- 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:
- Oregon coast: cool, long season of 190 to 250 days.
- Western valleys: 150 to 250-day season; warm days, cool nights; length of season varies year to year.
- High elevations: short growing season of 90 to 120 days; frost can occur during any month.
- Columbia and Snake River valleys: 120 to 200-day season; hot days, warm nights; length of season fairly well defined.