What to Plant in February, Desert Southwest
Low desert, hot and dry · first-pass calendar, under local review
Part of our Desert Southwest vegetable planting calendar, with a sowing chart for popular crops, frost dates by ZIP code and a season-by-season guide.
See what to plant in February everywhere in the US, region by region and zone by zone.
There are 91 crops you can plant in Desert Southwest in February. Tap any plant for its full calendar, varieties and growing notes.
Fruiting
🌱 Asparagus🫑 Bell Pepper🥒 Bitter Melon🫘 Bush Beans🍈 Cantaloupe🌶️ Chili Pepper🥒 Cucumber🫛 Edamame🍆 Eggplant🌵 Globe Artichoke🥒 Luffa (Loofah)🌽 Popcorn🎃 Squash🌽 Sweet Corn🟢 Tomatillo🍅 Tomato🍉 Watermelon🥒 Zucchini
Leafy
Root
Herb
🌵 Aloe Vera🌿 Chives🌿 Cilantro🌿 Dill💜 Lavender🌿 Lemon Verbena🌿 Lovage🌿 Marjoram🌿 Oregano🌿 Parsley🌿 Rosemary🌿 Sage🌿 Stevia🌿 Summer Savory🌿 Thyme
Fruit
🌰 Almond🍎 Apple🟠 Apricot🍐 Asian Pear🫐 Blackberry🍊 Blood Orange🟡 Cape Gooseberry🫘 Carob🫐 Elderberry🫒 Fig🍇 Grape🍊 Grapefruit Tree🍈 Honeydew Melon🔴 Jujube🍊 Kumquat🍋 Lemon Tree🟠 Loquat🍊 Mandarin🫐 Mulberry🍑 Nectarine🫒 Olive🍊 Orange Tree🍑 Peach🍐 Pear🌰 Pecan🟠 Persimmon🟣 Plum🍎 Pomegranate🟡 Quince🍊 Tangelo
Flower
🌿 Comfrey🌸 Cosmos🌹 Culinary Rose🌸 Dahlia🌸 Echinacea (Coneflower)🌺 Hibiscus🌼 Marigold🌺 Nasturtium🌻 Sunflower🌼 Yarrow🌺 Zinnia
Mushroom
Indoors (microgreens and mushrooms)
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