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February Vegetable and Herb Gardening Calendar for Subtropical Climate Australia

Australia - subtropical climate zones
Australia – Subtropical climate zones

February is the last month of summer, with hot days and strong winds, along with the occasional cyclone up north. During this month there are also cool changes with rain and thunderstorms. During dry periods, water deeply and less often to encourage roots to grow down, making plants less vulnerable to heat and drought.

Take advantage of the hot dry weather to do weeding and lay the weeds on top of the soil to dry out and become mulch but remove and dispose of the seeding parts first.

Things to Do This Month:

Vegetables and Herbs to Grow in February (Subtropical Climate)

February Seeds to Sow and Seedlings to Plant (Subtropical Climate Australia)Sow/PlantHarvest (weeks)
Amaranthdst7-8
Asparagus Pead8-11
Basilst10-12
Beans (Climbing)dst9-11
Beans (Dwarf, Bush)dst7-10
Beetrootdst7-10
Broccolis10-16
Burdockd17-18
Cape Gooseberrydst14-16
Capsicumt10-12
Carrotd12-18
Chillist9-11
Chivesdst7-11
Cucumberdst8-10
Eggplantt12-15
Endives10-11
Fennel (Florence)s14-20
Gingerplant pieces of root25
Leeksd15-18
Lettucedst8-12
Marrowdt12-17
Mustard Greensdst5-8
Okradt11-14
Onions25-34
Oreganodst6-8
Pak Choys6-11
Parsleydst9-19
Pumpkindt15-20
Radishd5-7
Rockmelon (Cantaloupe)t10-16
Roselladt21-25
Swedes (Rutabaga)dst10-14
Salsifyd14-21
Silverbeet (Swiss Chard)dst7-12
Spring Onions (Bunching Onions)s6-10
Squashdt7-8
Sunflowerdst10-11
Sweet Corndt11-14
Tomatillot10-14
Tomatot8-17
Turnipd6-9
Watermelont9-14
Zucchini (Courgette, Marrow)dst6-9

Key:
d = sow seeds directly into ground
s = sow seeds into seed tray
ds = sow seeds directly into ground or seed tray
t = transplant seedlings (small plants) into larger pots or plant into ground
*= frost tender
**= sow after frost

Download printable PDF version of Gardening Calendar (Australian Subtropical Climate) – February

To help improve these garden calendars, feedback and additional information from readers is greatly appreciated! Australia’s climate varies considerably, and local knowledge of when particular things need to be done in the garden are most helpful to others living in those area, so please feel free to share.

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