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Zone 8A — February

What to Plant in February in Zone 8A

February in Zone 8A: 230 crops to start indoors, 150 to plant or direct sow outside, and 12 entering harvest window. Last frost averages March 9. Reference city: Dallas, TX.
Updated May 14, 2026 · Frost data from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
230 Start Indoors
150 Plant Outside
12 Harvest

Start Indoors in February

Plant Type Start Indoors Transplant Outside Harvest Window
Alaska Early Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 17
All Season Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 May 4 – May 14
All Year Round Cauliflower brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Berry Blue honeyberry shrubs berry Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Black Salsify root_vegetable Feb 2 Feb 9 May 30 – Jun 14
Blue Flax Flowers flower Feb 16 Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 23
Bouquet Dill herb Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 14 – Apr 29
Broad Windsor Fava Bean legume Feb 9 Feb 16 May 2 – May 12
Brunswick Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 May 14 – May 24
Calabrese Broccoli brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Caraway herb Feb 9 Feb 16 Feb 16 – Apr 22
Carentan Leeks allium Feb 2 Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 13
Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 22 – Apr 24
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage brassica Feb 2 Feb 16 May 2
Chervil herb Feb 9 Feb 16 Mar 23 – Apr 2
Chinese Forget-Me-Not Flowers flower Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 29 – May 19
Concord grape vines berry Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23
Copenhagen Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Crimson Cherry Rhubarb Root vegetable Feb 2 Feb 9 Feb 9
Daikon Radishes root_vegetable Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 9 – Apr 19
Dandelion herb Feb 9 Feb 16 Mar 28 – Apr 17
Danish Ballhead Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Jun 3 – Jun 13
Dark Green Italian Giant Parsley herb Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 24 – May 9
Delicatesse Blue Kohlrabi brassica Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Delicatesse White Kohlrabi brassica Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Di Cicco Broccoli brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Drumhead Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 3
Dukat Dill herb Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 4 – Apr 14
Dutch Yellow Shallots allium Feb 2 Feb 9 May 10 – Jun 9
Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage brassica Feb 2 Feb 16 Apr 22 – May 2
Early Purple Broccoli brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Evergreen Parsley herb Feb 16 Feb 23 May 4 – May 19
Fenugreek herb Feb 16 Feb 23 Mar 30 – Apr 14
French Red Shallots allium Feb 2 Feb 9 May 10 – Jun 9
Giant Imperial Mix Larkspur Flowers flower Feb 9 Feb 16 May 27 – Jun 16
Giant Musselburgh Leeks allium Feb 2 Feb 23 Jun 3 – Jun 8
Glory of Enkhuizen Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 May 24
Golden Acre Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Green Arrow Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 22 – Apr 27
Hamburg Rooted Parsley herb Feb 16 Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 13
Hard Red Wheat Cover Crop cover crop Feb 9 Feb 16 May 2 – May 22
Holland Red Shallots allium Feb 2 Feb 9 May 10 – Jun 9
Igloo Cauliflower brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29 – May 4
Invicta gooseberry shrubs berry Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23
Issai hardy kiwi vines berry Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 22
Little Marvel Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 17 – Apr 20
Mammoth Dill herb Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 9 – Apr 29
Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 25 – May 1
Mary Washington Asparagus vegetable Feb 16 Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Medium Red Clover Cover Crop cover crop Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 24 – May 9
Michihili Cabbage brassica Feb 2 Feb 16 Apr 27
Millennium Asparagus vegetable Feb 16 Feb 23 Feb 23
OG American Flag Leeks allium Feb 2 Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 3
Oregon Giant Snow Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 27 – May 1
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 17 – Apr 25
Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 15 – Apr 19
Purple Passion Asparagus vegetable Feb 16 Feb 23 Feb 23
Rapeseed Cover Crop cover crop Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 9 – May 4
Rapini Broccoli Raab brassica Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 29
Red Acre Cabbage brassica Feb 2 Feb 16 May 2 – May 7
Red Lake currant shrubs berry Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Savoy Perfection Cabbage brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 May 24 – May 29
Scarlet Flax Flowers flower Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 19 – May 4
Shungiku (Edible Chrysanthemum) vegetable Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 4 – Apr 19
Snowball Self-Blanche Cauliflower brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Sugar Ann Snap Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 9 – Apr 13
Victoria Rhubarb vegetable Feb 2 Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Vienna Purple Kohlrabi brassica Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Vienna White Kohlrabi brassica Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 22
Violetta Purple Cauliflower brassica Feb 9 Feb 23 Apr 29
Wando Pea legume Feb 9 Feb 16 Apr 20 – Apr 25
Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Cover Crop cover crop Feb 16 Feb 23 Apr 24 – May 24
African Flake Daisy Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 9 Jun 7 – Jun 17
Alexandria Alpine Strawberry berry Feb 2 Mar 16 Jun 24 – Jul 14
Alfalfa Cover Crop cover crop Feb 23 Mar 2 May 1 – May 11
Amish Paste Tomatoes tomato Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 5 – Jun 16
Anaheim Peppers pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 8 – Jun 16
Ancho Grande Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Angelica herb Feb 9 Mar 9 Jul 7 – Aug 6
Baby's Breath Flowers flower Feb 16 Mar 9 Jul 7 – Aug 6
Banana Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 May 29 – Jun 8
Barletta, Pearly White Onions root_vegetable Feb 9 Mar 9 May 23 – May 28
Bhut Jolokia Ghost Pepper pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 21
Big Jim Hatch Chile pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jun 6
Birds Eye Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jul 1 – Jul 11
Black Beauty Zucchini squash Feb 20 Mar 20 May 4 – May 14
Black Cherry Tomato tomato Feb 23 Mar 23 May 26 – Jun 6
Broadleaf Sage Herb herb Feb 16 Mar 16 May 30
Broccolini brassica Feb 16 Mar 23 May 12 – Jun 1
Brussels Sprouts brassica Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jul 11
Butternut Squash squash Feb 23 Mar 23 Jul 1 – Jul 21
California Wonder Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 Jun 10 – Jun 13
Cantaloupe melon Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 11 – Jun 21
Cardoon (Purple Artichoke Thistle) vegetable Feb 16 Mar 16 Jul 14 – Sep 12
Caribbean Red Scotch Bonnet Pepper pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 26 – Jul 21
Carolina Reaper peppers pepper Feb 9 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 21
Casper Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 1
Catmint herb Feb 16 Mar 9 Jun 7 – Jul 7
Cayenne Peppers pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jun 26
Cherry Bomb peppers pepper Feb 9 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Chocolate Bell Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 11
Chocolate Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jul 6
Classic Tomatillos vegetable Feb 23 Mar 16 Jun 4 – Jun 9
Common Milkweed Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 2 – Sep 3
Corno di Toro Pepper pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Crackerjack Mix Marigolds flower Feb 16 Mar 9 May 8 – May 23
Crego Mix Aster Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 16 Jun 4 – Jun 14
Crimson Forest Bunching Onions root_vegetable Feb 16 Mar 9 May 8
Cubanelle Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 May 31 – Jun 8
Curly Parsley herb Feb 2 Mar 9 May 18 – May 28
Datil peppers pepper Feb 9 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 11
Devils Tongue Yellow Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 11
Emerald Giant Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
English Lavender Herb herb Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 16
English White Daisy Flowers flower Feb 9 Mar 9 Jul 7 – Aug 6
Epazote herb Feb 23 Mar 16 May 10 – May 20
Evergreen Bunching Onions root_vegetable Feb 16 Mar 9 Jul 7
Fairy Dwarf Mix Candytuft Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Apr 16 – May 1
Firecracker Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 11 – Jul 21
Flat-Leaf Parsley herb Feb 2 Mar 9 May 18 – Jun 7
Florida Market Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 11 – Jun 21
Foxglove Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 2 – May 6
Fresno Peppers pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Genovese Basil herb Feb 23 Mar 23 May 22 – Jun 1
Giant Maximum Mix Snapdragon Flowers flower Feb 9 Mar 9 May 28 – Jun 12
Golden Celery vegetable Feb 9 Mar 16 Jun 9 – Jun 19
Golden Marconi Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 11
Grano Red Onions root_vegetable Feb 9 Mar 9 Jul 7
Grano White Onions root_vegetable Feb 9 Mar 9 Jul 7
Green Cabbage brassica Feb 16 Mar 23 May 22 – Jul 1
Green Globe Artichoke vegetable Feb 16 Mar 23 Mar 23 – Mar 22
Green shiso leaves herb Feb 23 Mar 16 May 15 – May 25
Habanero Pepper pepper Feb 16 Mar 30 Jun 28 – Jul 28
Highbush Blueberries berry Feb 23 Mar 23 Mar 22
Holiday Marbles Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 11
Honeydew Melon melon Feb 23 Mar 23 Jul 1 – Jul 16
Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 6
Imperial Star Artichoke vegetable Feb 2 Mar 9 Jun 7 – Jun 17
Isis Candy cherry tomatoes tomato Feb 16 Mar 16 May 25 – Jun 4
Italian Oregano herb Feb 16 Mar 9 Jun 7 – Jun 17
Jalapeño Peppers pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 6
Jimmy Nardello Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 Jun 18 – Jun 28
Kellogg's Breakfast tomatoes tomato Feb 16 Mar 16 May 30 – Jun 9
King Arthur Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 May 31 – Jun 6
King's Cure-All Evening Primrose Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 2 – May 6
Lemon Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jul 6
Lemongrass Herb herb Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 11 – Jul 1
Long Green Louisiana Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 1
Long Ping Tung Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 May 17 – May 22
Long Purple Italian Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6
Lunaria Silver Dollar Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 2 – May 6
Lunchbox Mini Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 May 24 – May 29
Marketmore 76 Cucumber cucumber Feb 23 Mar 23 May 20 – May 30
Matt's Wild Cherry tomatoes tomato Feb 16 Mar 16 May 10 – May 20
Midnight Snack Tomato tomato Feb 23 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 1
Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil herb Feb 16 Mar 16 May 15 – May 25
Mucho Nacho Jalapeño Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 May 30 – Jun 1
New England Aster Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 2 – Aug 4
NuMex Twilight Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 21
Orange Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jul 6
Orange Horizon Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Orion Florence Fennel vegetable Feb 23 Mar 16 Jun 4 – Jun 14
Ox-Eye Daisy Flowers flower Feb 9 Mar 9 Mar 9 – Jul 22
Padron Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 May 29 – Jun 3
Pandora Striped Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Pasilla de Oaxaca Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Paul Robeson tomatoes tomato Feb 16 Mar 16 May 25 – Jun 9
Pepperoncini Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 6
Pimento Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jun 21
Pineapple Tomatillos vegetable Feb 23 Mar 16 May 25 – Jun 4
Poblano Peppers pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 6
Powderpuff Aster Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 16 May 30 – Jun 9
Pretty Purple Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 21
Purple Basil herb Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jun 16
Purple Beauty Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jun 6
Purple Tiger Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 1
Purple Tomatillos vegetable Feb 23 Mar 16 May 30 – Jun 9
Red Burgundy Onions root_vegetable Feb 9 Mar 9 Jun 27 – Jul 7
Red Cabbage brassica Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jul 11
Red Caribbean Habanero Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jul 6
Red Cayenne Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Red Cherry Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Red Mushroom Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Roman Chamomile herb Feb 16 Mar 9 Jun 7 – Jul 7
Romanesco brassica Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jul 1
Roselle calyces and leaves vegetable Feb 23 Mar 16 Aug 13 – Sep 12
Round Mauve Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 11 – Jun 21
Royal Carpet Alyssum Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Apr 16 – May 1
Rue herb Feb 16 Mar 9 Jun 12 – Jul 12
Rutgers Tomato tomato Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jun 11
Salad Burnet herb Feb 23 Mar 2 May 11 – May 31
Santa Fe Grande Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Scarlet Sage Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 16 May 20 – Jun 9
Serrano Peppers pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jun 11
Shasta Daisy Flowers flower Feb 2 Mar 9 Jul 7 – Mar 9
Shishito Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 30 May 29 – Jun 3
Single Mix China Aster Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 16 May 25 – Jun 4
Smooth Blue Aster Flowers flower Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 2 – Jul 15
Snow Crown Cauliflower brassica Feb 16 Mar 23 May 12 – May 22
Soapwort flower Feb 23 Mar 16 Jun 14 – Jul 14
Southport Red Globe Onions root_vegetable Feb 9 Mar 9 Jul 7
Southport White Globe Onions root_vegetable Feb 9 Mar 9 Jul 7
Spanish Sweet White Onions root_vegetable Feb 9 Mar 9 Jun 27 – Jul 7
Sparky Mix Marigolds flower Feb 16 Mar 9 May 3 – May 18
Sugar Baby Watermelon melon Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Sunbright Yellow Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 11
Sweet Marjoram herb Feb 16 Mar 16 May 30 – Jun 14
Sweet Million Tomato tomato Feb 23 Mar 23 May 22 – May 27
Sweet Woodruff herb Feb 16 Mar 9 May 18 – Jun 7
Tabasco Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 11 – Jun 21
Tansy herb Feb 16 Mar 9 Jun 17 – Jul 17
Tendercrisp Celery vegetable Feb 9 Mar 16 Jun 9 – Jun 24
Tepin Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jul 21 – Oct 9
Thai Basil herb Feb 23 Mar 23 May 22 – May 27
Thai Hot Peppers pepper Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Thyme herb Feb 9 Mar 9 May 28 – Jun 12
Tiny Tim Tomato tomato Feb 23 Mar 23 May 7 – May 17
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers pepper Feb 9 Mar 23 Jun 11 – Jul 21
Tropical Milkweed Flowers flower Feb 16 Mar 16 Jun 14 – Jul 14
Tumbling Tom Red Tomato tomato Feb 23 Mar 23 May 27 – Jun 1
Turkish Orange Eggplant vegetable Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 16 – Jun 21
Verde Tomatillos vegetable Feb 23 Mar 16 May 30 – Jun 9
Waltham 29 Broccoli brassica Feb 16 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 21
White Cloud Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jun 6
White Lisbon Bunching Onions root_vegetable Feb 16 Mar 9 May 13
Wormwood herb Feb 16 Mar 9 Jun 17 – Jul 17
Yellow Jalapeno (Caloro) Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Yellow Mushroom Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 6 – Jun 16
Yellow Scotch Bonnet Hot Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 21 – Jul 21
Yolo Wonder Sweet Peppers pepper Feb 23 Mar 23 Jun 1 – Jun 11

Plant Outside in February

Plant Type Action Target Date Harvest Window
Alaska Early Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 17
All Season Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 May 4 – May 14
All Year Round lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 27 – May 6
All Year Round Cauliflower brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
America lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 6 – Apr 18
Astro Arugula lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Mar 15 – Apr 3
Berry Blue honeyberry shrubs berry Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Black Salsify root_vegetable Transplant Feb 9 May 30 – Jun 14
Black Seeded Simpson lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 9
Blonde de Paris lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Bloomsdale Longstanding Spinach lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 15
Blue Curled Scotch lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 18 – Apr 23
Blue Flax Flowers flower Transplant Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 23
Bok Choy lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 23
Bouquet Dill herb Transplant Feb 23 Apr 14 – Apr 29
Broad Windsor Fava Bean legume Transplant Feb 16 May 2 – May 12
Broadleaf Classic lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Broadleaf Sorrel lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Brunswick Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 May 14 – May 24
Burgundy Boston lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 18
Buttercrunch lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 9 – Apr 18
Butterhead Lettuce lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 28
Calabrese Broccoli brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Canary Yellow lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Caraway herb Transplant Feb 16 Feb 16 – Apr 22
Carentan Leeks allium Transplant Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 13
Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 22 – Apr 24
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 16 May 2
Chervil herb Transplant Feb 16 Mar 23 – Apr 2
Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) brassica Direct Sow Feb 22 Mar 24 – Apr 13
Chinese Forget-Me-Not Flowers flower Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29 – May 19
Concord grape vines berry Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23
