What to plant in February in Spain
11 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in Spain, for the climate around Madrid, Spain.
Climate: Continental Mediterranean climate at about 650 m: cold winters with frosts down to -3 °C, hot dry summers that reach 41 °C, and most rain falling in autumn and spring with a very dry July to September.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Spring and autumn are mild enough for crisp leaves, and shade in summer helps it.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates cold and frost, so it crops through the cool seasons.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Early spring planting gives bulbs that mature before the summer drought.
Harvest: 100–120 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Spring planting lets tubers form in cool soil and finish before the heat.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Carrot Daucus carota
Loose, well-drained soil and cool spells produce sweet, straight roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Broad bean Vicia faba
Autumn sowing survives mild frosts and cropping finishes before the summer heat.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasy
Fruits
Apple Malus domestica
Its winter chill requirement is met, and the cool springs suit it.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsEasyCare guide →
Sweet cherry Prunus avium
Cold winters satisfy its dormancy, and it fruits in late spring before the summer heat.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Hot, dry summers ripen its fruit and it survives the frosts.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsEasyIn pots
Olive Olea europaea
It is adapted to hot dry summers and cold winters, and it tolerates the frosts.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
It tolerates cold and grows steadily in the mild seasons.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →