What to plant in February
February means something very different in Minnesota and in Texas. Below is what the month looks like in each USDA zone, then a dated list for each state.
February by USDA zone
Counted from each zone’s typical frost dates. Your own frost dates matter more than your zone number - the state pages below use state averages.
| Zone | Frost dates | Crops to sow or plant | Including |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 2 | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 0 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 3 (February dates) | May 15 – Sep 15 | 5 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 4 (February dates) | May 10 – Sep 25 | 5 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 5 (February dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 18 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 6 (February dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 29 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 7 (February dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 39 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, celery, leek |
| Zone 8 (February dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 61 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 9 (February dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 83 | green onion / scallion, arugula, beet, fava bean (broad bean), mizuna |
| Zone 10 (February dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 69 | fennel (bulb), globe artichoke, lemon balm, mint, tarragon |
February planting lists by state (50)
Alabama65 crops to sow or plantAlaska1 crops to sow or plantArizona65 crops to sow or plantArkansas46 crops to sow or plantCalifornia83 crops to sow or plantColorado8 crops to sow or plantConnecticut24 crops to sow or plantDelaware29 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia36 crops to sow or plantFlorida89 crops to sow or plantGeorgia65 crops to sow or plantIdaho5 crops to sow or plantIllinois24 crops to sow or plantIndiana24 crops to sow or plantIowa24 crops to sow or plantKansas29 crops to sow or plantKentucky29 crops to sow or plantLouisiana70 crops to sow or plantMaine5 crops to sow or plantMaryland29 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts24 crops to sow or plantMichigan5 crops to sow or plantMinnesota8 crops to sow or plantMississippi61 crops to sow or plantMissouri29 crops to sow or plantMontana5 crops to sow or plantNebraska18 crops to sow or plantNevada24 crops to sow or plantNew Hampshire5 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey24 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico24 crops to sow or plantNew York18 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina39 crops to sow or plantNorth Dakota5 crops to sow or plantOhio24 crops to sow or plantOklahoma53 crops to sow or plantOregon24 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania18 crops to sow or plantRhode Island24 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina65 crops to sow or plantSouth Dakota5 crops to sow or plantTennessee36 crops to sow or plantTexas65 crops to sow or plantUtah8 crops to sow or plantVermont5 crops to sow or plantVirginia29 crops to sow or plantWashington24 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia8 crops to sow or plantWisconsin5 crops to sow or plantWyoming1 crops to sow or plant
More states are added regularly. In the meantime every state has a full-year planting calendar, and you can get dates for your own ZIP code there.