What to Plant in February: Seedling List and Lunar Calendar

February may not be the busiest month for sowing seedlings, but several important crops should not be forgotten. First and foremost, these are bell peppers or sweet peppers and, of course, eggplants. Sowing times can vary depending on the growing location. We have prepared an important calendar for gardeners in February.

What to Plant for Seedlings in February

In February, it is necessary to sow late-ripening varieties of peppers and eggplants for greenhouses. For open ground, these crops are sown from the end of February to mid-March.

You can sow throughout February: celery, leeks, garden strawberries. Among flowers: petunias, lobelias, violas.

According to the gardener«s lunar calendar, favorable days for sowing seedlings in February are: 1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. It is not advisable to handle seeds on February 16 and 17.

When to Plant Peppers and Eggplants for Seedlings

Peppers and eggplants can be grown both in greenhouses and in open ground. In any case, the age of the seedlings at the time of planting should be 65-75 days. Note that this is counted from the moment of sowing, not germination. There may be deviations due to the variety, so it is important to pay attention to the information on the packaging.

“Both overgrown and undergrown seedlings are bad. Many people plant plants with small peppers. There is no sense in this. Only loss of yield,” warned Lyudmila Shubina, an agronomist and Candidate of Agricultural Sciences. “Overgrown peppers and eggplants take root worse, and they often have problems with the root system. The loss of yield can be more than 30%.”

Late-ripening varieties are planted in greenhouses, so they should be sown approximately from mid-February until the end of the month. Early-ripening crops are suitable for the garden. They are sown from the end of February until March 20.

According to the gardener«s lunar calendar, the best days for sowing pepper and eggplant seedlings in February are: 10, 12, 17, 19, 26, 27.

When to Sow Leeks and Onions for Bulbs from Seeds

In February, there is an opportunity to start with onion seedlings. This way, you can get an earlier and stronger harvest, saving, for example, on onion sets.

Onions for bulbs or for heads must be sown in deep pots. The height should be at least 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) so that the root system develops well.

“It is also called black-seeded onion because the seeds are that color. Growing seedlings is easy. You can place them on a windowsill and in partial shade. They germinate quickly. Sow to a depth of up to a centimeter. Onion sets are very expensive now, so seedlings are an excellent option,” the specialist noted.

The same applies to leeks. They can be sown for seedlings throughout February, but it is better to finish by the 20th so as not to waste additional time later when you need to deal with other crops.

According to the gardener«s lunar calendar, the best days for sowing leek and onion seedlings from seeds in February are: 1, 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28.

Which Flowers to Plant for Seedlings in February

Throughout February, you can safely engage in sowing petunias. For cultivation, both seedling pots and peat tablets are suitable. Depending on the variety, petunias bloom 60–80 days after germination — from this, you need to start when determining the sowing time.

Among annuals with a long development period until flowering, it is worth sowing in February: lobelia, viola, calibrachoa, gazania, verbenas. Among perennials: daisies, delphiniums, aquilegias.

Sowing marigolds and asters is still better postponed to March and April so that the plants, after planting in a permanent place, develop a good root system.

According to the gardener«s lunar calendar, the best days for sowing flowers for seedlings in February are: 4, 25, 26.

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