What to Plant in February in Zone 8

196 crops you can start in zone 8a & 8b during February. The dates are worked out from zone 8's typical frosts: last spring frost around Mar 25, first fall frost around Nov 10. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 8.

Start indoors in February

Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 8.

Vegetables & herbs

Flowers

Sow or plant outside in February

What goes in the ground this month, either as seed or as a transplant. Dates are the planting-out window for zone 8.

Vegetables & herbs

Fruit

Flowers

Still time to start indoors

The usual indoor-start date for these has passed, but planting-out hasn't come yet. Seed started now still makes a transplant, just a smaller one. Buying starts is the easy alternative. Dates are when they go outside.

Vegetables & herbs

Peppers

Flowers

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What to plant in February in zone 8: 196 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including tomato, bell pepper, lettuce, pea, with exact dates for zone 8a and 8b.

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