Early February - use this time for garden projects you will soon be too busy to attend to later. Build a cold frame or potting bench, clean tools, clean out pots with a stiff bristle brush, or organize seeds and bagged soils so you know what you need for the growing season.
Full Snow Moon - February 5
Full Snow Moon - February 5
We can complain because rosebushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. - Abraham Lincoln (February 12 birthday)
February 14 - Valentines Day. Grow succulents in a heart-shaped box or select a houseplant, such as an orchid, brommeliad or red anthurium (shown in photo above) for your special valentine.
February 22 - George Washington's birthday. A "father plant" is one from which pollen has been obtained to create a hybrid.
Sow seeds indoors - sow cool-season vegetable seeds indoors, including‚ broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, leeks, onion and Swiss chard. Plant six weeks before your last date of expected frost.
Your indoor plants may notice the longer days, and begin growing. You can begin feeding them again, but only use a half strength solution of your house plant fertilizer until the growth is robust.