What to plant in February in Kenya
6 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in Kenya, for the climate around Nairobi area, Kenya (latitude -1, longitude 37).
Climate: Equatorial highland climate with no frost (coldest night 9 °C), warm days up to 30 °C, long rains in March to May, short rains in October to November, and a dry spell from June to September that needs irrigation.
Vegetables
Kale Brassica oleracea
Cool highland nights suit it and it keeps producing through the dry season with some water.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm days and mild nights give good fruit set, and it is best planted at the start or end of the rains.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Swiss chard Beta vulgaris
It tolerates warm days and cool nights and keeps cropping for months from one sowing.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn pots
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Warm days and mild nights give steady fruit in pots or beds.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
It loves warm days and grows fast from seed in sunny spots or pots.
Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It tolerates cool nights and keeps leafing for months in a balcony pot.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →