What to plant in February in Italy
9 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in Italy, for the climate around Umbria and Marche border, central Italy (Perugia–Terni area).
Climate: Cold winters with frosts down to about -3 °C from November to February, hot dry summers peaking near 38 °C, and a wet autumn and winter with the heaviest rain from October to February, while June to August are nearly rainless.
Vegetables
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Cool wet seasons give sweet, tender leaves and it tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Sets planted in late winter mature before the summer heat.
Harvest: 100–150 daysEasyCare guide →
Pea Pisum sativum
Cool spring and autumn weather suits it and it can be sown twice a year.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Broad bean Vicia faba
Hardy against winter frost and fixes nitrogen in the bed.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy
Fruits
Apple Malus domestica
Needs winter chill and hardy trees thrive in this cold-winter climate.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasyCare guide →
Pear Pyrus communis
Its winter chill requirement is met and it fruits well in warm summers.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Olive Olea europaea
Native to this Mediterranean-type climate and handles the hot dry summers.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus
Hardy canes handle winter frost and the wet spring season suits fruiting.
Harvest: 2 yearsEasy
Sweet cherry Prunus avium
Its winter chill is reliable here and dry summers help ripen the fruit.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate