Gardening Tips for February for Mexico, MO
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Midwest Region

- Finish ordering vegetable seeds. Share seed orders with a friend.
- Look for good locations to plant flowers, and shrubs or to place container flowers in your yard.
- Continue providing fresh water and food for birds and wildlife.
- Avoid walking on the lawn during a winter thaw.
- Order perennial plants and bulbs now.
- If you are storing any bulbs for summer planting, check them to make sure they are not rotting or damaged. Throw away any bad bulbs.
- Wash and sterilize seed-starting containers in 1 part bleach to 9 parts water.
- Grow some herbs in containers, such as fresh parsley.
- Repot rootbound houseplants.
- Finalize your garden plans on paper.
- If you want to give your vegetables an early start, use season-extending devices such as cold frames or hot beds.
- Begin pruning fruit trees, grapes, and blueberries.
- Fertilize established fruit trees after the last frost.
- Apply fertilizer to houseplants as soon as they begin to show signs of growth.
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