almanac
Average temperature: high 74, low 51
Rainfall: 2.35 inches
1. Moon stage
1st quarter: February 5th
Full moon: February 12th
Previous quarter: February 20
New moon: February 27
2. Moon sign planting date
Ground crop: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 27, 28
Underground crop: 13, 14, 18, 19, 23, 24
Weed control: 6, 7, 25, 26
Pruning trees and shrubs: 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 20, 22, 22
What to plant
3. Vegetables: Plants until the middle of the month. Beat, broccoli, carrot, cauliflower, celery, coalled, endive, lettuce, lettuce, mustard, end -beans, potatoes, radish, Swiss chard, turnip. After the plant in the middle of the moon; beans, melon, corn, cucumber, eggplant, red, pepper, pepper, squash, tomato, watermelon.
4. Flower: Arissum, aster, baby breath, Bakopa, Begonia, Candy Fuff, Carnation, Calendula, Corendula, Corpusis, Corpus, Cosmos, Dia Sus, Diasus, Diasus, Diasia, Dicondra, DeCondra, Fake Heather, Four Ochlock, Gaiya Rudia, 4 -player Gazania, Geranium, Gelberra, Johnnie Jump -up, Roberto, Million Bell, Nastorchium, Pansy, Petunia, Rose, Salvia, Snap Dragon, Stalks Aster, Sweet Pee, Veronica, Yalo.
5. Herb: Anise, Basil, Ballage, Chame, Dill, Fennel, Lemon Balm, Mint, Mint, Olegano, Paseri, Rosemary, Sage, Sweet Marjolum, Tarragon, and Time.
6. Light bulb: Africa’s iris, amalice, amalice Lily, Asia’s lily, blackberry Lily, Blood Berry Lily, Brad Lily, Caladium, Canna, Clinam, Day Lily, Gladiolus, Glorio Sosa Lily, Louisiana Iris, Social Garlic, Cumorilly, rainy Lily.
Lawn care
7. Winter weather has delayed most lawn growth: mowing, height and weeds.
8. The brown patch causes a yellow area on many lawns with illness. Apply a fungicide if necessary.
9. Intense cold can cause great damage to the lawn. Most need to be played.
10. In many lawns, cool seasonal weeds are popular. Handle with herbicides as needed.
11. Remove the decline of weeds in the warm season and add a new turf or plug.
12. Crabgrass may be played early this year. Apply a preventive device by the middle of the month if necessary.
13. The sowing of riglasses for temporary lawn is over. Most permanent lawns should recover immediately.
14. Once the growth begins, you can leave or bite a brown blade from the lawn.
15. Before the spring growth begins, the lawn is mowed the zosia with a lawn mower to the desired height of 2 to 2 inches.
16. Many lawn feeds can be started at the end of the month or early March.
17. Delay the feeding of centipede and Ziusia lawn until it is played in spring in spring.
18. Weeds and feed can be replaced only for fertilizer.
19. Usually, the lawn of water when the soil of less than once a week begins to dry.
20. Inspect the irrigation system. Check the clogged or broken sprinkler head and adjust it as needed.
21. Pack the grass or the new lawn. Start seed after the middle of the month.
22. The new lawn is 4-6 inches depth until the soil is horizontal before planting.
23. Takes time to test soil acidicity and re -adjust the soil pH as needed.
24. Exposure can help soil, linear, or difficult soil.
twenty five. A lawn care equipment service before spring arrives.
Gardening of fruits and vegetables
26. Many fruit trees are blooming. We will complete the normal pruning earlier this month.
27. Cool season vegetables can be planted until early February.
28. Remove the declining crops to prepare new planting.
29. Before starting a new planting, Improve sandy beaches and old garden sites with organic matter.
30. During the warm weather, it takes only 4 weeks to generate transplant from seeds.
31. Cultivated herbs are bred and harvested. Dry and store the extras.
32. Warm seasonal vegetables planted in late February are likely to require cold protection.
33. By connecting grapes to bets and trellis, we support vging crops.
34. Plant trees, shrubs and grapes that connect additional fruits.
35. Before adding new citrus and avocado planting, consider the problem of pests.
36. Check the new and better fruit species in the Florida University extension office.
37. Learn how to make the best production by thinning peaches and nectarine trees.
38. Complete the harvest of citrus in the mid -season.
39. A plant container garden for enjoying vegetables and herbs in pouches and patio.
40. The fines of the pine bark can be used to adjust the soil acid level of blueberry planting.
41. Check the aphids and caterpillar vegetables. Control as needed.
42. Supplies trees, shrubs, and grapes that produce all fruits in late February.
43. After apples and peach trees bloom, start the spray program.
44. Use the fallen leaves to form a route, create multi, and make compost.
In the landscape
45. Remove weeds and beds for future planting.
46. If the warm climate arrives in February, expect plants to start early growth.
47. Freeze can now cause major damage. Keep the cover conveniently and cross your fingers.
48. If necessary, prune everything except the end of winter and spring bloomers.
49. Change the border -free shapes, including hedges.
50. Remove only the head of the seed, small stem, and sucker from the crepe Myrtles.
51. Pruned the decorative grass within 1 or 2 feet.
52. Remove the leaves and the fruition stems from the palms. Please leave good green leaves.
53. Give everything except for mountain climbing roses the first pruning of the year in the moon.
54. Backout of backback backback. Remove the old flower head and seed pods.
55. Find a florida bulb in the garden center to get the best choice.
56. Move poinsettia to the landscape on a warm day and apply slow release fertilizer.
57. If it is necessary for growth and leaves, start the landscape tree, shrubs, and flowers.
58. Supply container gardens every other week or use slow release fertilizers.
59. Start the seeds of the first grader of the warm season and the long -lasting perennial plant.
60. Most of the durable drought -resistant plants are added to the landscape.
61. Maintain multi around the tree that starts your feet from the trunk. 6 inches from shrub.
62. Prepare a new flowerbed. Add organic matter to the sandy soil.
63. Replanting container garden.
64. Naked roots of plants and container grown trees, shrubs, grapes.
65. Begin the orchids every week by the end of the moon or apply slow release fertilizer.
66. Start a mountain of compost from leaves and garden shards, and start a thin layer of soil and small amounts of fertilizer.
67. Divide and transplant perennial plants.
68. A clean lily pond to prepare for spring growth.
69. Prepare a bird’s house for the spring nest.
70. Cleaning function of hard scenery such as benches, bird baths, statues, etc.
Care for leaves and house plants
71. Use winter late and winter sales to add new leaves to your home and office.
72. Make sure the new plants are set to an appropriate optical level.
73. Check the addition of the previous plants of mites and insects.
74 Rinse the pests of the plant with a soap solution or spray insecticide soap according to the instructions.
75. An indoor leaf groom to remove old leaves, faded flowers, and declining parts.
76. Give Christmas and Holiday Saboten a bright place of the house. Water when it starts to dry.
77. Remove the faded flowers and stems from the forced amaryllis bulbs. Add a light bulb to the garden.
78. To control the size and shape, trim indoor topopialies and wood -like plants.
79. Move the refrigerated bulb to warm the sunny spots and start growing.
80. All container planting is supplied.
TOM Maccubbin is the honor of the Urban Gardener of the Florida University Cooperative Extension Service. Write him: Orlando Sentinel, PO BOX 2833, Orlando, Florida. 32802. Email: TOMMAC1996@aol.com.
