So the day is named in honor of St. Timothy, the Prince of Pskov, whose memory is commemorated by Orthodox believers on this day. Timofey was popularly nicknamed the Gardener, since the peasants devoted this day to work in the garden, clearing the beds of weeds, watering and planting seedlings. The second name of the date was Falale borage, so people dedicated the day to cucumbers. In the northern regions, their seedlings were planted in the ground.