It's February, Why you should start sowing your vegetable seeds now.

For some edible garden growers, the start of the sowing season can be considered February.

Although February is still very cold for most of the country, some fruit and vegetable seeds can thrive if sown now ready for spring. You will reap a longer harvest if you begin sowing your fruits and vegetables now. Consider using a seeder if you have reduced hand movement.

Read below our favourite edible seeds to start sowing inside or out in your garden this month.

Tomato

The humble tomato seed is an easy and delicious fruit to frow. It can be sown indoors or outside in a well-insulated warm garden greenhouse. These tasty fruits will be ready to harvest from mid-summer.

Chilli

This spicey vegetable is a great choice to begin growing in February. These seeds can be sown indoors on a sunny windowsill or in a propagator. These vegetables will also be ready to harvest from mid-summer onwards.

Onions

A must have vegetable for any dish or salad, onion seeds can now be sown outside in your garden and under cover. Make sure the soil is dry and not too cold. Your onions will be ready to harvest in late summer. Why not store in our specially designed vegetable nets to keep them fresh.

Spinach

Tasty and nutritious, spinach seeds can be sown outside under cover in a garden growhouse or cloche. It is important to protect the seedlings from frosts with garden fleece. Sowing your spinach seeds now means you will have delicious spinach ready for your summer salads.

Leeks

A popular soup vegetable, the hearty leek. These vegetable seeds can be sown outside in intervals from February until September. They will do best under a simple garden polythene cover and protected from frosts. Try using a pheromone trap to keep leek moths from eating your garden vegetables. The first harvest will be ready in august.

Conclusion

February may be too cold to sow a lot of seeds directly into garden soil outside, but you can still start sowing seeds inside this month; all you need is a warm and bright windowsill.

If you have a propagator or garden greenhouse, this gives you even more room to sow your seeds. You can add a greenhouse heater if you need some extra warmth.

When the weather begins to warm up come spring and your seeds have grown into seedlings and young plants, you can then plant them directly into your garden or vegetable plot.

Have a look at our garden fruit and vegetable cages to protect your edible plants from garden pests.