Shenzhen in February: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, February in Shenzhen has run 13.4–21.7°C with about 47 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 Shenzhen is actually having, today.
Grow one in Shenzhen's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in February in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ No night at or below 0°C in the last 5 years — frost is not a limiting factor here, and tender crops can stay out year-round.
☀️ About 7.2 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 1.2°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 Shenzhen 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 | 26 | Mar 12 |
| 🌿 Spinach | 35 | Mar 21 |
| 🫛 Peas | 45 | Mar 31 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 31 | Mar 17 |
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 52 | Apr 7 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 56 | Apr 11 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 76 | May 1 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 35 | Mar 21 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 46 | Apr 1 |
| 🧅 Leek | 68 | Apr 23 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 48 | Apr 3 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 75 | Apr 30 |
Best crops to sow now
They are all ideal for this month — the only real difference is how long each one takes, so pick whatever you want to eat.
- 🌿 Rocket about 28 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Spinach about 38 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 52 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 63 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 54 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 85 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 56 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 105 days to harvest Recent mean 17.6°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 17.6°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 17.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 17.6°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Shenzhen
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Shenzhen, 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.