February in the garden

Last chance in February

These windows are open now and shut at the end of the month. Missing the close of a sowing window usually costs a year rather than a fortnight, which is why they are listed apart from everything else that can be done in February.

Coming up in March

Nothing here can be done yet — these are the windows that open when February ends, worth knowing about now because most of them need something ordered, cleared or prepared first.

• Sow under cover14 plants — broccoli, cauliflower, celery, chamomile and others
• Sow outdoors14 plants — carrot, chervil, land cress, leek and others
• Plant56 plants — asparagus, berberis, blueberry, brunnera and others
• Harvest3 plants — chives, sorrel, spinach
• Prune14 plants — buddleja, echinacea, hard shield fern, hart's tongue fern and others
• Divide17 plants — brunnera, bugle, chives, crocosmia and others
• Take cuttings3 plants — chinese money plant, pothos, rudbeckia

The whole of March →