One of my tomato seeds has already sprouted
The other morning I woke up to a full-on blizzard. Just when you think spring is right around the corner, you’re outside using the snow blower. So I sadly walked away from the window, grabbed my spray bottle and took the lid off my planting flat. What I found brought a smile to my face. Itty-bitty baby sprouts from the hot peppers and Principal Borghese tomatoes have emerged from under the soil!
It also reminded me that it’s time for another edition of “What Seeds to Plant Where.” In January, some of you could plant nothing, but that’s okay because this month you definitely have some work to do. Some of you, like those living in Zone 3 and 4, still don’t have anything really to do yet.
Don’t worry though people of Zone 3 and 4, you’ll be able to plant a few things next month, but if you want something to do, start your tomato and hot pepper seeds indoors.
Zone 5
Start these plants indoors:
- Cabbage
- Tomatoes
- Hot peppers
- Sweet peppers
Zone 6
Today, you can start cabbage and leeks indoors. If you haven’t started tomatoes or peppers yet (which you should’ve done last month), start those as well. Yes I know it’s early, but I live in this zone. From my experience, I plant them in late January so they can get big and strong before I harden them off outdoors in the spring.
Hearty root vegetables and lettuces are the focus this month. Plant these outside the last week of February:
- Chives
- Green onion
- Chinese cabbage
- Endive
Zone 7
You can plant cool weather, hearty lettuces and root vegetables this month. Start these plants outdoors:
- Leaf lettuce
- Kale
- Green onions
- Head lettuce
- Spinach
- Radishes
- Cauliflower
- Beets
- Carrots
- Turnips
Take your cabbage and transplant it outside.
Plant some broccoli and tomato seeds indoors in planters.
Zone 8
You can start planting these cold-tolerant lettuces and herbs outside now:
- Leeks
- Chives
- Green onions
- Cabbage
Zone 9
You have a lot of work to do! You can plant a lot of these cool weather-loving plants this week:
- Endive
- Beers
- Turnips
- Celery
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Leaf lettuce
- Green Onions
- Radishes
You can also transplant these vegetables outdoors. Just keep an eye on the weather. If an unexpected late season frost may happen, cover up these plants to protect them.
- Bell peppers
- Eggplant
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
Zone 10
You lucky ducks have one of the longest gardening seasons in the United States. If you’re interested in seeing what you can plant now, it’s basically the same as last month, so check the previous What Seeds to Plant Where article.
Despite the few feet of snow you might be buried under, don’t worry. It’s getting closer to gardening season. Look for next month’s installment of “What Seeds to Plant Where!”
Have you started planting seeds yet? Share your garden plans with other Zing readers below!
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