Not sure what to plant when, muchless what to plant now? The vegetable planting chart below will get you started growing a better organic garden.
Don’t live in the Gulf Coast Gardening Region? Click on to find garden planning information for your area.
Vegetable Planting Chart for February, Gulf Coast Gardening Region
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VEGETABLES |
Sow Indoors |
Sow Outdoors |
Transplant |
Frost-free areas only | Northern areas only |
| Arugula |
XXX |
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| Asparagus |
XXX |
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| Beans | XXX | XXX | |||
| Beet |
XXX |
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XXX |
XXX | ||
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XXX |
XXX | ||
| Carrot |
XXX |
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XXX |
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| Chard |
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XXX | XXX | ||
| Corn, sweet | XXX | XXX | |||
| Cucumber | XXX | XXX | |||
| Eggplant |
XXX |
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| Endive |
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XXX |
XXX |
XXX | |
| Fennel, bulb |
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XXX | |||
| Kale |
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XXX |
XXX | ||
| Kohlrabi |
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XXX |
XXX |
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XXX |
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| Lettuce |
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XXX |
XXX |
XXX | |
| Melons | XXX | ||||
| Mustard | XXX | ||||
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XXX |
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| Peas (snow, shell, snap) |
XXX |
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| Peppers |
XXX |
XXX | XXX | ||
| Potatoes |
XXX |
XXX | |||
| Radishes |
XXX |
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Radicchio |
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XXX |
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XXX |
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| Sorrel |
XXX |
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| Spinach |
XXX |
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| Tomato |
XXX |
XXX | XXX | ||
| Turnip |
XXX |
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| Watermelon | XXX | XXX |
| The Mother Earth News online archives include three decades of homestead and gardening reports from the Gulf Coast gardening region, including these neat stories:
Best Tomatoes for the Gulf Coast, January 2010 Urban Homesteading in Florida, March 1985 Oranges & Warm Feet, September 1974 Catering to Stink Bugs, by Gwen Roland, October 2008 (online) Life on the Water, October 2005 Watermelons for the World, June 2008
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| Regional Resources for Organic Vegetable Gardeners on the Gulf Coast
Small Farms Alternative Agriculture, University of Florida Organic Gardening in Florida, University of Florida Beneficial Insects, Texas A&M University Organic Vegetable Gardening, PDF from LSU Louisiana Organics (ATTRA) Vegetable Gardening in Mississippi, Mississippi State University |
Stay on ScheduleVegetable planting times can change fast in a Gulf Coast garden, so make sure you’re in the right month. Click on the current month below to learn more about what to plant now, anytime. |
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