What to plant in February in New Zealand
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in New Zealand, for the climate around Waikato, New Zealand.
Climate: Cool temperate maritime climate with frosts from May to September (coldest night 0 °C), warm summers peaking near 27 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, heaviest in summer.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick, cool-season greens that thrive in mild autumn and spring weather and bolt less in this temperate climate.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Silverbeet Beta vulgaris
Hardy leafy crop that copes with frost and keeps producing through the mild, wet months.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn pots
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, well-drained beds or pots suit carrots, and the mild temperatures give sweet roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Frost-hardy and productive through much of the year, it is ideal for pots and garden edges.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →