February: Zone 7

Bed 1 SUN							Bed 2 SHADE
1  ft.			1 ft.				1 ft.	1 ft.
						1
Beets/Carrots Planted 2/23						2
						3
						4
						5
						6
Bed 3 FULL SUN
						1
						2
						3
						4
Radish & Beets Planted 2/23						5 Trellis		Radish and Carrots Planted 2/23
						6 Trellis

Note: I cannot make the chart above with evenly spaced rows, but note the written in dimensions.

Overview

In zone 7, cool-weather vegetables can usually be planted outdoors in early February. These crops include beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, spinach, turnips, kale and collards. 

What does the Windowsill look like in February?

Sweet Bell Peppers, Eggplant, Tomato, Blue Curly Leaf Kale and Red Russian Kale seedlings are growing.

Yo Lo Wonder Sweet Bell PeppersBlue Curly Leaf Kale and Red Russian Kale

Start plants indoors about six weeks before your last expected frost date.

Aswad Eggplant

Eggplants plant indoors 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting into the garden after all danger of frost is past and night temperatures are consistently at or above 65°F.

Mortgage Lifter, Cherokee Purple and Purple Bumblebee Tomatoes

Start tomatoes from seed indoors in zone 7 between February 20-March 6. 

What do the garden beds look like in February?

Start Off- Direct Sow

 Direct sow Radish, Cherry Belle (2/23), 

Direct sow Nantes Carrots

Direct sow Nantes Carrots(2/23)

Direct sow Cylindra Beets (2/23)

SOIL TESTING

To prepare for the gardening season, this month you can conduct a soil test to find out the garden’s pH, and the test results will also reveal any nutrient deficiencies.