February Fun-damentals
February 3, 2010 – 8:28 am
Spinach Seedlings poking through the soil
As I was reminded last night in my Garden Club meeting, February is the month for the 4 p’s: Planning, Planting, Propagating and Planting.
- Planning – Decide now how you want your Spring, Summer and Fall landscape to look. Draw it out on a piece of paper so you do not over plan or over plant. There are scads of garden websites that can help you choose the right plants that will bloom in succession. This year, try planting combinations of successive growers in the same space. That way, plant once and enjoy two or three seasons.
- Planting – Trees, Shrubs, Spring and Summer Annuals and hardy vegetables can now be planted directly in your garden. Keep in mind that we have not seen the last frost date so you may still need to cover them at night but at least you’ll have a head start on your neighbors.
- Prune – Trees, shrubs and roses. Wait on hollow stemmed perennials like lantana until next month.
- Propagate – If you are the adventurist type, you can begin propagating from cuttings this month. Check out Dave’s Garden website for a wealth of information to do it right.
