Lunar calendar for February 2024 for a gardener, favorable days for planting

The lunar calendar for a gardener for February 2024 will make it possible to choose the right time for planting a particular crop. After all, it is advisable to sow plant seeds to obtain seedlings, checking the location of the Moon. Choosing the wrong day will reduce the yield and cause the crop to grow unviable.

Moon phases in February 2024

When planning agricultural activities, it is advisable to take into account the location of the Month, because the development of absolutely all plants depends on this planet. For any period there is a list of permitted and prohibited events.

There are 4 lunar phases (on February days):

1. Waning Moon (from 1 to 3, from 20 to 28).
2. New Moon (5).
3. Growing Moon (from 7 to 17).
4. Full Moon (19).

What gardening work can you do?

When working in your garden or vegetable garden, it is advisable to check the lunar calendar. Certain categories of agricultural work performed on the days of the new moon or full moon will not subsequently bring the expected results.

On the new moon

One day falls on the new moon (the 5th). However, it is worth setting aside 3 days for this period. The day before, the new moon itself and the day after. During this period, it is not advisable to sow plant seeds. But you can thin out seedlings that have grown too densely, or remove weeds. Crops can be treated against diseases and insects. The soil in which the seedlings grow can be loosened and topped up during the new moon.

It is not advisable to sow or plant plants on these days. But you can remove weeds or densely growing seedlings from the ground.

On the full moon

The full moon in February occurs on the 19th. However, this period lasts longer: three whole days. The full moon comes a day before the 19th and ends only on February 21st. During this period, you can weed the beds, remove weeds, or thin out too dense seedlings.Plants can be treated for diseases or insect pests. During the full moon itself, crops can be removed from the ground, but nothing can be planted. It is forbidden to pick and pinch the roots.

The most favorable positions of the Moon in zodiac signs for planting plants

When sowing, you should take into account which specific signs the planet is in. Its location influences the subsequent development of cultures.

Position relative to signs and effect on plants:

1. On the roots - in Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn.
2. On the leaves - in Scorpio, Cancer, Pisces.
3. For flowers - in Aquarius, Libra, Gemini.
4. For fruits - in Leo, Aries, Sagittarius.

Seeds are sown only on those days in which the planet is in the following zodiac signs: Scorpio, Cancer, Pisces, Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn. In February, the most successful dates for planting crops correspond to the 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th.

Lunar calendar of planting work

Every crop has its own suitable days for planting. After all, there are plants that bear fruit exclusively above the ground (tomatoes, peppers). Many crops grow and ripen only in the soil. For the gardener, it matters on what day the sowing event takes place: for the growing or decreasing phase.

Favorable days

The period corresponding to the growing phase is recommended for sowing crops that will develop and bear fruit above the ground. In February, such days fall from the 7th (6th) to the 17th (18th). In just 10 days you need to have time to sow tomatoes or eggplants for seedlings. During this period, juices move from bottom to top, ensuring maximum yield of above-ground crops.

Unfavorable days

It is undesirable to plant plants that will bear fruit above the earth's surface in the declining phase. In February, such days fall from 1 to 3, from 20 to 28.During this period, only planted root crops will bear fruit well. For example, onions, potatoes, radishes. On such days, energy is maximally concentrated at the roots of plants. Tomatoes or peppers planted in the declining phase will grow frail and stunted.

Plant planting table according to the lunar calendar for February 2024

Before sowing, the days on which sowing activities are allowed or not recommended are compared. In February, as a rule, seedlings of crops are prepared that will bear fruit only after 100 days. It is not advisable to sow cucumbers and determinate tomatoes in the last month of winter. The seedlings will become very elongated by May, and it will be difficult to plant them in a new place.

Table of recommended February days for planting:

Sowing tomato seeds

It is advisable to sow indeterminate and late-ripening tomatoes in February. Suitable dates: February 8, 11, 12, 16, 17. For disinfection, the seeds are first soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate (20 minutes). Some hybrid seeds are sold immediately treated with growth stimulants. They do not need to be disinfected.

Planting bell peppers for seedlings

If summer residents want to get a pepper harvest already in June, they need to sow seeds for seedlings on the following dates in February: 8, 11, 12, 16, 17. These are the most successful days of the last month of winter. If you do not have time to sow seeds these days, it is advisable to postpone sowing activities and wait until March.

Sowing eggplant seeds

These crops are characterized by late fruiting. It is advisable to sow seeds for seedlings on February 8, 11, 12, 16, 17. These days correspond to the waxing Moon. Eggplants sown during this period will give an excellent harvest.

Planting seeds of remontant strawberries

If you grow strawberries not with mustache, but with seeds, then it is advisable to carry out sowing activities on the following dates in February: 8, 11, 12, 16, 17. The crop planted on these days will take root well and will produce a bountiful harvest already 100 days after sowing.

What flowers should be planted as seedlings in February?

By the end of winter, it’s time to start preparing seedlings for such annual flowering plants: petunias, lobelia, begonias, verbena, cineraria. In February, seeds of biennial and perennial flowers are sown: viola, lupine, daisies, pansies, chrysanthemum, primrose. During the waning Month, plants are planted that reproduce by bulbs and tubers (from the 1st to the 3rd, from the 20th to the 28th). For growing ones, flowers are planted and propagated by seeds (from the 7th to the 17th).

Information on sowing dates for individual crops

What to sow in February:

• 7 - you can soak the seeds of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, flowers;
• 8, 11, 12 - sow seeds into the ground for seedlings;
• 16 - you can prepare vegetable seeds for sowing for seedlings;
• 17 - tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, strawberries, flowers are sown in the soil;
• 24, 25 - onions, radishes, and greens are sown in a heated greenhouse.

Gardener's signs for February

In the last month of winter, it is advisable to monitor the weather. For example, if there is a strong wind outside on February 10, then summer will be rainy. Dry weather this month usually foreshadows a dry summer, rainy weather - summer rains. If the weather is sunny at the beginning of February, then spring will be early.