What vegetables to plant in February

Some vegetables can be sown outside now, despite the cold weather of February:

  • Broad beans

  • Jerusalem artichokes

  • Lettuce

  • Onions

  • Pea shoots

  • Salad onions

  • Spinach

  • Spring cabbage

  • Summer cabbage

Other vegetable seeds need a bit of warmth, so should be started under glass. A windowsill or heated greenhouse is perfect:

  • Aubergines

  • Peppers (Chilli)

  • Peppers (Sweet)