February in the Planty Garden

Brrr, it's still too cold to do much. Only a few seeds can be sown. But set up your garden and make plans now, and you'll be ready for an early start when the weather improves.

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You can set up a Planty Garden pretty much anytime. Also in February, although you can't sow or plant much yet.

In fact, there's a huge advantage to starting now: you get a head start in the spring, have lots of pre-fun, and you're not just ready for this year but for years to come.

Starting a Planty Garden is super simple:

1. Set up your vegetable garden (say, with a starter kit)
2. Get step-by-step guidance from our free app
3. Garden for a few minutes a day

Want to know more? Read here how it works.

Meer weten? Lees hier hoe het werkt.

Zo aan het eind van de winter heeft iedereen (weer) zin om te starten. Dan is het superleuk om dat samen te doen: leuk voor beginners en leuk voor de ervaren MM-ers.

Daarom vieren we elk jaar op 1 maart de officiële opening van het Makkelijke Moestuin-seizoen. In de maand februari sturen we daarom alvast wat mails om je daarop voor te bereiden. Uiteraard heel relaxed 🙂

If you've got a Planty Garden, your garden boxes will be pretty much empty this month. Just soil mix, not much else.

The winter vegetables you sowed can stay: they'll do just fine in cold weather. You can harvest from them once in a while, but they won't grow much until spring.

But February is a perfect month to have some pre-fun. Get inspired by other gardeners, make plans, and get your existing garden boxes ready for spring.

1. Harvest what you still can harvest and empty your boxes as much as possible.

2. Prepare your garden boxes for the new season at the end of February.

3. If temperatures get below freezing, keep the birds in mind and leave some water out for them.

4. Review your stock and check if your old seeds are still good.

You can sow the first few seeds if the temperature allows it.

But better wait with the rest: even if the weather is mild. The days are still short and seeds have a kind of built-in clock. During this time, they stay dormant 🙂

From February 1:

Wat in februari ook goed kan, is het voorkiemen van vroege aardappels. Daar hoef je niet eens voor naar buiten, want dat doe je vanaf de laatste week in februari gewoon op de vensterbank.

Wij krijgen ze rond half februari weer binnen en zetten ze dan ook zo snel mogelijk in de shop 🙂

That was February in a nutshell. It's usually one of the coldest months of the year.

But it is also the perfect month to start preparing for the coming spring. If you're looking for some inspiration, here are a few extra articles for you: