Beginning gardeners and truck farmers who want to sow seedlings on their own, quite legitimately wonder: what to plant for seedlings in February. So, in February, plants are usually planted on seedlings that have an extended period of vegetation so that they can mature in the summer. Also in February, it makes sense to plant seedlings, if we want for some reason to accelerate their flowering.
What's the time to plant seedlings in February?
So, from the seedlings of flowers in February, you can drop this:
The first decade of February:
- Lobelia is beautiful - the seeds do not need to be closed, just cover with glass or a film and wait for germination at a temperature of + 18-20 ° C for 10-14 days;
- Pelargonium - sprinkle seeds with soil for 5-10 mm, at a temperature of +18-20ºС it sprouts in just 2-3 days;
- geyhera - do not need to seal seeds, and cover with film or glass, provide a temperature of + 15-20 ° C and wait for the emergence of sprouting for 14-21 days.
The second decade of February:
- petunia, mimulus - seeds do not need to be closed, covered with film / glass, germination temperature + 15-18 ° C;
- clove Shabo - to seal to a depth of 3-5 mm, sprout after a week at a temperature of + 18-20 ° C;
- Begonia, Cyclamen, Salvia, Snapdragon.
The third decade of February:
- Waller's balsam - sprinkle seeds a little, sprouts for 4-7 days at 22-25 ° C;
- sea cineraria - sprinkle seeds, provide a temperature of 18-22 ° C, germination will occur on 4-7 days;
- koreopsis krupnotsvetkovy - sprinkle seeds, provide a temperature of 18-22 ° C, germination will occur on 4-7 days;
- tagetes erect - sprinkle seeds 3-5 mm, ensure temperature 18-22 ° C, germination will occur on the 4-7th day.
Sowing throughout the month:
- primula - sprinkle seeds, provide a temperature of 18-20 ° C, germination after 20-30 days;
- Carpathian bell - it is not necessary to seal seeds, cover with a film or glass, sprout at a temperature of 15-18 ° C.
What seedlings are planted in February?
The first decade of February:
- sweet pepper (for warm greenhouses) - sow in seedlings boxes to a depth of half a centimeter, contain at a temperature of 25-30 ° C, sprout after 1-2 weeks;
- Eggplant (for warm greenhouses) - sow in boxes or individual pots in a loose substrate to a depth of 1 cm, cover with a film or glass, contain at a temperature of 25-30 ° C, germinate for 7-15 days.
The second decade of February:
- leek - sow to a depth of half a centimeter, contain at a temperature of 22-24 ° C, sprouts for 7-10 days;
- root celery - surface sowing without sprinkling with earth, leave under glass or film for 7-10 days at a temperature of 22-24 ° C.
The third decade of February:
- tomatoes (for warm greenhouses) - sow in a loose and moisture-absorbing soil to a depth of 1 cm, using for seedlings boxes or cassettes, cover with a film or glass, leave for a week at a temperature of 20-25 ° C;
- zucchini and cucumber of parthenocarpic varieties (for greenhouse cultivation);
- lettuce (for a warm greenhouse) - sow to a depth of 1-1.5 cm in a dense soil, germinate on the 6-10 day, the temperature of the content is 4-5 ° C.
It is more similar to know in which numbers of February to plant seedlings, it is possible by the lunar calendar, which each year differs a little, because it depends on the motion and phases of the moon.
In addition to knowing what you need and can be planted in seedlings in February, it is important to know some subtleties of sowing works. For example, you need fertilizers for better germination of seeds (potash, phosphorus, nitrogen), the seeds themselves need to be sorted first in size, and they are best sowed in seed boxes with prepared soil or in peat pots.