Garden Organic | What to sow and plant in February (2024)

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Garden Organic | What to sow and plant in February? ›

You can start beans, melons, corn, okra, roselle, southern peas, and squashes from seed. Also, this is the perfect time to start chayote. If you're unsure about where to find this seed, you can purchase the fruit from the grocery store and remove the seeds. Plant them in moistened soil and wait for them to germinate.

For cooler areas, February is a great time to sow your tomatoes and peppers. You should start drawing out your garden for all the vegetables you want to grow. In late February, there are several cool weather vegetables you can directly sow out in the garden.

Coffeeberry, Frangula californica.

February is the start of the season to start sowing tomato and chilli seeds indoors. By sowing seeds early on in the year, you can be enjoying tasty crops for a larger part of the year. While Brussels sprouts, leeks, onions and spinach can all be sown undercover.

Halleck shares a similar sentiment: "If your plant is actively growing in winter and you want to encourage it to keep doing so, or your plant appears nutrient deficient, then go ahead and fertilize it," she says.

In cold weather, water should be trickled slowly into the soil. Water only when air temperatures are above 40 degrees F. Apply water at mid-day so there is time to soak in before possible freezing at night.

Generally March and April, when the soil begins to warm, are the best months to begin sowing many hardy annual vegetable seeds outdoors including broccoli, cabbage, chard, carrots, peas and parsnips.

When to plant tomatoes? ›

Dry soil is warm soil. Soil that has warmed earlier than usual can be planted to tomatoes earlier than usual. After March 15 is a sure bet for when to plant tomatoes in most of Southern California, but — as my gardening calendar also notes — plants grow according to the environmental conditions, not the calendar.

The February birth flowers are the violet and primrose. Violets (Viola) are known for their delicate appearance and sweet fragrance. They have five-petaled flowers that come in a variety of colors, including purple, blue, violet, white, and yellow; some are even multi-colored.

What is in season in February? Cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts and collard greens) as well as many root vegetables (potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots and onions). Citrus fruit is also in season in February (oranges, tangerines, blood oranges).

Start sprouting indoors rooting herbs, such as ginger and turmeric. Plant indoors in February-March: bergamot, catnip, chervil, chives, dill, fennel, lavender, lemon balm, lovage, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme.

Usually. If you do start from seed, then February or March are good times to start. And if you start from seedling plants, then May is the ideal pepper planting month.