnum in early October. If autumn in the middle zone is the same as summer, then you won’t have to dry the fruits - they will wrinkle on the bushes. All that remains is to tie the brushes into bouquets.

In Siberia

In this region, viburnum will reach final maturity only by the end of October. Frosts will come at the same time, the taste will be sweeter. So you shouldn’t go to the site before the first days of November.

In St. Petersburg

The climate in the Leningrad region is humid, viburnum ripens in late summer. You should not leave it on the bushes for a long time. Strong winds after frosts cause the bush to fall off. The best collection time is September and October.

In the Volga region

Recommendations for this area are the same as for central Russia. True, it is advisable to collect it a little earlier - if it was not decided to leave it until the first frost. The humidity in this area is higher; the berries will have to be dried at home.

Storage methods

Harvesting the harvest from the plant is half the question. It should be prepared for safekeeping. There are several storage methods for this:

• The brushes are tied together in 2-3 clusters and hung from the ceiling in a well-ventilated, dry and cool room. But it’s not worth keeping viburnum in this form for a long time. If you do not process it within 14 days, the tones may lose their beneficial qualities.
• Freezing - the berries are picked from the bunches, carefully sorted, washed well, and dried. Then the fruits are laid out on a baking sheet in a single layer and placed in the freezer to freeze. While the viburnum is freezing, it should be mixed on a tray, and then packaged in separate containers and placed for long-term storage. If the berries are not large, then freezing can be done in their original form, without breaking the berries into individual bobbles.
• Drying viburnum - dried berries do not lose any of their beneficial properties. They are used for medicinal decoctions and preparation of compotes. The procedure must be performed in an oven or in a special dryer for vegetables and fruits. You can also carry out the procedure at room temperature in a dry room, but the duration of obtaining the result increases in time.

It doesn’t matter which way you choose to store viburnum, but any use of the nutrient will protect the body from diseases during spring-autumn epidemics and relieve spring vitamin deficiency.

Thus, viburnum is not only an interesting decoration for wedding ceremonies, but also a medicinal substance that helps to get rid of serious diseases in a short time. The main thing is that before use you should consult with your doctor and set the dosage, as well as identify possible contraindications. Otherwise, if taken incorrectly, it is possible to provoke the acquisition not of benefit, but of significant harm to the patient’s entire body.

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Unfavorable days for harvesting viburnum

You should not prepare drupes during the new moon. If you do not avoid contact with the plant at this time, it will hurt later.

Unfavorable time for harvesting:

• September 21;
• The 20th of October;
• November 19;
• December 19th.

Astrologers who specialize in compiling lunar calendars have different opinions about the full moon. Some believe that it is as dangerous as the new moon, others believe that this is the best time to collect fruits for long-term storage. The largest disk of the Moon in the fall of 2021 is 7 in September, 6 in October, 5 in November, 4 in December.

Attention!

Days not mentioned in the table and among unfavorable days are neutral.

Drying viburnum

There are fewer vitamins in dried fruits, but viburnum is still useful: such berries can be added to tea, compotes and decoctions can be prepared from them. Before drying, the entire harvest must be thoroughly washed in purified water, sorted and separated from cuttings and leaves. Afterwards, the viburnum is dried by laying it on a flat surface. The following methods are usually used to dry fruits:

• electric dryer – 80°C mode, at least 4 hours;
• fresh air - 3-4 days in dry sunny weather;
• oven – temperature 100°C, at least 6-8 hours;
• microwave oven - 15 minutes at 600 W.

If drying is forced, the fruits should be laid out in small portions on a flat dish covered with parchment paper. In the case of an oven, this is a baking sheet; for a dryer, there are containers; for a microwave, you should take a glass plate. When the viburnum is dried outside, newspapers are placed under it and covered with natural breathable material on top - preferably gauze. These fruits can be stored in a glass jar with a tightly sealed lid for up to 2 years.

Recipes for viburnum jam, jelly and marshmallows

Jam, jelly and marshmallows are prepared in accordance with a specific recipe, which involves preserving the vitamins of viburnum.

Paste

How to cook:

1. Soak the prepared berries in hot water for 3 minutes, then rinse with cold water. Blanch.
2. Pour the fruits into a saucepan and cook until pureed.
3. Rub the puree through a sieve. Add sugar to the puree in a 1:1 ratio.
4. Continue cooking the sweet mass until it thickens.
5. Pour the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with paper. Cool, and then put in the refrigerator for another day.
6. Cut the frozen layer into rectangles or squares. Roll in powdered sugar.

Jam

How to make cold jam:

1. Pour honey into a jar with viburnum fruits in a 1:1 ratio. Water with sugar dissolved in it will also work.
2. Leave the container on the table and wait until the sticky substance turns red.
3. Add syrup to tea instead of sugar.

Viburnum marshmallow recipe:

1. Wash the berries in cold water.
2. Pour hot water over it and immediately start squeezing the fruits to get maximum juice.
3. Add 1.5 kg of sugar to 1 liter of juice. Mix.
4. Pour into jars, close the lids and put in the refrigerator.
5. Leave to harden for about a day.