Dublin in February: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, February in Dublin has run 5.2–9.9°C with about 74 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 Dublin is actually having, today.
Grow one in Dublin's weather right now →❄️ In 2 of the last 5 years, Dublin saw at least one night at or below 0°C in February (record low -1.0°C). Cold-sensitive crops need cover.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. Average last spring frost around Feb 10, first autumn frost around Nov 30 — roughly 294 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 4.5 h of sunshine a day this month. Temperatures hold steady through the month.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-February, then adding up the warmth Dublin 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 | 78 | May 3 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 8 | Feb 22 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 89 | May 14 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 79 | May 4 |
| 🧄 Garlic | 111 | Jun 5 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 96 | May 21 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 126 | Jun 20 |
| 🫛 Peas | 115 | Jun 9 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 115 | Jun 9 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 102 | May 27 |
| 🍃 Mint | 30 | Mar 16 |
| 🧅 Chives | 32 | Mar 18 |
🌡️ Cucumber, Tomato, Chili Pepper, Sweet Corn, Pumpkin, Edamame, Yardlong bean, Bitter melon, Luffa, Winter melon, Aubergine, Okra never accumulate enough heat outdoors in Dublin — not in any month. Locally these need a greenhouse or a warm windowsill.
Best crops to sow now
- 🌿 Rocket Ideal about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens Ideal about 8 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🌿 Spinach Ideal about 121 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish Ideal about 117 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C is too cold (ideal 8–25°C)
- 🧄 Garlic Good about 153 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander Good about 146 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C is too cold (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🫘 Broad bean Marginal about 209 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas Marginal about 197 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot Marginal about 197 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip Marginal about 188 days to harvest Recent mean 7.6°C is too cold (ideal 8–24°C)
- 🍃 Mint Ideal about 30 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
- 🧅 Chives Ideal about 32 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 7.6°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 7.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 7.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Dublin
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Dublin, 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.