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Zone 10A — February

What to Plant in February in Zone 10A

February in Zone 10A: 3 crops to start indoors, 193 to plant or direct sow outside, and 38 entering harvest window. Last frost averages January 18. Reference city: Orlando, FL.
Updated August 12, 2026 · Frost data from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
3 Start Indoors
193 Plant Outside
38 Harvest
Frost window: Active

This is when frost can still happen in Zone 10A. The last spring frost typically lands on January 18, with a 10% chance of frost as late as February 17. Plan transplants with this window in mind.

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Start Indoors in February

Plant Type Start Indoors Transplant Outside Harvest Window
Chayote squash vegetable Feb 1 Feb 1 Jun 1 – Jul 1
Dwarf Long Pod Okra vegetable Feb 1 Feb 8 Apr 4 – Apr 9
Nopales pads vegetable Feb 1 Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page

Plant Outside in February

Plant Type Action Target Date Harvest Window
Abe Lincoln Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Ace 55 Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Aji Amarillo Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – Jun 1
Aji Dulce Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – May 22
Amish Paste Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 16 – Apr 27
Anaheim Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 19 – Apr 27
Ancho Grande Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Atkinson Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Banana Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 8 Apr 9 – Apr 19
Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – Apr 27
Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – Jun 1
Big Jim Hatch Chile pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Big Rainbow Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 7
Birds Eye Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 12 – May 22
Bitter melons vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – May 2
Black Cherry Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 6 – Apr 17
Black Krim Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Black Oil Sunflower Microgreens microgreen Transplant Feb 1 Feb 8 – Feb 13
Black Pearl Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7
Blondkopfchen Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Bloody Butcher Corn vegetable Transplant Feb 1 May 12 – May 22
Bonny Best Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Bradley Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Brandywine Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Broccolini brassica Transplant Feb 1 Mar 23 – Apr 12
Brussels Sprouts brassica Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 22
Butternut Squash squash Transplant Feb 1 May 12 – Jun 1
Calypso Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Cantaloupe melon Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Caribbean Red Scotch Bonnet Pepper pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 7 – Jun 1
Caribe Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Carolina Reaper peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – Jun 1
Casper Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12
Cayenne Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 7
Celeste Fig berry Plant Out Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Chadwick's Cherry Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – May 2
Chayote squash vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Jun 1 – Jul 1
Cherokee Purple Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 20 – Apr 27
Cherry Bomb peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Chicago Hardy Fig berry Plant Out Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Chinese 5-Color Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Chocolate Bell Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 22
Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Chocolate Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 17
Corno di Toro Pepper pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Creole Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Crosne tubers root vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Cubanelle Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 8 Apr 11 – Apr 19
Culinary Turmeric root vegetable Transplant Feb 8 Oct 6 – Dec 5
Dark Opal Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 17
Datil peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – May 22
Delica kabocha squash squash Transplant Feb 1 May 7 – May 22
Delicious Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Devils Tongue Yellow Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – May 22
Dolce Fresca Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 12
Dwarf Long Pod Okra vegetable Transplant Feb 8 Apr 4 – Apr 9
Early Girl Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 25 – Apr 4
Egg Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Emerald Giant Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Emerald Green Velvet Okra vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28 – Mar 31
English Lavender herb Transplant Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Firecracker Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – Jun 1
Fish Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Five Star Grape Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 4
Floradade Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Florida Market Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Fresno Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Gardener's Delight Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 17
Genovese Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 12
Ginger root vegetable Transplant Feb 8 Oct 6 – Dec 5
Glacier Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28 – Mar 31
Gochugaru Korean Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17
Golden Bantam Sweet Corn vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 11 – Apr 17
Golden Marconi Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 22
Golden Sunray Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Green Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – May 12
Green Envy Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 12
Green Globe Artichoke vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Green Grape Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 20
Green Zebra Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 20
Habanero Pepper pepper Transplant Feb 8 May 9 – Jun 8
Hatch Green Chile (NM 6-4) Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Holiday Marbles Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – May 22
Homestead Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – Apr 27
Honey Bee Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2
Honeydew Melon melon Transplant Feb 1 May 12 – May 27
Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 17
Improved Meyer Lemon berry Plant Out Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Jalapeño Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 17
