February 2024
Each month we’ll share growing information courtesy of the WVU Extension and also other information we find helpful, like growing by the moon. This information is geared especially toward our audience here in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Happy Gardening!
February
Week 5
Thursday, 1st
Harvest Overwintered Vegetables
Friday, 2nd
Groundhog Day
Order Herb Seeds
Last Quarter Moon 🌗
Saturday, 3rd
Apply Lime and Fertilizer
Order Fruit Trees
Build a High Tunnel
Week 6
Sunday, 4th
Monday, 5th
Seed Head Lettuce (Indoors)
Turn Compost
Tuesday, 6th
Build a Low Tunnel or Cold Frame
Seed Leeks (Indoors)
Wednesday, 7th
Seed Cauliflower (Indoors)
Rotate Houseplants for Even Light
Thursday, 8th
Clean Dust from Houseplants with Damp Cloth
Seed Celery (Indoors)
Friday, 9th
Seed Carrots, Leafy Salad Greens, and Radishes in High Tunnels
New Moon 🌑
Saturday, 10th
Start a Kitchen Herb Garden
Prune Grapes
Week 7
Sunday, 11th
Monday, 12th
Seed Broccoli and Cabbage (Indoors)
Tuesday, 13th
Seed Collards and Kale (Indoors)
Seed Peas (Outdoors South of Huntington, WV)
Wednesday, 14th
Ash Wednesday
Valentine’s Day
Order Seed Potatoes
Thursday, 15th
Prune Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, and Fruit Trees
Friday, 16th
Plant Irish Potatoes in High Tunnels
First Quarter Moon 🌓
Saturday, 17th
Seed Carrots, Onions, and Greens in Cold Frame or Low Tunnels
Week 8
Sunday, 18th
Monday, 19th
President’s Day
Apply Lime Sulfur to Blueberries
Tuesday, 20th
Apply Dormant Oil Spray to Fruit Trees
Wednesday, 21st
Prune Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
Thursday, 22nd
Mow Asparagus Ferns
Friday, 23rd
Propagate Grapes and Blueberries from Hardwood Cuttings
Saturday, 24th
Propagate Elderberries from Cuttings
Full Moon 🌕
Week 9
Sunday, 25th
Monday, 26th
Presprout Seed Potatoes
Build a Raised Bed Garden
Tuesday, 27th
Start Early Seed Shopping from Catalogs
Wednesday, 28th
Spread Wood Ashes Around Lilacs
Thursday, 29th
Leap Year
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