What to plant in February in China
5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in China, for the climate around Shanghai, China.
Climate: Humid subtropical: winter nights fall below freezing from December to February, summers are hot and humid, June to August brings plum-rain and typhoon rains (Aug about 450 mm), and the growing season runs roughly from late March to late November.
Vegetables
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Cool-season peas sow in late winter or autumn and finish before the summer heat.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Peach Prunus persica
Winter chill below 7 °C for hundreds of hours and hot summers suit peaches, though humid rain can cause brown rot.
Harvest: 3–4 years to first fruitModerateCare guide →
Asian pear Pyrus pyrifolia
Hardy to the local winter minimum and able to handle humid summers, so Asian pears fit this area well.
Harvest: 3–5 years to first fruitModerate
Persimmon Diospyros kaki
A traditional Chinese fruit tree that tolerates the local frosts and the hot, humid autumn.
Harvest: 3–5 years to first fruitEasy
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Chilling winters suit it, but it needs acidic soil or pot mix and reliable watering in the wet summer.
Harvest: 2–3 years to first fruitModerateIn potsCare guide →