Copenhagen Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Crimson Cherry Rhubarb Root vegetable Transplant Feb 9 Feb 9
Crisphead lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 May 1 – May 8
Curly Kale lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 18 – Apr 28
Daikon Radishes root_vegetable Transplant Feb 23 Apr 9 – Apr 19
Dandelion herb Transplant Feb 16 Mar 28 – Apr 17
Danish Ballhead Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 Jun 3 – Jun 13
Dark Green Italian Giant Parsley herb Transplant Feb 23 Apr 24 – May 9
Dark Green Romaine lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – May 3
Delicatesse Blue Kohlrabi brassica Transplant Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Delicatesse White Kohlrabi brassica Transplant Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 17
Di Cicco Broccoli brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Drumhead Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 3
Dukat Dill herb Transplant Feb 23 Apr 4 – Apr 14
Dutch Lamb's Lettuce lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 3 – Apr 13
Dutch Yellow Shallots allium Transplant Feb 9 May 10 – Jun 9
Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 16 Apr 22 – May 2
Early Purple Broccoli brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Endive / Escarole lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 28
Evergreen Parsley herb Transplant Feb 23 May 4 – May 19
Fenugreek herb Transplant Feb 23 Mar 30 – Apr 14
Florida Broadleaf lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 3 – Apr 13
Fordhook Giant lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 18
French Lamb's Lettuce lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 3 – Apr 13
French Red Shallots allium Transplant Feb 9 May 10 – Jun 9
Full Heart Batavian lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 May 18 – May 23
Georgia Southern Collard Greens lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – May 13
Giant Imperial Mix Larkspur Flowers flower Transplant Feb 16 May 27 – Jun 16
Giant Musselburgh Leeks allium Transplant Feb 23 Jun 3 – Jun 8
Giant Red lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8
Glory of Enkhuizen Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 May 24
Golden Acre Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Green Arrow Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 22 – Apr 27
Green Ice lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8
Green Wave lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8
Hamburg Rooted Parsley herb Transplant Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 13
Hard Red Wheat Cover Crop cover crop Transplant Feb 16 May 2 – May 22
Holland Red Shallots allium Transplant Feb 9 May 10 – Jun 9
Hot Pink lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Iceberg lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 May 1 – May 8
Igloo Cauliflower brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29 – May 4
Invicta gooseberry shrubs berry Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23
Issai hardy kiwi vines berry Transplant Feb 23 Feb 22
Kagraner Sommer lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 21
Lacinato Kale lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – Apr 28
Large Leaf Sorrel lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Leaf Lettuce Mix lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 18
Little Gem lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 19
Little Marvel Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 17 – Apr 20
Lollo Bionda lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Lollo Rossa lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 16 – Apr 19
Magenta Sunset lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 18 – Apr 23
Mammoth Dill herb Transplant Feb 23 Apr 9 – Apr 29
Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 25 – May 1
Marvel of Four Seasons lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 23
Mary Washington Asparagus vegetable Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Matador Viking lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 11
Medium Red Clover Cover Crop cover crop Transplant Feb 23 Apr 24 – May 9
Mesclun Mix lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Mar 15 – Mar 24
Michihili Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 16 Apr 27
Millennium Asparagus vegetable Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23
Mizuna lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 3 – Apr 13
Monstrueux de Viroflay lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 13
Morris Heading lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 May 8 – May 13
Mustard Greens lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Mar 29 – Apr 13
Mâche (Corn Salad) lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – May 17
