Lunar calendar for February 2022: indoor plants and flowers

The lunar calendar of the grower 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 desirable to take into account when planting and caring.

Moon phases in February 2022

The schedule of the phases of the night star for February is as follows:

1. There will be a new moon on February 1st.
2. From 2 to 15 the moon will rise and increase.
3. There will be a full moon on February 16th.
4. From 17 to 28, the lunar disk will shrink in size, decrease.

   

The moon during the period of growth and waning can affect the condition of plants

Favorable and unfavorable days: table

To understand which days in February are best for flower propagation, a simple table will help:

As the calendar shows, most of the time it is allowed to take care of the plants. The florist needs to take a break only on the days of the full and new moon.

Lunar calendar for February for indoor flowers and plants

In February, winter colds still persist, but for a grower 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;
• cuttings, leaf, you can propagate streptocarpus, zamiokulkas and sansevieria;
• planting bulbous gloxinia and achimenes when buds appear.

Also in February, flower growers carry out the usual care work. Home plants are watered and sprayed, flowering crops are fed, the leaves are cleaned and a warm shower is arranged for plantings. At the end of February, you can start pruning, for example, trim the pelargonium.

Reproduction

Favorable days for breeding depend on what kind of culture is to be bred and in what ways.

In February, flower growers can start sowing seeds, such as passionflower and cyclamen

Florists can reproduce plants not only on favorable, 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.

Landing and transplant

In February, the calendar recommends planting and transplanting with caution. From an astronomical point of view, spring is already coming during this period, but daylight hours are still short. House plants perceive the transfer to a new soil as an impetus to active vegetation, and if there is not enough light for them, then the growth processes will be disrupted.

However, if necessary, in February, you can start planting indoor crops or transfer 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, transplanting flowers in February is possible only as a last resort

Care Tips

Most indoor plants in the middle of winter are still dormant. They still need care, but the grower needs to be especially careful:

1. Watering is carried out only as needed, when the soil in the pot dries noticeably. Water is used clean and warm. For cacti and other succulents growing on a room window sill, just one watering in February is enough.
2. If the house is warm and rather dry, indoor flowers are sprayed in February. This can be done on irrigation days; to humidify the air, it is also recommended to install containers with wet sand or moss on the windowsill.
3. Even in winter, plants need ventilation. It must be carried out with caution, on calm and relatively warm days. If cold air comes out of the window, then the flower grower needs to temporarily remove all the pots from the windowsill.
4. According to the calendar, on the days of the growing moon, you can feed. Houseplants during this period require potash and nitrogen fertilizers, in a few weeks they will contribute to active growth.

According to the February calendar, spraying and watering can be carried out on the growing and waning moon

At the end of February, the grower is advised to carefully inspect his plantings and check if pests have appeared in the pots. In the presence of alarming symptoms, preventive treatment can be carried out. Also, shortly before the onset of spring, the grower should wipe the leaves of indoor crops with a damp sponge from dust or brush them off with a clean brush if they are pubescent.

Lunar calendar for the care of violets for February 2022

Delicate violets in winter require especially careful care. From a lack of sunlight, they often begin to wither and turn pale. In February, the florist needs:

• water the plants twice or thrice a month, the top layer of soil in the pot should be completely dry by the time of watering;
• maintain illumination, during the winter, including in February, daylight hours should be at least 8-10 hours.

Violets also need to ensure regular ventilation. Spraying them is not recommended, but a grower can put a small container of water nearby to maintain normal humidity.

Violets in February, the grower should only water and highlight

Florist’s lunar calendar for February 2022: 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 on seedlings at home. In February, the grower can breed:

• flowering annuals – petunias, begonias, lobelias, carnations;
• biennials and perennials — lupine, daisy, primrose, delphinium, chrysanthemum.

The best days for the reproduction of garden flowers are those in which the moon grows. 

Reproduction

The gardening calendar gives the following recommendations to flower growers:

1. At the beginning and end of the month, the grower can start sowing seeds of perennials – primroses, chrysanthemums, daisies.
2. Throughout the month, annuals such as petunias, carnations and lobelias can be sown 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 give small buds.

According to the calendar, at the beginning and end of the month, the grower 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 already buried in the ground. But in February, the grower can put the seeds of perennials and woody plants in the refrigerator, they need only about 1,5 months to cool. You can carry out the procedure 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 a few manipulations:

• I water – the grower needs to moisten containers with bulbs or seeds regularly, as soon as the soil begins to dry out slightly, since plants need a lot of water;
• top dressing – at the end of February, seedlings can be fertilized with nitrogen and potassium mixtures, this will help the flowers quickly start growing with the onset of March;
• spraying, high humidity is very important for developing bulbs and seeds, so it is better to process pots from a spray bottle daily.

To carry out all of the above work, the florist needs not according to the calendar, but, if necessary, both on the growing and waning moon.

Works in the flower garden

In most of Our Country, the soil is too cold in February, it is too early to plant horticultural crops in open ground. However, the end of winter is well suited for other work in the flower garden:

1. On the days of the calendar before the new moon and immediately after it, you can start cleaning the site, collect and destroy all the plant debris left over from the fall.
2. 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.
3. According to the calendar in February, you can check the condition of plants wintering in the ground and update shelters.
4. If the month turned out to be frosty and dry, you should do snow retention, throw the flower beds with perennials and shrubs with the remnants of snow, cover the plantings with spruce branches and fallen leaves.

At the end of February, winter shelters are checked and updated in the flower garden

Feb rose care calendar

Caring for garden roses at the end of winter for a florist comes down mainly to two procedures:

• ventilation – on days of thaws, shelters from the bushes need to be removed for a short time to access fresh air, you can also 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 cut strong shoots of rose bushes by 3-5 buds.

Roses wintering without shelter can be pruned after the new moon

Pest treatment and watering for roses are usually postponed to the beginning or middle of March, when the shrub begins active vegetation.

What are the best days to rest

Any work on the care of indoor and garden plants is recommended to be postponed in the full moon and on the days of the new moon. In February 2022, it is the 1st and 16th. It is undesirable to develop high activity 12 hours before and after these days.

Conclusion

The grower’s lunar calendar for February can be a useful tool. But you need to focus primarily on weather conditions and on the real needs of plants.