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A gardener's lunar calendar for February can be very useful. The condition of indoor and garden crops is determined, among other things, by the phases of the moon, which it is advisable to take into account when planting and caring for them.
Moon phases in February 2024
The graph of the phases of the night star for February is as follows:
Favorable and unfavorable days: table
A simple table will help you understand which days in February are best for flower propagation:
The most unfavorable days for work are from February 8 to 13 and 24.
As the calendar shows, caring for plants is allowed most of the time. The gardener only needs to take a break on the days of the full and new moon.
Lunar calendar for February for indoor flowers and plants
In February, the winter cold still persists, but for the gardener who is passionate about indoor crops, the time has come for active work. According to the calendar, in the second month of the year you can do:
- forcing bulbous crops, such as tulips, hyacinths and irises;
- sowing seeds of cyclamen, passionflower and adenium;
- streptocarpus, zamioculcas and sansevieria can be propagated by cuttings or leaves;
- planting bulbous gloxinias and achimenes when buds appear.
Also in February, flower growers carry out routine maintenance work. Houseplants are watered and sprayed, flowering crops are fed, leaves are cleaned and the plants are given a warm shower. At the end of February, you can start pruning, for example, trimming pelargonium.
Reproduction
Favorable days for reproduction depend on what kind of crop is to be propagated and in what ways.
Favorable days in February 2024 according to the Lunar calendar:
Flower growers can propagate plants not only on favorable days, but also on neutral days of the calendar. Only the “bad” days of February are not suitable for work, but there are quite a few of them.
Planting and transplanting
In February, the calendar recommends planting and replanting with caution. From an astronomical point of view, spring has already arrived during this period, but daylight hours are still short. Houseplants perceive the transfer to new soil as an impetus for active vegetation, and if there is not enough light for them, the growth processes will be disrupted.
However, if necessary, in February you can start planting indoor crops or transferring them to another pot.The lunar plant calendar for February recommends doing this during the days of the growing night star.
Regardless of the lunar day, replanting flowers in February is only possible as a last resort
Care Tips
Most houseplants are still in a state of winter dormancy in the middle of winter. They still need care, but the grower needs to take special care:
- Watering is carried out only as needed, when the soil in the pot dries noticeably. The water is used clean and warm. For cacti and other succulents growing on an indoor windowsill, just one watering in February is enough.
- If the house is warm and fairly dry, indoor flowers are sprayed in February. This can be done on watering days; to humidify the air, it is also recommended to place containers with wet sand or moss on the windowsill.
- Even in winter, plants need ventilation. It should be carried out with caution on windless and relatively warm days. If cold air comes from the window, then the gardener needs to temporarily remove all the pots from the windowsill.
- According to the calendar, fertilizing can be done on the days of the waxing moon. Indoor plants require potassium and nitrogen fertilizers during this period; after a few weeks they will contribute to active growth.
According to the February calendar, spraying and watering can be carried out on the waxing and waning moon
At the end of February, the gardener is advised to carefully inspect his plantings and check whether pests have appeared in the pots. If there are alarming symptoms, preventive treatment can be carried out.Also, shortly before the onset of spring, the gardener should wipe off dust from the leaves of indoor crops with a damp sponge or shake them off with a clean brush if they are pubescent.
Lunar calendar for violet care for February 2024
Delicate violets require especially careful care in winter. From a lack of sunny color, they often begin to wither and turn pale. In February, the gardener needs:
- Water the plants twice or three times a month; the top layer of soil in the pot should be completely dry at the time of watering;
- maintain lighting throughout the winter, including February, the daylight hours should be at least 8-10 hours.
Violets also need to be provided with regular ventilation. It is not recommended to spray them, but the gardener can place a small container of water nearby to maintain normal humidity.
The gardener should only water and highlight violets in February
Florist's lunar calendar for February 2024: garden flowers
Many garden flowers have a long growing season. It is customary to sow them early so that the plants have time to accumulate nutrients for spring or summer flowering.
Since the soil is still frozen in February, bulbs, seeds and cuttings are planted for seedlings at home. In February, the gardener can start breeding:
- flowering annuals - petunias, begonias, lobelias, carnations;
- biennials and perennials - lupine, daisies, primroses, delphinium, chrysanthemums.
The best days for propagating garden flowers are those on which the moon is waxing.
Reproduction
The gardening calendar gives the following recommendations to gardeners:
- At the beginning and end of the month, the gardener can start sowing seeds of perennials - primroses, chrysanthemums, daisies.
- Throughout the month, you can sow annual plants such as petunias, carnations and lobelias in seedling boxes.
In February, you can root bulbous crops in pots - tulips and lilies, daffodils and irises. However, this must be done if preliminary stratification has been carried out, otherwise the plants will not bloom or produce small buds.
According to the calendar, at the beginning and end of the month, the gardener can plant both seeds and bulbs
As for stratification, for bulbs this procedure is usually carried out much earlier, and in the middle of winter the cooled planting material is buried in the ground. But in February, the gardener can put the seeds of perennials and woody plants in the refrigerator; they only need about 1.5 months to cool. The procedure can be carried out according to the calendar both in the first days and on the waning moon.
Care Tips
Caring for flower seedlings at the end of winter comes down to several manipulations:
- watering — the gardener needs to moisten containers with bulbs or seeds regularly, as soon as the soil begins to dry out slightly, since plants require a lot of water;
- feeding - at the end of February, seedlings can be fertilized with nitrogen and potassium mixtures, this will help the flowers quickly begin to grow with the onset of March;
- spraying, High air humidity is very important for developing bulbs and seeds, so it is better to spray the pots daily.
The gardener needs to carry out all of the above work not according to the calendar, but as necessary, both on the waxing and waning moon.
Work in the flower garden
In most of Russia, the soil in February is too cold; it is too early to plant garden crops in open ground. However, the end of winter is good for carrying out other work in the flower garden:
- On the days of the calendar before and immediately after the new moon, you can start cleaning the area, collecting and destroying all the plant debris left over from the fall.
- In the absence of severe frosts and snow drifts, it is allowed to loosen the soil; this should be done at the end of the month.
- According to the calendar in February, you can check the condition of plants overwintering in the ground and update their shelters.
- If the month turns out to be frosty and dry, you should take care of snow retention, cover the flower beds with perennials and shrubs with remnants of snow, and cover the plantings with spruce branches and fallen leaves.
At the end of February, winter shelters are checked and updated in the flower garden.
Calendar for caring for roses in February
Caring for garden roses at the end of winter for a gardener comes down mainly to two procedures:
- ventilation - on thaw days, shelters from bushes need to be removed briefly to allow fresh air to enter, or you can simply make holes in the insulating material;
- pruning, if there are no severe frosts, then after February 1, according to the lunar calendar, it is allowed to trim strong shoots of rose bushes by 3-5 buds.
Roses that overwinter without shelter can be pruned after the new moon.
Treatment for pests and watering for roses is usually postponed until the beginning or middle of March, when the bush begins active growing season.
What days are best to rest?
It is recommended to postpone any work on caring for indoor and garden plants during the full moon and on the days of the new moon. In February 2024 it is the 10th and 24th. It is undesirable to develop high activity 12 hours before and after these days.
Conclusion
The florist's lunar calendar for February can be a useful help. But you need to focus primarily on weather conditions and the real needs of plants.
