PlantSowGrowWhat to sow and plant in February
Days are lengthening and the sowing season starts indoors: peppers, chillies and aubergines need a long season, so they go in early on a warm windowsill. Outside, keep off wet soil and cover beds to warm them up.
Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April, first frost late October). The PlantSowGrow app dates every job from your own town's frost dates.
Sow indoors in February 40
On a windowsill, in a propagator or in a greenhouse.
🥕 Vegetables 19
🍓 Fruit 1
🌿 Herbs 3
🌸 Flowers 17
Sow outdoors in February 2
Straight into the ground, a raised bed or pots outside.
🥕 Vegetables 1
🌿 Herbs 1
Plant in February 5
Young plants, sets, tubers and bulbs into the ground.
🥕 Vegetables 3
🌿 Herbs 2
Ready to harvest in February 2
What you can be picking or lifting this month.
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Trees and fruit bushes to plant 64
Deciduous trees and fruit bushes are sold bare-root from November to March, the best time to plant them. Pot-grown ones can go in whenever the soil isn't frozen or waterlogged.
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🌳 Trees 40
Jobs for established plants in February
- Dormant PruningApple (Bramley's Seedling)
Prune to remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches, and to shape the tree. Bramley's are tip-bearers, so prune lightly.
- Winter PruningApple (Golden Delicious)
Prune dormant apple trees to remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches and to shape the tree.
- Dormant PruningApricot
Prune to remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches and to shape the tree. Best done in late winter before bud break.
- PruneAronia (Chokeberry)
Remove a few of the oldest stems at the base every year from year three.
- Winter PruneBlueberry (Bluecrop)
Remove dead, weak and crossing stems and cut one or two of the oldest stems to the base.
- Cut Back Old GrowthBrunnera (Jack Frost)
Cut away the old, tatty leaves before new growth starts.
- Cut Back HardClematis (Jackmanii)
Cut all stems down to a pair of fat buds about 30 cm above the ground.
- Dormant PruningCrab Apple (Red Sentinel)
Prune to remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches. Shape the tree and encourage good air circulation. Best done in late winter/early spring before new growth.
- Start Them Off AgainDahlia (Bishop of Llandaff)
Check stored tubers/corms, discard any soft ones and pot them up (or plant out once frosts are over).
- PruneElderberry (Haidegg)
Cut out a third of the oldest stems at the base to keep the bush young and productive.
- Dormant PruningFig (Brown Turkey)
Prune in late winter/early spring to remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches. Shape for desired form (e.g., fan-training).
- Winter Pruning ("Brutting")Hazel (Kentish Cob)
While catkins are out, thin congested growth and remove suckers from the base to keep an open, multi-stemmed bush.
- Prune Olive Tree (Maintenance)Olive
Remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches. Shape the tree for good air circulation and light penetration. For fruiting, prune after harvest.
- PrunePassion Fruit
Cut side shoots that fruited last year back to two buds from the main stems.
- Dormant PruningPear (Concorde)
In late winter/early spring before bud break, remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches. Shape the tree to an open vase or central leader system.
- Dormant PruningPear (Conference)
Prune in late winter (dormant season) to remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches. Shape the tree and encourage fruit spurs.
- Winter PruningPersimmon (Kaki)
Lightly thin crowded branches while dormant; it fruits on new shoots.
- Dormant PruningPlum (Victoria)
Prune out dead, diseased, or crossing branches. Shape the tree for good air circulation and light penetration.
- Dormant PruningQuince (Meech's Prolific)
Prune quince trees in late winter while dormant to remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches and to shape the tree. Aim for an open structure.
- Cut All Canes to the GroundRaspberry (All Gold)
Cut every cane to ground level — this year's fruit comes on new canes.
- Cut All Canes to the GroundRaspberry (Autumn Bliss)
Cut every cane to ground level — this year's fruit comes on new canes.
- Winter Prune and TrainRose (Climbing, New Dawn)
Tie main stems as close to horizontal as you can (that makes more flowers) and cut side shoots back to 2–3 buds.
- Winter PruneRose (English Shrub)
Cut stems back by about a third to an outward-facing bud, and remove dead, weak and crossing stems.
- Winter PruneRose (Floribunda, Bush)
Cut stems back to 20–30 cm above the ground to an outward-facing bud, and remove dead, weak and crossing stems.
- PruneSaskatoon Berry
Only thin out the oldest or crossing stems when needed.
- Winter PruneTrumpet Vine (Campsis)
Once the framework covers the wall, cut all side shoots back to 2–3 buds each winter.
- Winter PruningWisteria (Chinese)
Shorten the summer-pruned side shoots again to 2–3 buds — these fat buds are next spring's flowers.
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