What to plant in Winter
A season guide to what goes in the ground across December, January, February — 65 crops to start indoors, sow, or transplant. Timings are for a representative mid-US climate (Cisco, UT (zone 6b)); your exact dates depend on your hardiness zone and frost dates.
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December
A quiet planting month in most of the country.
January
February
Start indoors
- Agastache
- Alpine Strawberry
- Angelica
- Arugula
- Bee Balm
- Bishop's Flower
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Raab
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cardoon
- Catnip
- Cauliflower
- Chinese Broccoli
- Chinese Cabbage
- Chive
- Clasping Coneflower
- Collard
- Creeping Thyme
- Echinacea
- Evening Primrose
- Garlic Chives
- Hamburg Parsley
- Horehound
- Hybrid Coneflower
- Hyssop
- Japanese Mugwort
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Lavender
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Mint
- Lovage
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Pennyroyal Mint
- Pepper (Habanero)
- Pepper (Sweet & Hot)
- Roman Chamomile
- Romanesco Broccoli
- Rue
- Russian Kale
- Russian Sage
- Sage
- Salad Burnet
- Savory
- Sheep Sorrel
- Siberian Kale
- Soapwort
- Sweet Woodruff
- Tansy
- Tarragon
- Tat Soi
- Thyme
- Veined Catmint
- Wormwood
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Timings are computed from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals for a representative mid-US location using the same engine as GardenDraft’s in-app schedule. They are guidance, not guarantees — your exact dates depend on your address.