What to Plant in February

Wait until nights stay above 50F before transplanting. Cold soil stalls them.

Peppers want warm soil. Going out two weeks after the last frost beats rushing them.

Slower to germinate than sweet peppers, so give them the full head start.

Even fussier about cold than peppers. Warm soil is the whole game.

One cold night will blacken it. Wait for settled warm weather.

Easy from seed and quick to bloom.

Sow a little every two weeks instead of all at once.

Bolts the moment it gets hot, so spring and fall are its seasons.

Frost actually sweetens it. The fall crop is the better one.

Bulbing fennel does better as a fall crop in most zones.

Slow to germinate. Soaking the seed overnight helps.

Keep it in a pot. In the ground it will take over.

Wants sharp drainage and tolerates being forgotten.

Hardy outdoors from about zone 7 up. Colder than that, grow it in a pot and bring it in.