February gardening jobs are a chance to steal three weeks on Spring, and enjoy the excitement of a new season on the horizon.
Light levels rise 50 per cent in February, soil warms on milder days but be aware, frost risk still remains high.
That said, if you do the right jobs at the right moment this month, you’ll ahead for the entire year.
Here is the expert timeline February gardening jobs, The Natural Gardener style.
February Gardening Jobs
Week 1: 1–7 February
Soil & Structure
- Final dig on workable days – incorporate Compost Plus or well-rotted manure.
- Lime acid beds if pH below 6.0 – February rain washes it in perfectly.
- Treat fences and sheds with Lifetime Wood Treatment – one coat lasts decades.
Pruning Deadlines
- Finish apple and pear pruning before pink bud shows.
- Second wisteria cut – reduce side shoots to 2–3 buds before sap rises.
Week 2 : 8–14 February
Early Planting
- Plant bare-root fruit trees, roses and native hedging – it’s the last safe window before growth restarts.
- Garlic and shallots – sets 15 cm apart. February planting gives bigger bulbs in heavy soil.
Protected Sowing
- Broad beans (Aquadulce Claudia) and early peas (Meteor) under cloches or fleece.
- Warm carrot beds with Coir Mulch Mats – sow under fleece week 4.
Week 3: 15–21 February
Greenhouse & Windowsill
- Sow tomatoes, peppers, chillies in Coir Pots at 21 °C.
- Onions from seed (Ailsa Craig) – February start will mean exhibition-size results by August.
Maintenance
- Chit first early potatoes – rose end up in egg boxes, keep them cool and in light.
- Clean greenhouse glass – 10 per cent more light now means you can crop weeks earlier.
Week 4: 22–28 February
Final February Jobs
- Cut autumn raspberry canes to ground level.
- Early carrots and parsnips under fleece – harvest before carrot fly arrives in May.
- Refresh grease bands on fruit trees.
Product Toolkit for February
- Compost Plus – final soil feed.
- Coir Mulch Mats – warm beds fast.
- Coir Pots – zero-waste sowing.
- Lifetime Wood Treatment – one-coat protection.
Do these jobs on the right week and your garden will be three weeks ahead when March arrives.
Which February gardening jobs are you tackling first?
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