What to sow in Manchester in February
In February, Manchester averages 5 °C, with nights around 3 °C.
Frosty nights are usual from November to April: the last frost typically comes in April.
A typical winter's coldest night: −4 °C.
Warm months (15 °C or more on average): July to August.
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)
- Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
- 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)
New next month, in March
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
- Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
- Rocket (Eruca sativa)
- Macadamia nut (Macadamia integrifolia)
- River redgum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
- Sieva bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
- Chick pea (Cicer arietinum)
- Rakkyo (Allium chinense)
- Arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza)
- Slough grass (Beckmannia eruciformis)
- Caraway (Carum carvi)
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Worked out from the last ten years of Manchester's climate and each plant's needs: germination temperature, frost limit and time to harvest.