What to plant in February — zone 11a
Zone 11a averages its last spring frost around January 1 and its first fall frost around December 31. Everything below is timed from those two dates, so it stays useful whether you're planting for summer or for a fall harvest.
Succession sow
- Cucumberaround Feb 5
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Zucchiniaround Feb 5
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Basilaround Feb 5
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Bush beanaround Feb 12
Sowing 3: replant every 14 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Winter squasharound Feb 12
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Sweet cornaround Feb 12
Sowing 3: replant every 14 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Beetaround Feb 19
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Carrotaround Feb 19
Sowing 2: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Bush beanaround Feb 26
Sowing 4: replant every 14 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Cucumberaround Feb 26
Sowing 3: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Zucchiniaround Feb 26
Sowing 3: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Sweet cornaround Feb 26
Sowing 4: replant every 14 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
- Basilaround Feb 26
Sowing 3: replant every 21 days so one planting never has to feed you all season.
Garden care
- Side-dress heavy feedersaround Feb 12
Tomatoes, peppers, corn and squash get compost or fish emulsion once fruit sets.
- Prune and stake tomatoesaround Feb 19
Pull suckers and lower leaves for airflow — the main defense against blight in humid heat.
- Shade the cool-season bedaround Feb 26
30-40% shade cloth keeps lettuce, cilantro and spinach from bolting in peak heat.
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