Jerusalem artichoke tubers root vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Jicama Mexican Yam Bean legume Transplant Feb 1 Jun 21 – Jul 11
Jimmy Nardello Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 8 Apr 29 – May 9
Jubilee Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Kapoor Tulsi (Holy Basil) herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2
King Arthur Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 8 Apr 11 – Apr 17
Large Red Cherry Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Lemon Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 17
Lemongrass herb Transplant Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Long Green Louisiana Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 12
Long Ping Tung Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28 – Apr 2
Long Purple Italian Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17
Luffa gourds vegetable Transplant Feb 1 May 12 – Jun 1
Lunchbox Mini Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 8 Apr 4 – Apr 9
Manitoba Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28 – Apr 7
Marglobe Improved Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Marglobe Supreme Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Mariachi Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 8 – Apr 17
Marion Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Marketmore 76 Cucumber cucumber Transplant Feb 1 Mar 31 – Apr 10
Midnight Snack Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 12
Money Maker Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – Apr 27
Mountain Magic Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 14 – Apr 17
Mr. Stripey Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 7
Mucho Nacho Jalapeño Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 10 – Apr 12
Nagami Kumquat berry Plant Out Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Napoletano Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17
New Sunn Hemp Cover Crop cover crop Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – May 2
Nopales pads vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
NuMex Twilight Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – Jun 1
Orange Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 17
Orange Horizon Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Orange Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Oregon Spring Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 31 – Apr 12
Padron Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 8 Apr 9 – Apr 14
Pandora Striped Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Pasilla de Oaxaca Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Pepperoncini Pepper pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 17
Pesto Perpetuo Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – May 2
Pimento Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 2
Pineapple Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 7
Pink Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Pistou Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2
Poblano Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 17
Ponderosa Red Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Potato onion clusters root vegetable Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – Jun 1
Pretty Purple Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – Jun 1
Purple Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 27
Purple Beauty Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Purple Tiger Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – May 12
Rambo Radish Microgreens microgreen Transplant Feb 1 Feb 7 – Feb 11
Red Burgundy Okra vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28 – Apr 2
Red Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – May 22
Red Caribbean Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 17
Red Cayenne Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Red Cherry Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Red Mushroom Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Red Pear Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 17
Red Robin Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28
Red Rubin Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 14
Rio Grande Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Roma VF Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Romanesco brassica Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – May 12
Rosemary herb Plant Out Feb 1 Perennial — see plant page
Round Mauve Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Rutgers Tomato tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Sakura Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28 – Apr 2
San Marzano Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 20 – Apr 30
Santa Fe Grande Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Serrano Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Shishito Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 8 Apr 9 – Apr 14
Snow Crown Cauliflower brassica Transplant Feb 1 Mar 23 – Apr 2
Speckled Pea Shoot Microgreens microgreen Transplant Feb 1 Feb 9 – Feb 15
Spicy Globe Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12
Sugar Baby Watermelon melon Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Summer Max Mix Cover Crop cover crop Transplant Feb 1 Mar 18 – Apr 2
Sun Gold Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 30 – Apr 7
Sunbright Yellow Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
SunChocola Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 12
Sungella Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 12
Sunray Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Sweet Million Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 7
Sweet Treats Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 17
Tabasco Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Tepin Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Jun 1 – Aug 20
Thai Basil herb Transplant Feb 1 Apr 2 – Apr 7
Thai Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Thessaloniki Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 22
Tigerella Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 28 – Apr 12
Tiny Tim Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Mar 18 – Mar 28
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – Jun 1
Tumbling Tom Red Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 7 – Apr 12
Turkish Orange Eggplant vegetable Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 2
VR Moscow Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 22 – May 2
Waltham 29 Broccoli brassica Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – May 2
White Cherry Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 17
White Cloud Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Yellow Beefsteak Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Yellow Jalapeno (Caloro) Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Yellow Mushroom Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 17 – Apr 27
Yellow Oxheart Tomatoes tomato Transplant Feb 1 Apr 27 – May 2
Yellow Scotch Bonnet Hot Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 May 2 – Jun 1
Yolo Wonder Sweet Peppers pepper Transplant Feb 1 Apr 12 – Apr 22

