What to Plant in February in Zone 9
241 crops you can start in zone 9a & 9b during February. The dates are worked out from zone 9's typical frosts: last spring frost around Feb 15, first fall frost around Dec 5. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 9.
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 9.
Vegetables & herbs
- AniseDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Anise HyssopSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- AsparagusDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Belgian Endive (Witloof)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Bok ChoySow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- BorageDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- BroccoliTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- BroccoliniTransplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Brussels SproutsTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- BurdockDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- Bush BeansDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- CabbageTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- CatnipSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- CauliflowerTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Celeriac (Celery Root)TransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- CeleryTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Chamomile (German)TransplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- ChervilSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- ChivesSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- CilantroDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Citronella Plant (Mosquito Plant)Plant a nursery startFeb 22–Mar 1
- Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- CucumberSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Daikon RadishDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Dandelion (Cultivated)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- DillDirect sowFeb 8–Feb 15
- Edamame (Soybean)Direct sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- EpazoteDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Escarole (Endive)Sow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Flower SproutsTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)Direct sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Garlic Chives (Chinese Leeks)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- HorehoundDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- HorseradishDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- HyssopSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- KalettesTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- KohlrabiSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- KomatsunaDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- LavenderPlant a nursery startFeb 22–Mar 1
- Lemon BalmTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- LemongrassPlant a nursery startFeb 22–Mar 1
- LettuceSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Licorice MarigoldDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Luffa GourdSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Malabar SpinachSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Marjoram (Sweet)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- MashuaDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Mexican Mint MarigoldTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Milk ThistleDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Mint (Spearmint)Plant a nursery startFeb 15–Feb 22
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- OcaDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Orach (Mountain Spinach)Direct sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- OreganoTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- ParsleySow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Parsley Root (Hamburg Parsley)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- ParsnipDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- PeanutDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- PennyroyalDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Pineapple SagePlant a nursery startFeb 22–Mar 1
- PotatoDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- PumpkinDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- PurslaneSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- RadicchioSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- RueTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- SalsifyDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- SaltwortDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Scallion (Green Onion)Direct sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Scorzonera (Black Salsify)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Shiso (Perilla)Direct sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- SkirretSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- SorrelSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- SteviaPlant a nursery startFeb 22–Mar 1
- Summer SavorySow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Summer Squash (Yellow)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Sunchoke (Jerusalem Artichoke)Direct sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Sweet CornDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- Swiss ChardSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Tarragon (French)Plant a nursery startFeb 22–Mar 1
- ThymeTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Upland CressDirect sowFeb 8–Feb 15
- ValerianTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- WatercressSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- White SageSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Winter SquashDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- ZucchiniSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
Fruit
- ElderberryPlant a nursery startFeb 1–Feb 8
- MulberryPlant a nursery startFeb 15–Feb 22
- PawpawPlant a nursery startFeb 15–Feb 22
- PeachPlant a nursery startFeb 1–Feb 8
- QuincePlant a nursery startFeb 15–Feb 22
Flowers
- African DaisyDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Ageratum (Flossflower)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Agrostemma (Corn Cockle)Sow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- AmaryllisPlant bulbsFeb 22–Mar 1
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)TransplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- AstilbeDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)Sow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Bells of IrelandSow or transplantFeb 8–Feb 15
- Bupleurum (Thoroughwax)Sow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- CalendulaSow or transplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- California BluebellDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- California PoppyDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Calla LilyPlant bulbsFeb 22–Mar 1
- Campanula (Bellflower)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- CandytuftDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- CarnationTransplantFeb 8–Feb 15
- Carthamus (Safflower)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Castor BeanDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- CelosiaSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- China AsterTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- ColumbineTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Corn PoppyDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- CosmosSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Cranberry HibiscusTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Desert MarigoldDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Dusty MillerTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Echinops (Globe Thistle)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- EucalyptusTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- FeverfewSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Four O'ClockDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- GazaniaTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- GladiolusPlant bulbsFeb 1–Feb 8
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Heuchera (Coral Bells)Direct sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- HollyhockDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Honesty (Lunaria)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- HostaDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Johnny Jump UpTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Lavatera (Annual Mallow)Direct sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- LisianthusTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- LobeliaTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)Direct sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- MarigoldSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- MoonflowerSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- NasturtiumDirect sowFeb 22–Mar 1
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Orlaya (Laceflower)Sow or transplantFeb 8–Feb 15
- OsteospermumTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Pansy / ViolaTransplantFeb 1–Feb 8
- Phlox (Annual)Sow or transplantFeb 8–Feb 15
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Rock SoapwortDirect sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)TransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Scarlet FlaxDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Scarlet Runner BeanSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Sedum (Showy Stonecrop)Direct sowFeb 1–Feb 8
- SnapdragonTransplantOct–FebFall
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Sow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- StaticeTransplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- StockTransplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- StrawflowerSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- SunflowerDirect sowFeb 15–Feb 22
- Sweet AlyssumSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- Sweet WilliamTransplantFeb 8–Feb 15
- VerbenaSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)Sow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- YarrowSow or transplantFeb 15–Feb 22
- ZinniaSow or transplantFeb 22–Mar 1
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
- AchiraPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- BasilPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- CantaloupePlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- CardoonPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- CucamelonPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- EggplantPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Fennel (Florence/bulbing)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)Plant outMar 8–Mar 15
- JicamaPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- MaukaPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- OkraPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- RosellePlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- RosemaryPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Sweet PotatoPlant outMar 8–Mar 15
- TobaccoPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- TomatilloPlant outMar 8–Mar 15
- TomatoPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- YaconPlant outMar 8–Mar 15
- Za'atar OreganoPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
Peppers
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- 7 Pot Primo PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Aji Amarillo PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Bell PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Carolina Reaper PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Cayenne PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Chile de Árbol PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Cubanelle PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Datil PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Dorset Naga PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Fresno PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Habanero PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Hungarian Wax PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Jalapeño PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Komodo Dragon PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Lemon Drop PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Naga Viper PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Padrón PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Pimento PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Rocoto PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Scotch Bonnet PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Serrano PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Shishito PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Sweet Banana PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Sweet Cherry PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Tabasco PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T PepperPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
Flowers
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Black-Eyed Susan VinePlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Chrysanthemum (Garden Mum)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Cleome (Spider Flower)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- ColeusPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- ImpatiensPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- PetuniaPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)Plant outMar 1–Mar 8
- Wax BegoniaPlant outMar 1–Mar 8
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What to plant in February in zone 9: 241 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including cucumber, zucchini, bush beans, broccoli, with exact dates for zone 9a and 9b.
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