Spring is fast approaching! If you live in the mild winter areas of zones 8 and 9a, these February recommendations are for you! These zones typically experience some days with freezing temperatures, but are warm enough to grow cool-season crops.
Outdoors
Plant Seeds (weather permitting): Spinach, corn salad, arugula, lettuce, Asian greens, mustard, kale, collard, Swiss chard, radish, turnip, kohlrabi, bunching onion, cilantro, dill, parsley, peas, parsnip, carrots, and beets.
Transplant from indoors or buy starts: Onion starts or onion sets and leeks.
Cover crops: Still time for a spring cover crop where you don't plan to plant early vegetables or flowers. Rye, crimson clover, hairy vetch, Austrian field peas. Rye + vetch is a reliable mix.
Flowers for cuts: Sweet peas, calendula, poppies, bachelor’s button—best with a low tunnel in colder pockets.
Indoors
Sprouts, Microgreens, and Herbs: Microgreens and sprouts are great for gathering a harvest in a matter of days. Plus, they are incredibly nutrient-dense. Start hardy herbs and greens for plug-sized transplants to set out during mild spells.
Starts to begin now (under lights): Vegetables and herbs including cool crops like lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kohlrabi, celery, parsley, thyme, oregano, sage, chives, artichoke, and fennel. Peppers are warm-season crops that can also be started indoors in February. Flowers to start now include marigolds, stock, snapdragon, calendula, and zinnias.
Tip: A simple low tunnel or cold frame can add 5–10°F of protection and keep soil active for steady winter harvests.
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Lettuce Seeds - Leaf - Green Ice
Green Ice leaf lettuce is glossy with fingered dark green leaves. Leaves are loose and wrinkled with frilled edges. This lettuce is deliciously crispy even when grown in the heat...
Onion Seeds - Short - Early White Grano PRR
100-110 Days to maturity. Allium cepa. Early White Grano PRR Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, bulbing, short-day onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, and raised beds. Resistant...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Korean - Gochujang King -...
90-100 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Gochujang King Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, hot-type pepper with mild heat levels. 500 to 1,500 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for growing...
Watermelon Seeds - Picnic - Charleston Grey
87 Days to maturity. Citrullus lanatus. Charleston Grey Watermelon Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat tolerant, seeded, Picnic watermelon. Resistant to Anthracnose, Fusarium Wilt. Charleston Grey watermelon was introduced...
Melon Seeds - Honeydew - Green Flesh (Organic)
105 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Organic Green Flesh Honeydew Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant Honeydew Melon. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and...
Tomato Seeds - Cherry - Red Pear
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Red Pear Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate cherry tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. The...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Watermelon Beefsteak (Organic)
75 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Organic Watermelon Beefsteak Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised...
Seed Starter Kit - Salad
Start your own salad garden seeds indoors and get a jump on the growing season. Also perfect for transplanting to indoor planters for year-round container gardening. Cultivate your own fresh,...
Spinach Seeds - Winter Giant
50 days. Spinacia oleracea. Winter Giant Spinach Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, heirloom, open-pollinated. This crop is suitable for garden plots, raised beds, and containers. Winter Giant is a very cold-hardy spinach...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Brandywine Red Potato Leaf (Organic)
80-90 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Organic Brandywine Red Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, potato leaf, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden...
Lettuce Seeds - Summer Bibb - Organic
(43 days) Lt. John B. Bibb served in the War of 1812, represented Logan County in the Kentucky House of Representatives and the state Senate from 1827 to 1834. Lt....
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Santa Fe Grande
80-89 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Santa Fe Grande Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, high yielding, deer resistant, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, hot-type pepper with mild heat...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Purple Tiger
90 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Purple Tiger Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, hot-type pepper with medium heat levels. 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville Heat Units. Suitable for...
Radish Seeds - Korean - Bora King - Hybrid
60 days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Bora King Hybrid Korean Radish Seeds. Cool season annual. Bora King radishes live up to their royal name by being a gorgeous purple all...
Radicchio Seeds - Rouge de Verona
Rouge De Verona Radicchio is an heirloom plant that can be compared to a cross between a cabbage and lettuce. Ready in about 80 days, Roufe De Verona can be...
Cucumber Seeds - Spacemaster (Organic)
65 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus. Organic Spacemaster Cucumber Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, monoecious, pickling, or slicing cucumber. Suitable for growing in fields, containers (with support), garden plots,...
Pumpkin Seeds - Jarrahdale (Organic)
Cucurbita maxima. (100 days) A New Zealand heirloom, Jarrahdale Pumpkin has a slate blue, ribbed exterior and a deep delicious orange interior flesh. The flesh is dry, string less, sweet...
Lettuce Seeds - Red Romaine
Lactuca sativa (40 days) Red Romaine Lettuce has long crunchy spoon shaped leaves that start green and fade to profuse purple/red. Leaves are 12" tall and the plant is about...
Okra Seeds - Jambalaya 2.0
Jambalaya 2.0 Okra Seeds. Abelmoschus esculentus. 55 to 58 Days to Maturity. Non-GMO, F2 Hybrid. Annual. This extra early maturing okra variety is very compact and has small leaves. It...
Spinach Seeds - Lakeside - Hybrid
Spinach Seeds - Lakeside - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Spinacea oleracea. 25-30 days maturity for baby leaf, 40-60 days to full maturity. Cool season annual. Lakeside has uniform thick dark green smooth...
Bean Seeds - Bush - Cannellini (Organic)
75-85 Days to maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris. Organic Cannellini Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, bush shelling bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Sometimes...
Garbanzo Bean - Organic - Cover Crop Seeds
100 Days. Cicer arietinum. Cover Crop. Organic. Heirloom. Similar to Daikon radish and mustard cover crops, Organic garbanzo bean seed is grown for its uniquely deep taproot known to break...
Amaranth Seeds - Polish - Organic
Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth. 250 mg packet. Amaranthus. 60 days to maturity. From Wisconsin farmer Richard DeWild. This amaranth is one of the best tasting amaranth varieties we sell....
Lettuce Seeds - Crisphead - Great Lakes Mesa 659
Great Lakes Mesa 659 crisphead lettuce is often found at grocery stores. Round iceberg heads are strong and firm with uniform leaves. Download Free Vegetable Growing Guide PDF Lettuce Seeds...
Zucchini Seeds - Caserta
Cucurbita pepo (65 days) An early bush cocozelle zucchini that produces huge yields of 16" fruit. Much better eaten at the 6-8" size. Zucchini Seeds - Caserta Light green skin...
Melon Seeds - Charentais (Organic)
90 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo var. inodorus. Organic Charentais Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant specialty melon. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds,...
Cucumber Seeds - Beit Alpha CMR/MMR
The Beit Alpha CMR/MMR cucumber is an excellent addition to any home garden. Each cucumber has a medium green exterior and very small black spine. This cucumber grows straight and...
Lettuce Seeds - Heatwave Mix - Organic
The Heatwave Lettuce Mix lettuces that thrive in the heat and remain productive. Our choice" slow-bolt" varieties such as Great Lakes, Iya Sol, and Oakleaf Royal. These lettuce types texture...
Onion Seeds - Bunching - Kyoto Kujo Negi
80 Days to maturity. Allium fistulosum. Kyoto Kujo Negi Japanese Bunching Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, perennial, open-pollinated, heirloom, bunching onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, raised beds, and containers....
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75-100 Days to maturity. Brassica oleracea. Romanesco Broccoli Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, heirloom. The spiky heads of Romanesco Broccoli grow in an unusual fractal formation. Its Fibonacci-looking spirals create beautiful patterns...
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