What to sow in February
In zone 8, most of the UK, February has 3 crops to sow or plant: broad bean, pea and garlic.
Sow direct in February
Plant out in February
What to harvest in February
In the other zones
| Zone 6−23 to −18 °C (−10 to 0 °F): high mountains | nothing new this month: tend and harvest |
|---|---|
| Zone 7−18 to −12 °C (0 to 10 °F): upland Britain, eastern France, the Alps | broad bean and pea |
| Zone 8 (reference)−12 to −7 °C (10 to 20 °F): most of the UK and France | garlic, broad bean and pea |
| Zone 9−7 to −1 °C (20 to 30 °F): south-west England, Brittany, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, garlic, spinach, broad bean, strawberry, pea, beetroot, turnip, potato, raspberry, parsley and chives |
| Zone 10−1 to 4 °C (30 to 40 °F): Isles of Scilly, the French Riviera, coastal Corsica | lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, spinach, strawberry, leek, beetroot, turnip, potato, parsley and chives |
Indicative months. A cold year or a garden at altitude shifts everything by a month; watch the frosts too.
Next month
March brings lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, spinach, strawberry, green manure (phacelia), beetroot, turnip, potato, raspberry, parsley and chives: make room for them now.
Questions about February
What to sow in February in zone 8?
Sow direct: broad bean and pea. Plant out: garlic. The table above covers zones 6 to 10.
What is harvested in February?
corn salad, kale, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives and mint, depending on the sowing or planting date.
I am in zone 7 or zone 9, what changes?
Zone 7: broad bean and pea. Zone 9: lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, garlic, spinach, broad bean, strawberry, pea, beetroot, turnip, potato, raspberry, parsley and chives. A colder zone shifts sowing by about a month; Hortipix uses your own zone.
Updated 20 October 2026, Hortipix catalogue version 1. Windows still being checked against Le Guide Clause, Vilmorin and Terre vivante (RHS and Cornell for the UK and the US), compared with OpenFarm (CC0). They remain indicative.