What to plant in February in Zone 10

Start indoors this month

Seed trays indoors, under a light or in the brightest window you have. These are slow crops that need a head start on the season.

• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jan 18 – Feb 1 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Jan 25 – Feb 8 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Jan 25 – Feb 8 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 18 – Feb 1 (2 gal, 6" deep)

Set out into the final container

Transplants go into the pot they will finish in. Hardening them off for four to five days first prevents most transplant shock.

• Cherry Tomato — window Feb 22 – Mar 4 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Feb 15 – Feb 25 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Feb 1 – Feb 11 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Feb 22 – Mar 4 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Feb 22 – Mar 4 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 25 – Feb 4 (2 gal, 6" deep)

Direct sow

Sow straight into the final pot. These crops resent root disturbance, and transplanting them usually costs more time than it saves.

• Bush Bean — window Feb 22 – Mar 15 (3 gal, 9" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Jan 25 – Feb 15 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Radish — window Jan 25 – Feb 15 (1 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Feb 1 – Feb 22 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Feb 22 – Mar 15 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Feb 22 – Mar 15 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Jan 18 – Feb 8 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Carrot — window Feb 1 – Feb 22 (3 gal, 12" deep)

Sow for autumn

A second sowing timed backwards from first frost. Fewer pests, less watering, and better flavour in most cool crops.

No autumn sowing window opens this month in this zone.

Harvesting this month

• Radish — harvest from Feb 22 (1 gal, 6" deep)

Not this month

Everything in the dataset is either in an active window or already finished for the year. Nothing is badly timed this month.