Zone 8a monthly plan
February planting calendar for zone 8a
These actions use zone 8a's typical frost dates and each crop's extension-sourced planting window.
- Last spring frost
- March 29
- First fall frost
- November 7
- Exact actions
- 37
Get dates for your exact ZIP
Zone averages cover wide areas. Your nearest NOAA station gives a more local frost window.
Planting jobs
Your February checklist
Search a crop or narrow the list by garden action. Dates are shifted from zone 8a's typical frost window.
37 matching actions, with 7 shown first
Start indoors
35- Ageratum
flower
January 18 to February 10 sources
- February 1 to February 15
0 sources
- Bachelors Button
flower
February 1 to February 150 sources
- Basil
herb
February 1 to February 150 sources
- Bok Choy
vegetable
February 15 to March 10 sources
Show 30 more start indoors
- BroccoliJanuary 18 to February 1
- CabbageJanuary 18 to February 1
- CauliflowerJanuary 25 to February 8
- CollardsFebruary 1
- CucamelonFebruary 15 to March 1
- EggplantFebruary 1
- FennelFebruary 15 to March 1
- Forget-me-notJanuary 18 to February 1
- German ChamomileFebruary 1 to February 15
- Globe AmaranthFebruary 1 to February 15
- Ground CherryFebruary 8 to March 1
- ImpatiensJanuary 18 to February 15
- LettuceFebruary 15 to February 22
- Luffa GourdFebruary 1 to February 15
- Malabar SpinachFebruary 1 to February 15
- MarigoldFebruary 15 to March 1
- MoonflowerFebruary 15 to March 1
- NasturtiumFebruary 15 to March 1
- ParsleyFebruary 1 to February 15
- PepperFebruary 1
- PetuniaJanuary 18 to February 1
- RhubarbFebruary 15
- RomanescoFebruary 15 to March 1
- SpinachFebruary 15 to February 22
- StockFebruary 1 to February 15
- Sweet AlyssumFebruary 15 to February 22
- Sweet MarjoramJanuary 18 to February 1
- Swiss ChardFebruary 15 to February 22
- TomatilloFebruary 8 to March 1
- TomatoFebruary 15 to February 22
Transplant outdoors
1- Kale
vegetable
February 22 to March 10 sources
Direct sow
1- Kale
vegetable
February 22 to March 10 sources
How this checklist is sourced
USDA defines the hardiness zone, NOAA normals provide the typical frost anchors, and each crop's extension source supplies the planting offset. Broad season-only notes are kept on plant profiles because they do not change from one zone page to another.
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023 by USDA Agricultural Research Service / Oregon State University PRISM Group. the USDA hardiness-zone band.
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. the median spring and fall freeze dates.
Local conditions vary.