Arugula
Outdoor plantingOct–Mar
UF/IFAS Extension · Regional referenceSouth Florida.
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Beans, bush
Outdoor plantingSept–Apr
Beans, lima
Outdoor plantingSept–Apr
Crop-specific caveats
Table 2 includes bush and pole forms; this row does not distinguish their maturity or calendars.
Beans, pole
Outdoor plantingSept–Apr
Beets
Outdoor plantingOct–Jan
Broccoli
Outdoor plantingOct–Jan
Brussels Sprouts
Outdoor plantingOct–Jan
Cabbage
Outdoor plantingSept–Jan
Cantaloupes
Outdoor plantingDec–Mar
Carrots
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
Cauliflower
Outdoor plantingSept–Jan
Celery
Outdoor plantingOct–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–Jan
Corn, sweet
Outdoor plantingOct–Mar
Cucumbers
Outdoor plantingSep–Feb
Eggplant
Outdoor plantingAug–Feb
Endive/ Escarole
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
Kale
Outdoor plantingSept–Jan
Kohlrabi
Outdoor plantingOct–Feb
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–Jan
Okra
Outdoor plantingJan–Mar · Aug–Oct
Onions, bulbing
Outdoor plantingOct
Onions, bunching (green and shallots)
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
Peas, snow or English
Outdoor plantingNov–Feb
Peas, southern
Outdoor plantingSept–Apr
Peppers
Outdoor plantingAug–Feb
Potatoes, Irish
Outdoor plantingOct–Jan
Potatoes, sweet
Outdoor plantingDec–Sept
Pumpkin
Outdoor plantingEarly Aug
Radish
Outdoor plantingOct–Mar
Spinach
Outdoor plantingOct–Feb
Squash, summer
Outdoor plantingAug–Mar
Squash, winter
Outdoor plantingAug–Mar
Swiss chard
Outdoor plantingSept–Mar
Tomatoes (supported)
Outdoor plantingAug–Feb
Turnips
Outdoor plantingSept–Jan
Watermelon
Outdoor plantingDec–Mar
No matching source windows
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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.
Source & limitationsRead the window.
Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
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Keep the context.
Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide University of Florida IFAS Extension
Source article revision shown: June 2025
Data reviewed 2026-10-02
39 reviewed crop windows
The written labels carry the detail
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.