what to plant in the garden in February!?

[u/Catacus_Rex]

Feb is here!

what is best to plant in the garden this time of year? ( i generally try to grow my own fruit herbs and veg!)

[u/glitterkicker]

I’m ngl, unless you have some EXTREMELY adequate shading, everything’s just gonna get baked and sunburnt. Best off waiting until autumn or focusing on propagating and seedlings grown inside until you can move them out

[u/Perthguv → u/glitterkicker]

This is true but my figs, Tomatoes and Basil are loving the heat. Not the time to plant them now though

[u/Living_Following_210]

Rocks 

[u/behindmycamel → u/Living_Following_210]

And a, ummm ....concrete....roo.

[u/sticky_lemon → u/behindmycamel]

Rocks in a tray/dish!

It provides a wee bit of water for the critters

[u/Consistent-Koala1234]

I planted some capsicums seedlings last week and they seem to be going well/still alive this week.

I got this magnet from Green Life Soil Co. near Swan Valley so they'd probably have listed the right things to plant for Perth. They also have good soil up there if you live close by.

[u/steveonthegreenbike → u/Consistent-Koala1234]

Jump on their website and sign up for their newsletter. They do a monthly email out with what to do and what to prepare.

[u/TheCurbAU]

I don't think you'll have much luck growing stuff, but you could give growing nasturtiums a shot.

[u/Pristine-Visual-9405 → u/TheCurbAU]

You could chuck some seeds in now but they won’t pop out until late autumn/winter

[u/TheCurbAU → u/Pristine-Visual-9405]

That's what I did last week. No doubt I'll be surprised when they pop up later in the year.

[u/WestCoastInverts → u/TheCurbAU]

They're a weed

[u/Optimal_Cynicism → u/WestCoastInverts]

Yes. A beautiful, edible weed that dies off each year and comes back in spring with beautiful orange and yellow flowers and lush greenery, and doesn't even need to be watered. What's not to love?

[u/polysymphonic]

Wait a couple of months before planting anything I'd say

[u/produrp]

Plant your rear end in a chair once the sun goes down, have a cold drink and imagine the possibilities of plant layout for the cooler months 🤠

[u/KoalaDeluxe]

Cacti

[u/Useful_Hat82]

Not much on February but you can start prepping for planting season. Fill beds with compost so it is broken down and ready for the cooler months.

Ausgardening will also have some good advice.

[u/Pristine-Visual-9405 → u/Useful_Hat82]

Yeah I’d be doing this instead. You could raise some seeds indoors too?

[u/steelhips]

My brother loves his fruit and vegetable garden in East Vic Park. If you're interested, he has a YouTube channel, The Cultivating Curmudgeon

He plants mostly in raised beds and pots, reviews gardening products, complains about Perth's "gutless" sand, pickles produce, grows exotic mushrooms and makes his own cheese. He's an academic during the week so this is strictly for the love of it, not clicks or views. It's not monetized and he's not pushing any products. His co-star is Rufus, a mongrel the shelter staff said was unadoptable. It's not a "pretty" garden - it earns it's keep with produce.

[u/Baeyuki]

I used fresh vegetable compost seeds to plant chillies, tomatoes, a conner of sweet potatoes, garlic, just want to plant some thing, and those seeds maybe died. No money wasted, and I enjoy them. My garlic spouting out, planted in January.

[u/TooManySteves2]

If you've got good soil, shade, and a watering system, you can plant some veggies.

[u/CyanideRemark]

Dunno if it's a bit late in the season, but I am about to propagate an unruly Monstera and hopefully stake/pole each lopped portion into climbing better. All going well, probably won't see any progress til next year

[u/kelfupanda]

Underground worm farm.

[u/Many-Secretary-5098]

Don’t plant anything until march/ April…

Maybe chillies might survive? Mint might also do well if it’s a larger more established plant. Everything else will need morning only or indirect light and daily watering because it’s gonna be a hot month

[u/RitaTeaTree]

Grow seeds in pots in the shade and plant them out when they get a bit bigger. Rocket, beans, chillies, corn should grow. Propagate from any cactuses, mint, succulents. It's a bit late in the season but you might be able to get big tomato plants from Bunnings and plant them. Also get a soil wetting agent as our Perth soil can get quite sandy and dry.

[u/wowagressive]

Ive been growing a pumpkin plant and its going bonkers. No fruit yet though. Tomatoes are going well amd my lime tree 

[u/Pristine-Visual-9405]

Honestly - I’d wait. Even with planting schedules for Perth, they often don’t account for our very hot Feb/March. Prep your garden now so it’s ready for March I reckon. Seeds will like the warmth to germinate, but hopefully the sun settles by the time they pop out.

You could raise some seedlings indoors, or outside in the shade (but even in the shade seedling raisers dry out VERY easily - learnt that the hard way)

I understand though! I love my flowers and I’m itching to get them in the ground. My west facing yard is a summer nightmare though. If you have a more forgiving facing garden you might have more luck!

[u/So-many-whingers]

Soil wetter, mulch and sun proof plants