Don’t let the cold temperatures and rainy (or snowy) weather get to you. Spring is right around the corner and there are lots of garden chores that require your attention this month.
February Garden Chores:
- Harvest winter hardy cabbages, brassicas, leeks, celeriac, parsnips, rutabagas, and winter radishes
- Check garden beds, fruit cages, etc for damage after snowfalls
- Start making homemade cloches/hoops
- Winter prune established apple and pear trees
- Prune grapevines and fruit bushes
- Stock bird feeders
- Cover seedbeds with newspaper and cardboard
- Buy/start seed potatoes
- Lay out garden plan for upcoming year
- Order seeds from catalogs (think regional, organic, heirloom)
- Order new asparagus crowns for planting in March/April
- Sow seeds indoors for planting in spring
