February Planting Calendar

Zones 11, 10b, 10a, 9b, 9a
Plant in container under shelter
Plant seeds direct
Transplant
Zones 8b, 8a
Plant in container under shelter
Plant seeds direct
Transplant

February Maintenance

Tender Loving Care

Stake and train trees. Make sure you feed your citrus fruit trees. Anything in pots will need extra watering. Try adding a layer of mulch. Mound up spuds, stake eggplants. Remove lower leaves of tomatoes. Harvest you favourite herbs for drying If you have mildew on your zucchinis mix up a spray with 1tsp baking soda to 1 litre of water. Remove all old dead leaves.

Enjoy the fruits of your Labour

Gather plums. Enjoy the strawberries. Watermelon are now ripening make sure you tap for a hollow sound. Corn is abundant. If you have mildew on your zucchinis mix up a spray with 1tsp baking soda to 1 litre of water. Remove all old dead leaves.