How-To

January was the garden’s vacation time and now February is the month to ‘start’ the year and get things going and ready for spring!

Prune/Shear/Maintain

February is the time you want to start pruning. Hedges,  dormant ornamental grasses, shrubs, roses, fruit trees, and anything that blooms in the summer should be pruned. This also includes any perennials that weren’t cut back in the fall. Clean and cut back any perennials that didn’t frost to the ground.

If you’re not sure what needs to be pruned or not shoot us an email or give us a call and we’ll help you out.

Weed

This month is also the perfect time to start weeding and cleaning to start sowing and planting your gardens. It’s also a great idea to place a barrier to prevent future weeds from coming up. Need barrier? We’ve got it, contact us for more details.

According to Natural Gardener the following are vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruits to sow or plant during the month of February.

Sow Seeds
Vegetables: Beets, Carrots, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Parsnip, Peas, Radish, Rutabaga, Spinach, Turnips. Start Tomatoes and Peppers indoors.

Herbs: Chives, Cilantro, Dill, Echinacea, Parsley.

Flowers: Coreopsis, Cosmos, Nasturtium, Sweet Peas.

Plant
Vegetables: Artichokes, Asparagus, Asian Greens, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chard, Collards, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Onion Sets, Seed Potatoes, Shallot Bulbs, Spinach.

Fruit: Blackberries, Dewberries, Grapes, Figs, Pears, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Strawberries.

Herbs: Calendula, Chives, Cilantro, Dill, Echinacea, Fennel, Feverfew, Lavender, Pansies, Parsley, Oregano, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, Sorrel, Thyme.

Annuals: African Daisy, Alyssum, Balloon Flower, Delphinium, Dianthus, Dusty Miller, English Daisy, Larkspur, Lobelia, Nemesia, Petunias, Poppies, Snapdragons, Stock.

Perennials: Black Foot Daisy, Four Nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys, Ruellia, Salvia greggii, Skeleton Leaf Golden Eye, Turk’s Cap, Yarrow, Zexmenia.

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