What to plant in February in Mozambique
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in Mozambique, for the climate around Maputo area, southern Mozambique.
Climate: A subtropical coastal climate with no frost, mild winters (coldest nights about 16 to 22 °C), hot humid summers, and most rain falling from November to April, with a drier May to October.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm frost-free days suit tomatoes, and sowing in the dry season avoids the worst of the rainy-season blight.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Peppers thrive in the long warm season and their fruit ripens well in the heat.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
Okra handles heat and humidity well and yields abundantly once the rains begin.
Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn pots
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata
Cowpeas are drought-tolerant legumes that enrich the soil and suit local rainy-season growing.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasy
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Cucumbers grow quickly in the warm months and are productive with regular watering.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Banana Musa acuminata
Bananas love this frost-free warm climate and the summer rains feed their rapid growth.
Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyCare guide →
Pineapple Ananas comosus
Pineapples thrive in the warm, mostly frost-free climate and tolerate the dry winter well.
Harvest: 18–24 monthsModerateIn pots
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Basil thrives in the warm summer and is easy to grow in pots on a balcony.
Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →