What to Plant in February

Your complete Zone 8A planting guide for February. Here's everything you should be starting, sowing, transplanting, and harvesting this month.

Start Indoors

1 plant

Basil

🕐

50–75 days

📏

12-18 inches

Start indoors

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Direct Sow

7 plants

Peas

🕐

55–70 days

📏

2-4 inches

Direct sow 6 weeks before last frost

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Spinach

🕐

35–50 days

📏

4-6 inches

Direct sow in early spring

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Lettuce

🕐

30–60 days

📏

6-12 inches

Direct sow in cool spring

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Radish

🕐

22–35 days

📏

1-2 inches

Direct sow

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Potato

🕐

70–120 days

📏

12 inches

Plant seed potatoes

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Kale

🕐

50–70 days

📏

18-24 inches

Direct sow in cool weather

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Cilantro

🕐

45–70 days

📏

6-8 inches

Direct sow in cool weather

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Transplant

3 plants

Lettuce

🕐

30–60 days

📏

6-12 inches

Transplant hardened seedlings

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Kale

🕐

50–70 days

📏

18-24 inches

Transplant in cool weather

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Onion

🕐

90–120 days

📏

4-6 inches

Transplant onion starts

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