Zone 9a monthly plan

February planting calendar for zone 9a

These actions use zone 9a's typical frost dates and each crop's extension-sourced planting window.

Last spring frost: March 2
First fall frost: November 26
Exact actions: 40

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Zone averages cover wide areas. Your nearest NOAA station gives a more local frost window.

Exact February dates

Planting jobs

Your February checklist

Search a crop or narrow the list by garden action. Dates are shifted from zone 9a's typical frost window.

40 matching actions, with 15 shown first

Start indoors

Bitter Melon
vegetable
February 2
0 sources
Bok Choy
vegetable
January 19 to February 2
0 sources
Cucamelon
vegetable
January 19 to February 2
0 sources
Cucumber
vegetable
February 2
0 sources
Fennel
herb
January 19 to February 2
0 sources

Show 8 more start indoors

French SorrelFebruary 9
Ground CherryJanuary 12 to February 2
MarigoldJanuary 19 to February 2
MoonflowerJanuary 19 to February 2
NasturtiumJanuary 19 to February 2
New Zealand SpinachFebruary 2 to February 9
RomanescoJanuary 19 to February 2
TomatilloJanuary 12 to February 2

Transplant outdoors

Broccoli
vegetable
February 9 to February 16
0 sources
Cabbage
vegetable
February 9 to February 16
0 sources
Cauliflower
vegetable
February 16 to February 23
0 sources
Celeriac
vegetable
February 16
0 sources
Collards
vegetable
February 16
0 sources

Show 3 more transplant outdoors

Globe ArtichokeFebruary 2 to February 9
KaleJanuary 26 to February 2
Sweet AlyssumFebruary 23 to March 2

Direct sow

Beet
vegetable
February 9 to February 16
0 sources
Broccoli
vegetable
February 9 to February 16
0 sources
Cabbage
vegetable
February 9 to February 16
0 sources
Carrot
vegetable
February 9 to February 16
0 sources
Cauliflower
vegetable
February 16 to February 23
0 sources

Show 14 more direct sow

CollardsFebruary 9
German ChamomileFebruary 23 to March 2
Green Bean (Snap Bean)February 23
KaleJanuary 26 to February 2
KohlrabiFebruary 2 to February 16
LettuceFebruary 9 to February 16
Mustard GreensFebruary 9 to March 2
ParsnipFebruary 9 to February 16
PotatoFebruary 9 to February 16
RadishFebruary 9 to February 16
SpinachFebruary 2 to February 9
Sweet AlyssumFebruary 2 to February 16
Swiss ChardFebruary 2 to February 9
TomatilloFebruary 16

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.