What to plant in February in United Kingdom
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in United Kingdom, for the climate around Cambridge area, eastern England (52°N, 0°).
Climate: Cool temperate climate with frosts from roughly October to April, a mild wet winter, a dry spring and early summer, and warm but rarely hot summers, so crops need sowing after the last frost and benefit from protection in early spring.
Vegetables
Broad bean Vicia faba
Hardy seedlings sown in late winter crop in early summer and are very reliable in the UK.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy
Leek Allium ampeloprasum
Hardy enough to stand the winter frosts and harvested from autumn into spring.
Harvest: 120–160 daysModerate
Fruits
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Fully hardy canes that need the winter chill and produce well in the cool, moist British summer.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Needs cold winters to break dormancy and thrives in the damp, cool conditions of the region.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
A hardy bush that copes with frost and cool summers and crops reliably with little care.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Apple Malus domestica
Apples need cold winters for dormancy and the long, mild autumns of eastern England ripen them well.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasyCare guide →
Plum Prunus domestica
Hardy against the winter minimum, and a sheltered sunny spot gives enough summer heat for good fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Pear Pyrus communis
Frost-hardy and well suited to the warm, dry late summers of the region when planted in a sunny site.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate