What to sow in Edinburgh in February
In February, Edinburgh averages 5 °C, with nights around 3 °C.
Frosty nights are usual from November to March: the last frost typically comes in March.
A typical winter's coldest night: −4 °C.
Warmest month (15 °C or more on average): July.
Sow outdoors
- Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Borage (Borago officinalis)
- Garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
- Turnip-root chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
- Phacelia tanacetifolia
- White mustard (Sinapis alba)
- White clover (Trifolium repens)
- Winter vetch (Vicia villosa)
- Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
- Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
- Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
- Thymus maroccanus
- Elder (Sambucus nigra)
- Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia)
- Mountain Pine (Pinus mugo)
- Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)
- Small-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata)
- Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
- Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
- Australian saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata)
- Black mustard (Brassica nigra)
- Water mint (Mentha aquatica)
Sow indoors
In pots or trays somewhere warm, to plant out later.
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Endive (Cichorium endivia)
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Pea (Pisum sativum)
- Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
- Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
- Brown mustard (Brassica juncea)
- Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
- Dill (Anethum graveolens)
- Arrach (Atriplex hortensis)
- Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- Mexican groundcherry (Physalis philadelphica)
- Foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
- Hemp (Cannabis sativa)
- Crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)
- Scarlet runner (Phaseolus coccineus)
- Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
- Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
- Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
- Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)
- Garden leek (Allium porrum)
New next month, in March
- Onion (Allium cepa)
- Beet (Beta vulgaris)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
- Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- Rape (Brassica napus)
- Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
- Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
- Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)
- Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
- Perilla frutescens
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Worked out from the last ten years of Edinburgh's climate and each plant's needs: germination temperature, frost limit and time to harvest.