Vegetable Seeds to Start in February | Greenstreet Gardens (2024)

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What vegetables can I start growing in February? ›

In some warmer locations, you can begin sowing your vegetable seeds outdoors. 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.

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.

Nothing says summer like a juicy tomato and even sowing the seeds seems to transport me to the eagerly anticipated summer weather. I sow tomatoes at the end of February (I got them done on Sunday) and have to grow them in the polytunnel from start to finish as I don't have the climate for growing outside.

Plant seed of broccoli (starting with long season types such as 'Purple Sprouting'), cauliflower, cabbage (like the large purple cultivars), kale, mustard, chicory, lettuce, Asian greens (such as wombok, bok choy, choy sum etc), mizuna, rocket, leek, spring onion, celery, Florence fennel, carrot, parsnip, turnip, ...

Planting too early in cooler temperatures can cause stunted growth, wilting, surface pitting, foliage necrosis and increased susceptibility to disease. Low soil temperatures can stunt plant growth and prevent root development.

When should you start seeds indoors? Start seeds six to eight weeks before the last frost in your area. 2 Most plants are ready to go outside four to six weeks after you start the seeds.

In late February to early March, start cabbages, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, leeks, endive, escarole, fennel, lettuce, and artichokes indoors. In mid- to late March, direct sow peas, spinach, fava beans, and arugula outdoors. Start peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, Swiss chard, and tomatillos indoors.

Strawberry seeds can be planted in late winter or early spring. The plants will be small and require some care before planting out. Gradually harden off the young plants before planting out in their final position in spring, but only once all risk of frost has passed.

Two sowings – one in April and the second in July – are usually sufficient. The July sowing provides leaves the following spring when growth resumes. Alternatively, for regular pickings of baby leaves for salads, sow small batches every few weeks from March to August.

When should I start tomato and pepper seeds? ›

The best time to plant both the seeds of peppers and tomatoes is in January. Tomato seedlings can be planted outside in late February, then protected from frost, while peppers prefer a warmer temperature and should be planted outside after the last frost, usually in late March or April.

Plant Your Tomato Seeds

Place 2 or 3 seeds in each container or cell, and use a seed starter mix such as Miracle-Gro® Seed Starting Potting Mix to encourage fast root growth. Fill your containers with the potting mix and then add water until it's the consistency of a wrung-out sponge.

Carrots may be planted in spring for an early summer harvest, before the heat causes the plants to bolt, at which point the taproots become woody and unpalatable. Sow seeds two to three weeks before the last frost date of spring, and follow up with a succession planting three weeks later.

In coastal California with our Mediterranean climate, January and February are the ideal times to start your Spring Garden. Start a gardening journal for the new gardening year.

Kale (Brassica oleracea var.

Kale is one of the most cold-tolerant plants on this list of fast-growing vegetables, and it's ready for harvest in about 50 to 55 days. In some gardening zones, it can be grown almost year-round, and you can also grow in a hydroponic garden.