Live Well Utah! Learn how to grow and maintain a garden this year. Everything you need to know is on this Utah State University Extension Yard and Garden Web site.
February Gardening Tips
February is the time to plan your garden. Draw a plan on graph paper, determine where there will at least 6 hours of sunlight for herbs and vegetables.
Consider raising chickens or keeping bees. Salt Lake City has new ordinances for backyard urban agriculture.
Check catalogs now to order bare-root roses for spring planting.
Consider starting cool season vegetable seeds indoors; broccoli, cabbage, lettuce and onions.
You can cut back ornamental grasses later in the month of February.
Thin climbing roses.
Prune out old raspberry canes that have already borne fruit.
Deep water evergreen trees and shrub if temperatures warm up above freezing for a week.
