Arugula
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
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Beans, bush
Outdoor plantingFeb–Apr · Aug–Sept
Beans, lima
Outdoor plantingFeb–Mar · Aug–Sept
Crop-specific caveats
Table 2 includes bush and pole forms; this row does not distinguish their maturity or calendars.
Beans, pole
Outdoor plantingFeb–Apr · Aug–Sept
Beets
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Broccoli
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Brussels Sprouts
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Cabbage
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Cantaloupes
Outdoor plantingJan–Mar
Carrots
Outdoor plantingAug–Mar
Cauliflower
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Celery
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
Chinese cabbage
Outdoor plantingSept–Apr
Crop-specific caveats
The source row combines crop types. The dates and maturity cannot establish a separate cultivar-specific schedule for each mapped crop.
Collards
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Corn, sweet
Outdoor plantingJan–Apr
Cucumbers
Outdoor plantingJan–Mar · Sept
Eggplant
Outdoor plantingJan–Feb · Aug–Sept
Endive/ Escarole
Outdoor plantingAug–Feb
Kale
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Kohlrabi
Outdoor plantingOct–Mar
Lettuce
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Crop-specific caveats
The source row combines crop types. The dates and maturity cannot establish a separate cultivar-specific schedule for each mapped crop.
Table 2 limits crisphead lettuce to the coolest months in Florida; the shared Lettuce calendar must not imply that every lettuce type performs equally throughout it.
Mustard
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Okra
Outdoor plantingFeb–Aug
Onions, bulbing
Outdoor plantingOct
Onions, bunching (green and shallots)
Outdoor plantingAug–Mar
Peas, snow or English
Outdoor plantingNov–Feb
Peas, southern
Outdoor plantingFeb–Aug
Peppers
Outdoor plantingJan–Mar · Aug–Sept
Potatoes, Irish
Outdoor plantingNov–Feb
Potatoes, sweet
Outdoor plantingFeb–Jun
Pumpkin
Outdoor plantingMid July
Radish
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
Spinach
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
Squash, summer
Outdoor plantingJan–Apr · Aug–Sept
Squash, winter
Outdoor plantingJan–Apr · Aug–Sept
Swiss chard
Outdoor plantingSept–May
Tomatoes (supported)
Outdoor plantingJan–Feb · Aug–Sept
Turnips
Outdoor plantingSept–Feb
Watermelon
Outdoor plantingJan–Mar
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Hatched months have an early, mid, or late qualifier. Use the written window for that detail. Intervals such as September–March continue across the new year; blank months have no window in this source.
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Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
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Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide University of Florida IFAS Extension
Source article revision shown: June 2025
Data reviewed 2026-10-02
39 reviewed crop windows
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Hatched month cells have an early, mid, or late qualifier. Read the words beneath the timeline rather than treating the entire month as an equally suitable window. The visual does not assign day boundaries to these qualifiers.
Some crop names cover more than one type
The source groups some crop types together. Links to more than one vegetable guide do not establish separate schedules for those types. Open the crop-specific caveats beneath a window where available; lettuce, for example, needs variety-specific context.
Climate context is not a weather guarantee
These Florida references do not establish frost protection or validate national frost offsets. A current forecast, soil conditions, cultivar choice, and garden exposure can all matter. The dataset remains a regional reference in this dataset.