February Garden Calendar
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Collapse ▲Plants in flower and those of interest:
- Wintersweet – Chimonanthus praecox
- Winter honeysuckle – Lonicera fragrantissima
- Lenten rose – Helleborus sp.
- Crocus – Crocus sp.
 Figure 1: Helleborus sp. |
 Figure 2: Camellia sp. |
 Figure 3: Crocus sp. |
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Planting:
- First week in February start broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower plants inside
- Plant English peas, onions, Irish potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, spinach, kale, turnips, and carrots the last week of Feb
- Plant asparagus crowns when soil is dry enough to work
- Plant fruit trees, blueberry bushes, and grape vines while dormant before buds open
Fertilizing:
- Shade trees can be fertilized
- Fertilize emerging spring flower bulbs
- Spread wood ashes around the vegetable garden, flowering bulb beds, and non-acid loving plants if pH is below 6.0
Pruning:
- Prune bunch grapes and muscadines
Figure 4: Pruning Muscadines
- Prune established blueberries this month: cut out 3 to 4 of the largest, oldest canes. Crossing, diseased and low hanging branches should also be removed. Prune after the plants have shed their leaves but before flower buds begin to open (Dec-March).
Figure 5: Pruning young and established blueberries
- Trim ornamental grasses like liriope, Mondo grass, and pampas grass (a weed eater will work perfect!)
- Cut back any overgrown shrubs like: Ligustrum (privet), Osmanthus, red-tipped photinia, holly, boxwood, cleyera, junipers, etc.
- Prune summer flowing shrubs like: Crape myrtle, Rose of Sharon (Althea), Eleagnus, and butterfly bush
- Prune camellias any time after blooming. Never Prune these after the end of May
- Prune fruit trees such as apples, cherry, nectarine, peach, pear, and plum while dormant, before buds open
- Remove or destroy pruned leaves, branches, and clippings to prevent disease problems
- Cut back and remove any browned foliage from tender perennials
Spraying:
- Peach and nectarine trees need to be sprayed with a fungicide to prevent leaf curl
- Spray all fruit trees with dormant oil to help eliminate some insects (after pruning)
Lawn Care:
- Cool season lawns like tall fescue should be fertilized. Follow soil test results
- Control wild onion in your lawn with spot sprays of a recommended herbicide
- Apply crabgrass preventer to cool season grasses
Propagation:
- Divide perennials like daylily and shasty daisy when the ground is dry enough
- Hardwood cuttings of many landscape plants like Crape Myrtle, flowering Quince, forsythia, hydrangea, juniper, spirea, and weigela can be taken this month
Specific Chores:
- Clean out bluebird boxes
- Order flowers for your sweetie – Happy Valentine’s Day!
- Develop a vegetable and landscape plan for your home grounds
- Order fruit trees, shrubs, and other edible plants from the Extension Office!
- Bring cut branches of forsythia, winter honeysuckle, spirea, and quince inside. Place branches in water-filled vases to enjoy early blooms