What to Plant in February in Zone 10: Cool Crops Plus Warm-Season Starts
In USDA zone 10, February overlaps late cool-season sowings with early warm-season tomatoes, peppers, beans, melons, and squash as last frost has already...
Published by ThriveThyme
February Zone 10 February zone 10 spring planting warm-season crops cool-season crops
What to Plant in February in Zone 10
In USDA zone 10, February is a bridge month. Cool-season greens, roots, brassicas, peas, and cover crops that opened in mid-January stay open through late March. From about February 1, asparagus, cilantro, many flowers, melons, eggplant, okra, and sweet potato start. Mid-month opens tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, corn, cucumbers, and warm herbs.
Typical last frost for zone 10 averages around January 30, so February is usually past the average last frost. Confirm with the first-frost lookup and the first frost guide. Also check the zone 10 February calendar and what to plant now.
Finish Cool-Season Beds
Keep sowing while January-March windows fit:
- Greens: lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale, collards, Swiss chard, bok choy. Lettuce, spinach, kale.
- Roots: radish, beet, turnip, parsnip, carrot. Radish, beet, carrot.
- Brassicas: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, celery, leeks, onions. Broccoli, cabbage.
- Peas, sugar snap peas, cover crops (crimson clover, hairy vetch, oats, winter peas), and cool herbs. Pea, winter peas.
- Fig spring planting runs about January 15 to March 1. Fig tree.
Early February Warm Starts
From about February 1: asparagus, cantaloupe, watermelon (including Crimson Sweet), eggplant, okra, sweet potato, cilantro, and flowers such as bachelor's button, black-eyed Susan, columbine, dianthus, hollyhock, lupine, nasturtium, purple coneflower, pansy, snapdragon, sweet pea, and breadseed poppy. Cantaloupe, watermelon, eggplant.
Mid-February Warm-Season Block
From about February 15: tomato (including cherry, roma, beefsteak, brandywine, yellow pear), peppers (banana, cayenne, jalapeño, poblano), beans and pole beans, squash and pumpkin, sweet corn, cucumbers, basil, rosemary, sage, thyme, oregano, marjoram, French tarragon, and summer flowers such as zinnia, cosmos, sunflower, and morning glory. Acorn and yellow summer squash open about February 20. Tomato, bean, squash.
Next Steps
Overlap cool-season finishes with warm-season starts, plant tomatoes and peppers mid-month, and keep melons and squash on schedule. Compare December zone 10, February zone 8, and February zone 9.