What to plant in February in Colombia
13 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in Colombia, for the climate around Bogotá highlands, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Climate: Cool subtropical highland climate at about 2,600 m with frequent night frosts (coldest nights near 7 °C), mild days up to 26 °C, and a bimodal rainy season peaking in April and October, with the driest spell in July to September.
Vegetables
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Native to the Andes, it thrives in cool nights and the moist highland soils of this region.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Broad bean Vicia faba
Hardy in cool weather and tolerates the light frosts of the highland dry season.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Prefers the cool, moderate temperatures of the highlands and yields well before the heaviest rains.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Grows quickly in cool highland temperatures and can be sown across most of the year.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cabbage Brassica oleracea
Frost-tolerant and well suited to the cool nights and fertile soils of the highlands.
Harvest: 90–120 daysModerateCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Cool temperatures give sweet roots, and the loose volcanic-origin soils of the savanna suit it well.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Bulbs form well under the long, cool days of the highlands and store well in the dry season.
Harvest: 100–150 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Prefers cool weather and bolts quickly in heat, which the highland climate avoids.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm days and cool nights in the highlands give good fruit set when grown under cover or in a sheltered spot.
Harvest: 70–90 days after transplantingModerateIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Thrives in the warm days of the highlands and does well in containers on sunny balconies.
Harvest: 90–120 days after transplantingModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Prefers cool weather and grows fast in the highland climate before bolting in heat.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Hardy in cool highland temperatures and keeps producing leaves for months.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Perennial and fully frost-hardy, it suits the cool highland nights and grows well in pots.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →