Zone 9b planting calendar

What to plant in February: zone 9b

A rule-of-thumb starting point for zone 9b: last spring frost around February 15, first fall frost around December 15. Zones are set by winter lows, not frost dates, so two gardens in the same zone can be weeks apart. Measure your ZIP below for dates from your area's own 30-year record.

These are zone-average dates. Check an area-level frost estimate from thirty years of nearby weather history and this calendar retimes itself.
Typical last frost: February 15
Typical first frost: December 15
Winter lows: 25 to 30 °F
Zone 9b Almanac. What growers here actually recorded: sowing weeks, days to first pick, and yields.

Transplant out

  • Lettucearound Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Onionaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Parsleyaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Mintaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Cabbagearound Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Caulifloweraround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Swiss Chardaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Collardsaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Leekaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Napa Cabbagearound Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Romanescoaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Endivearound Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Escarolearound Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Radicchioaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Sorrelaround Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Bulb Fennel (Florence Fennel)around Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Chamomile (German)around Feb 1

    Goes out 2 weeks before last frost. It takes the cold.

  • Anisearound Feb 22

    Safe to set out 1 weeks after last frost. Needs a long, warm, frost-free season to set seed; stake plants, as the thin stalks flop once seed heads fill out.

Direct sow

  • Potatoaround Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Cilantroaround Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Parsleyaround Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Swiss Chardaround Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Collardsaround Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Burdock (Gobo)around Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Watercressaround Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Bulb Fennel (Florence Fennel)around Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Chamomile (German)around Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Carawayaround Feb 1

    Soil is ready 2 weeks before last frost.

  • Chickpea (Garbanzo)around Feb 8

    Soil is ready 1 weeks before last frost.

  • Quinoaaround Feb 8

    Soil is ready 1 weeks before last frost.

  • Dillaround Feb 15

    Soil is ready 0 weeks after last frost.

  • Bush beanaround Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Cucumberaround Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Scarlet Runner Beanaround Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Dry Bush Beanaround Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Sunflower (Seed)around Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Summer Savoryaround Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Boragearound Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Shiso (Perilla)around Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Anisearound Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

  • Epazotearound Feb 22

    Soil is ready 1 weeks after last frost.

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