Napa Cabbage brassica Direct Sow Feb 22 May 3 – May 23
Noble Giant lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 9 – Apr 13
OG American Flag Leeks allium Transplant Feb 23 May 24 – Jun 3
Old Fashion lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 13
Orange lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 18
Oregon Giant Snow Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 27 – May 1
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 17 – Apr 25
Premier lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 15 – Apr 19
Purple Passion Asparagus vegetable Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23
Radicchio lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – May 18
Rainbow Mix lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Rapeseed Cover Crop cover crop Transplant Feb 23 Apr 9 – May 4
Rapini Broccoli Raab brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Red Acre Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 16 May 2 – May 7
Red Lake currant shrubs berry Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Red Leaf Lettuce lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 18
Red Romaine lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – May 3
Red Russian Kale lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Red Vein Sorrel lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 18
Romaine Lettuce lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 28 – May 8
Ruby Red lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 18 – Apr 23
Salad Bowl Green lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 12 – Apr 13
Savoy Perfection Cabbage brassica Transplant Feb 23 May 24 – May 29
Scarlet Flax Flowers flower Transplant Feb 23 Apr 19 – May 4
Shungiku (Edible Chrysanthemum) vegetable Transplant Feb 23 Apr 4 – Apr 19
Siberian Dwarf lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 18
Snowball Self-Blanche Cauliflower brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Sugar Ann Snap Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 9 – Apr 13
Summer Bibb lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 18 – Apr 23
Swiss Chard lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 23
Tango lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Mar 26 – Apr 3
Tatsoi lettuce Transplant Feb 9 Mar 6 – Mar 26
Tendergreen lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 3 – Apr 13
Texas 1015Y SuperSweet Onion root_vegetable Transplant Feb 9 May 25 – Jun 4
Tom Thumb lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – May 3
Tuscany Black lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – May 8
Vates lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 13 – Apr 18
Vates lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 23 – May 8
Verona Red lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 May 18 – May 25
Victoria Rhubarb vegetable Transplant Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Vienna Purple Kohlrabi brassica Transplant Feb 16 Apr 12 – Apr 22
Vienna White Kohlrabi brassica Transplant Feb 16 Apr 22
Viola and pansy edible flowers flower Transplant Feb 23 Apr 24 – May 4
Violetta Purple Cauliflower brassica Transplant Feb 23 Apr 29
Wando Pea legume Transplant Feb 16 Apr 20 – Apr 25
White Boston lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 3 – Apr 13
Winner Kohlrabi brassica Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 13
Winter Density lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 17 – Apr 23
Winter Giant lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Apr 8 – Apr 13
Witloof White lettuce Direct Sow Feb 22 Jun 8 – Jul 1
Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Cover Crop cover crop Transplant Feb 23 Apr 24 – May 24

Harvest in February

Plant Type Planted / Sown Harvest Window
Berry Blue honeyberry shrubs berry Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Caraway herb Feb 16 Feb 16 – Apr 22
Concord grape vines berry Feb 23 Feb 23
Crimson Cherry Rhubarb Root vegetable Feb 9 Feb 9
Invicta gooseberry shrubs berry Feb 23 Feb 23
Issai hardy kiwi vines berry Feb 23 Feb 22
Mary Washington Asparagus vegetable Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Millennium Asparagus vegetable Feb 23 Feb 23
Purple Passion Asparagus vegetable Feb 23 Feb 23
Red Lake currant shrubs berry Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Victoria Rhubarb vegetable Feb 23 Feb 23 – Feb 22
Jewel Strawberries berry Mar 9 Feb 2 – Apr 13

Key Tasks for February in Zone 8A

  1. 1 Start 230 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 Direct sow seeds at the recommended depth and spacing. Keep the seedbed consistently moist until germination is complete.
  4. 4 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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