What to sow and grow in February

Find out what to plant in February with our seasonal list of flowers, fruit, vegetables and seeds. These can be ordered now for sowing, growing and harvesting over the coming months!

Flowers to sow and grow

  In the greenhouse / indoors



• • Sow Lobelia in a heated propagater.
• • Sow Antirrhinums (Snapdragons) and Laurentia now to ensure early flowering.
• • Sow sweet peas in a glasshouse, cold frame or a cool place indoors.
• • Plant begonia tubers (hollow side up) in pots of moist compost and just cover with a little more compost. Keep them in a bright, frost free position.
• Start Dahlia tubers into growth by planting them in pots of compost maintaining a minimum temperature of 10 degrees celsius.
• • Grow your own Chrysanthemum plants from seed - start them off now in the greenhouse for the earliest blooms.
• • Sow Geraniums (Pelargoniums) indoors now for earlier flowers.




Fruit & Vegetables to sow and grow




  In the greenhouse / indoors



• • Start Asparagus Pea seeds under cover for planting out in late spring.
• • Sow aubergine seeds now for indoor crops this summer.
• • Grow your own basil on the windowsill to flavour your favourite Italian dishes.
• • Start early sowings of brassicas under cover. Try Brussels Sprouts, Summer Cabbage , Cauliflower 'All the Year Round' , and Calabrese 'Aquiles'.
  
• • Celeriac is a slow growing vegetable - start seeds now under cover.
• • For early sowings of celery try bolt-resistant varieties such as 'Lathom Self Blanching'.
  
• • To grow cucumber and tomato plants for the greenhouse, start sowing seed now in warm conditions.
• • Leeks need a long growing season so start sowing them now under cover.
• • For really large onions sow 'Bunton's Showstopper' and 'Ailsa Craig' indoors now.
• • Sweet Peppers can be sown now for growing on in a heated greenhouse. Provide plenty of warmth.
• • Chit (sprout) early potatoes on a windowsill indoors.




  In the cold frame/ under cloches



• • Beetroot can be sown undercover.
  
• • For early carrots sow early varieties such as 'Nantes 2' under cloches or in greenhouse borders.
• • For early summer harvesting, grow chicory under cloches.
• • Sow early peas under cloches for your first crop of the season. 'Twinkle' is a good variety.
• • Radishes are quick to mature - sow seed now under cloches or in greenhouse borders.
• • Why not grow some salad leaves, lettuce or spinach indoors or under cloches for a tasty and nutritious start to the growing season.
• • Sow seeds of spring onions under cloches, in greenhouse borders or in cold frames. 'Ishikura' and 'Summer Isle' are good early varieties.




  Direct sow outdoors



• • If the soil isn't frozen, sow hardy broad beans outside such as 'Aquadulce Claudia'.
  




  Plant outdoors



• • Raspberry canes and blackberries can be planted now provided the soil isn't frozen or waterlogged.
• • Consider growing your own fruit bushes such as redcurrants, whitecurrants, blackcurrants and gooseberries.
  
• • Plant rhubarb crowns - there is still time to order crowns  for spring delivery.
• • Bareroot strawberry plants can be planted outside now. Replace plants that are 3 years old or more as they will have lost much of their vigour.

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