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February

Vegetable seedlings growing in pots
  • Start seeds indoors if you live on the coast or in the Willamette Valley. Late February is a great time to start tomatoes for summer!
  • Take this quiet time to do more planning and research.
  • These cold months are great for projects for the garden. Build trellises for your tomatoes out of sticks or re-purposed materials.
  • Explore your sleeping garden. What has changed over the winter?
Kids Can!
Show kids how to start growing microgreens! Teach them how to garden indoors
Planting Chart
Planting Tips Coastal Western valleys High elevations Columbia/Snake River valleys
Start seeds indoors Tomatoes, peppers, herbs, chard, lettuce, kohlrabi, kale, eggplant, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage Celery, tomatoes, peppers,
herbs, kale, eggplant, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage
Nothing yet! Nothing yet!
Start seeds outdoors Radishes, peas, spinach, carrots Radishes Nothing yet! Nothing yet!
Transplant outdoors Nothing until next month! It is still too cold! It is still too cold! It is still too cold!
Where is your garden?
Oregon has four growing regions. Choose vegetable varieties and planting dates suitable to the growing conditions in your area:
Garden Zones Map
  1. Oregon coast: cool, long season of 190 to 250 days.
  2. Western valleys: 150 to 250-day season; warm days, cool nights; length of season varies year to year.
  3. High elevations: short growing season of 90 to 120 days; frost can occur during any month.
  4. Columbia and Snake River valleys: 120 to 200-day season; hot days, warm nights; length of season fairly well defined.

 

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