What Seeds To Sow In February In Ireland

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February is great in that there is much more of a variety in what seeds can now be sown. How early to sow your seeds will depend on your last frost date in your area. You can view more information on this here. Below are some ideas for what seeds can be sown in February in Ireland. Underneath the information is all of the varieties mentioned. Tomatoes Tomatoes can be started toward the end of the month if you have an early last frost date. The seeds will need heat to germinate, so starting them inside at room temperature is best. Starting tomato seeds early will give them the benefit of the long growing season they need. They are heat loving plants that won't tolerate frost, so just make sure you don't start them too early if you expect late frosts in your area. Peppers Peppers, just like tomatoes can be started toward the end of the month if you have an early last frost date. Pepper seed germination can be erratic if they don't get enough heat. Starting them indoors is essential. Leaving them in the warmest room in the house to germinate will help. A heated propagator or a heat mat that your seed tray sits on will also help. Pepper plants will also benefit from a long growing season. They also won't tolerate frost, so again, be careful not to plant these too early. An interesting fact about pepper plants is that they are actually perennials. If you were to take your pepper plant inside at the end of the season before frost, keep it growing inside on your window sill or under grow lights through the winter, you could put it back in the greenhouse the following year and it would continue to produce peppers! Foxgloves There are lots of flower varieties mentioned later in this post, but a really nice one to start now is Foxglove. Foxglove is a biennial plant, meaning it usually doesn't flower until it's in its second year of growth. But if you start Foxgloves now, there is a good chance they will flower before the end of this season. If not, you'll definitely have flow