What to plant in February in Vietnam
15 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in February in Vietnam, for the climate around Southern Vietnam, Dong Nai and Binh Duong area.
Climate: Hot tropical lowland climate with no frost, year-round temperatures of 16 to 38 °C, a dry season from December to April and a heavy rainy season from May to November, peaking in September.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Dry-season sun ripens fruit well, and sowing before the rains avoids the worst fungal disease pressure.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Chili pepper Capsicum annuum
Thrives in heat and full sun and keeps producing through the dry season.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica
A fast, heat-loving leafy green that tolerates wet soil and humidity better than most greens.
Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn pots
Pak choi Brassica rapa
Quick cool-season leaves that grow well during the dry months when nights are mildest.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn pots
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Only reliable in the dry season, when temperatures are lowest and rain is scarce.
Harvest: 45–60 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Warm weather and a trellis give fast harvests in the dry season.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
Loves sustained heat and produces pods continuously in the warm, humid climate.
Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn pots
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Heat-loving fruiting crop that does best when sown before the rainy season.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Pumpkin Cucurbita moschata
Vigorous in heat and sun, with fruit that stores well after the dry-season harvest.
Harvest: 90–110 daysEasy
Spring onion Allium fistulosum
Tolerates heat and humidity and can be cut repeatedly from a small bed or pot.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn pots
Amaranth Amaranthus tricolor
A tropical leafy green that grows fast in heat and resists the local pests well.
Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Pineapple Ananas comosus
Grows happily in tropical heat and well-drained soil, and can be grown from a crown or slip.
Harvest: 18–24 monthsEasyIn pots
Herbs
Coriander Coriandrum sativum
Bolts quickly in heat, so it succeeds only when sown during the cooler dry-season months.
Harvest: 40–50 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Sweet basil Ocimum basilicum
Heat-loving and productive in full sun, though it needs drainage during the heaviest rain.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Holy basil Ocimum tenuiflorum
Native to tropical Asia and tolerant of the hot, humid wet season.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn pots