Almanac
Average temperature: High 74, low 51
Rainfall: 2.35 inches
Central Florida average last frost date: Feb. 15
The moon
1. Moon phases
•Last quarter: Feb. 3
•New moon: Feb. 10
•First quarter: Feb. 17
•Full moon: Feb. 25
2. Moon-sign planting dates
•Above-ground crops: 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22.
•Below-ground crops: 2, 3, 7, 8, 25, 26.
•Control weeds: 9, 10, 18, 19.
•Prune trees/shrubs: 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 23, 24.
What to plant
3. Vegetables: Plant through mid-month; beet, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, collard, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, pea, potato, radish, Swiss chard and turnip. After mid-month plant; bean, cantaloupe, corn, cucumber, eggplant, luffa, pepper, pumpkin, squash, tomato and watermelon.
4. Flowers: Alyssum, aster, baby's breath, bacopa, begonia, candytuft, carnation, calendula, coneflower, coreopsis, cosmos, dahlia, delphinium, dianthus, diascia, dichondra, dusty miller, false heather, four o'clock, gaillardia, gaura, gazania, geranium, gerbera, godetia, Johnny-jump-up, licorice plant, lobelia, million bells, nasturtium, pansy, petunia, rose, salvia, snapdragon, Stokes aster, sweet pea, veronica and yarrow.
5. Herbs: anise, basil, borage, chives, dill, fennel, lemon balm, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, sweet marjoram, tarragon, and thyme.