Harvest in February

Plant Type Planted / Sown Harvest Window
Beauty Pink Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 12 – Feb 17
Beauty Purple Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 12 – Feb 17
Beauty White Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 12 – Feb 17
Bouquet Dill herb Jan 4 Feb 23 – Mar 10
Buckwheat cover crop Jan 18 Feb 17 – Mar 4
Champion Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 12 – Feb 17
Cherry Belle Radish root vegetable Jan 25 Feb 15 – Feb 24
Dill herb Jan 18 Feb 27 – Mar 14
Dukat Dill herb Jan 4 Feb 13 – Feb 23
Easter Egg Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 15 – Feb 19
Fairy Dwarf Mix Candytuft Flowers flower Jan 11 Feb 25 – Mar 12
Fenugreek herb Jan 4 Feb 8 – Feb 23
French Breakfast Radish root vegetable Jan 25 Feb 15 – Feb 22
Hailstone Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 17
Mammoth Dill herb Jan 4 Feb 18 – Mar 10
Purple Plum Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 15 – Feb 17
Rapeseed Cover Crop cover crop Jan 4 Feb 18 – Mar 15
Royal Carpet Alyssum Flowers flower Jan 11 Feb 25 – Mar 12
Scarlet Flax Flowers flower Jan 4 Feb 28 – Mar 15
Shungiku (Edible Chrysanthemum) lettuce Jan 4 Feb 13 – Feb 28
Slow-Bolt (Slo-Bolt) Cilantro/Coriander herb Jan 18 Feb 15 – Feb 27
Sparkler Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 12 – Feb 17
Sweet Alyssum flower Jan 18 Feb 27 – Mar 14
Tri Color Amaranth (Joseph's Coat) vegetable Jan 25 Feb 24 – Mar 11
Vietnamese Coriander herb Jan 18 Feb 27 – Mar 19
White Icicle Radishes root vegetable Jan 18 Feb 17 – Feb 27
Black Oil Sunflower Microgreens microgreen Feb 1 Feb 8 – Feb 13
Rambo Radish Microgreens microgreen Feb 1 Feb 7 – Feb 11
Speckled Pea Shoot Microgreens microgreen Feb 1 Feb 9 – Feb 15
Alaska Early Pea legume Dec 28 Feb 21 – Feb 26
Chervil herb Dec 28 Feb 1 – Feb 11
Delicatesse Blue Kohlrabi brassica Dec 28 Feb 21 – Feb 26
Delicatesse White Kohlrabi brassica Dec 28 Feb 21 – Feb 26
Little Marvel Pea legume Dec 28 Feb 26 – Mar 1
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea legume Dec 28 Feb 26 – Mar 6
Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea legume Dec 28 Feb 24 – Feb 28
Sugar Ann Snap Pea legume Dec 28 Feb 18 – Feb 22
Vienna Purple Kohlrabi brassica Dec 28 Feb 21 – Mar 3

Key Tasks for February in Zone 10A

  1. 1 Start 3 varieties indoors this month under grow lights or in a sunny south-facing window. Use a seed-starting mix and bottom heat (70–75°F) for best germination rates.
  2. 2 Harden off transplants before moving outdoors — set them outside in a sheltered spot for increasing hours over 7–10 days before planting in the ground.
  3. 3 Check soil moisture before watering — stick a finger 2 inches into the soil. Water only when the soil is dry at that depth. Consistent moisture is more important than frequency.
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