Chengdu in February: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, February in Chengdu has run 5.5–13.0°C with about 28 mm of rain across the month. Here is what weather like that will carry to harvest.
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Chengdu is actually having, today.
Grow one in Chengdu's weather right now →❄️ In 2 of the last 5 years, Chengdu saw at least one night at or below 0°C in February (record low -1.4°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. Average last spring frost around Feb 7, first autumn frost around Dec 16 — roughly 313 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 4.4 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.0°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-February, then adding up the warmth Chengdu usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Rocket | 41 | Mar 27 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 49 | Apr 4 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 52 | Apr 7 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 53 | Apr 8 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 39 | Mar 25 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 54 | Apr 9 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 70 | Apr 25 |
| 🫛 Peas | 64 | Apr 19 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 64 | Apr 19 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 75 | Apr 30 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 67 | Apr 22 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 8 | Feb 22 |
Best crops to sow now
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens Ideal about 98 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Ideal about 99 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 70 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Ideal about 112 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧄 Garlic Ideal about 121 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Ideal about 133 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Ideal about 133 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean Good about 152 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry Good about 142 days to harvest Recent mean 9.3°C is too cold (ideal 10–27°C)
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 8 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 9.3°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 9.3°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 9.3°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Chengdu
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Chengdu, averaged day by day over the last 5 years. Whether a crop finishes in time is worked out from its own starting temperature and heat requirement — those numbers are listed on each crop page if you want to check them.