What to plant in February in Zone 8

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.

• Cherry Tomato — window Feb 6 – Feb 20 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Feb 20 – Mar 6 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Basil — window Feb 6 – Feb 20 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Kale — window Feb 13 – Feb 27 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Feb 27 – Mar 13 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Feb 27 – Mar 13 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Hot Pepper — window Jan 23 – Feb 6 (3 gal, 12" deep)
• Spinach — window Feb 20 – Mar 6 (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.

• Strawberry — window Feb 20 – Mar 2 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Spinach — window Feb 27 – Mar 9 (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.

• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Feb 27 – Mar 20 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Radish — window Feb 27 – Mar 20 (1 gal, 6" deep)
• Spinach — window Feb 20 – Mar 13 (2 gal, 6" 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

Nothing from our dataset is in its harvest window this month here.

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.