What to plant in February in Uruguay

5 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in Uruguay, for the climate around Montevideo, Uruguay.

Climate: Mild temperate coast with cool wet winters (frosts rare, nights seldom below 5 °C), warm humid summers reaching 31 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with the wettest months in March and October.

Vegetables

  • Carrot Daucus carota

    Loose sandy or well-worked soil in the mild climate gives straight roots in two seasons.

    Harvest: 70-100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →

  • Broccoli Brassica oleracea

    Cool seasons prevent bolting and the mild winters keep plants growing.

    Harvest: 70-100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →

  • Beetroot Beta vulgaris

    Cool seasons produce tender roots and the crop tolerates light frost.

    Harvest: 55-70 daysEasyIn pots

  • Potato Solanum tuberosum

    Two planting windows fit the mild climate and sacks on a balcony yield well.

    Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn pots

Herbs

  • Parsley Petroselinum crispum

    Mild winters keep it green and cool seasons prevent bolting.

    Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →