Crop RECOMMENDED VARIETIES1 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Speedy, Astro
Arugula Plant Plant Plant

Snap: Bush Blue Lake, Contender,

Roma II, Provider, Cherokee Wax
Beans, bush Plant Plant
Shell: horticultural, pinto, red kidney,
black bean, navy, garbanzo
McCaslan, Kentucky Wonder, Blue Lake
Beans, pole Plant Plant

Fordhook 242, Henderson, Jackson

Wonder, Dixie (Speckled) Butterpea,
Beans, lima Early Thorogreen Plant Plant

Tall Top, Early Wonder, Detroit Dark

Beets Plant Plant
Red, Cylindra, Red Ace, Yellow Detroit
Early Green, Early Dividend, Green
Sprouting/Calabrese, Waltham,
Broccoli Plant Plant
Packman, De Cicco, Broccoli Raab
(Rapini)
Jade Cross, Long Island Improved
Brussels Sprouts Plant Plant

Rio Verde, Flat Dutch, Round Dutch,

Cabbage Wakefield types, Copenhagen Market, Plant Plant
Savoy, Red Acre
Athena, Ambrosia, Galia (green flesh)
Cantaloupes Plant Plant Plant

Imperator, Nantes, Danvers, Chantenay

Carrots Plant Plant Plant

Snowball Strains, Snow Crown,

Cauliflower Brocoverde Plant Plant

Utah strains
Celery Plant Plant C, S
 Michihili, bok choy, Napa, baby bok Plant Plant C, S C, S
Chinese cabbage
choy, pak-choi, joi choi
Georgia, Georgia Southern, Top Bunch,
Collards Vates Plant Plant

Silver Queen (white), How Sweet It Is

Corn, sweet (white), Sweet Ice (white), Sweet Riser Plant Plant Plant
(yellow), Early Sunglow (yellow)
Slicers: Sweet Success, Poinsett,
Ashley, MarketMore 76, Straight Eight,
Cucumbers Plant Plant Plant Plant
Space Master
Picklers: Eureka, Boston Pickling
Black Beauty, Dusky, Long, Ichiban,
Eggplant Plant Plant
Cloud Nine (white)
Endive: Green Curled Ruffec
Endive/ Escarole Escarole: Batavian Broadleaf Plant Plant C, S

Vates Dwarf Blue Curled, Tuscan

Kale (lacinato), Winterbor, Redbor Plant Plant

Early White Vienna, Purple Vienna Plant Plant Plant

Kohlrabi

Crisphead: Great Lakes

Butterhead: Ermosa, Bibb, Tom Thumb,
Buttercrunch
Loose Leaf: Simpson types, Salad Bowl,
Lettuce Red Sails, New Red Fire, Oak Leaf, Plant Plant
Salad Bowl, Royal Oak
Romaine: Parris Island Cos,
Outredgeous

Southern Giant Curled, Florida Broad

Mustard Leaf, Tendergreen, Giant Red, Green Plant Plant
Wave, Mizuna
Clemson Spineless, Emerald, Annie
Oakley II, Cajun Delight
Okra Plant Plant Plant Plant

Bulbing: Granex (yellow) Bulbing (short

day) also use Exce, Texas Grano, Whire
Granex, Tropicana Red
Onions, Bulbing
Leeks: American Flag

Green: Evergreen Bunching, White

Onions, Bunching Lisbon bunching
(Green and Plant Plant Plant
Multipliers: Shallots
Shallots)
 Wando, Green Arrow, Sugar Snap,
Peas, Snow or Oregon Sugarpod II Plant Plant Plant
English

Peas, southern
California Blackeye No.5, Pinkeye Purple
(aka Field Peas, Hull, Texas Cream
Cow Peas, Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant
Crowder Peas,
Cream Peas)
Sweet: California Wonder, Red Knight,
Big Bertha, Sweet Banana, Giant
Marconi, Cubanelle
Hot: Early Jalapeno, Jalapeno M; Cherry
Peppers Bomb, Hungarian Hot Wax, Big Chile II, Plant Plant
Mariachi, Numex, Ancho, Thai, Anaheim
Chile, Long Cayenne, Habanero,
Caribbean Red Habanero

Red Pontiac, Yukon Gold, Gold Rush

Potatoes, Irish Plant Plant

Centennial, Beauregard, Vardaman,

Boniato
Potatoes, sweet Plant Plant Plant Plant

Big Max, Connecticut Field, Prizewinner,

Pumpkin Jack Be Little, Jack O Lantern, calabaza Plant

Cherry Belle, White Icicle, Sparkler,

Champion, Daikon
Radish Plant Plant Plant

Melody 3, Bloomsdale Longstanding,

Tyee, Space
Spinach Plant Plant Plant

Summer: Early Prolific Straightneck,

Summer Crookneck, Early White
Scallop, chayote
Squash, Summer Zucchini: Cocozelle, Spineless Beauty, Plant Plant Plant
Black Beauty, Chayote, Calabaza

Winter: spagetti, Table King, Table

Queen & Table Ace (acorn), Waltham,
Squash, Winter Early Butternut (butternut) Plant Plant Plant
 Chandler, Oso Grande, Sweet Charlie,
Selva, Camarosa, Festival

Strawberry

Bright Lights, Bright Yellow, Fordhook

Swiss Chard Giant, Lucullus, Red Ruby Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant

Large Fruit: Celebrity, Heat Wave II,

Better Boy, Beefmaster, BHN444-
Southern Star*, Amelia*, BHN 640*,
Tasti-Lee™
Small Fruit: Sweet 100, Juliet, Red
Tomatoes Grape, Sun Gold, Sugar Snack, Sweet Plant Plant Plant Plant
(supported)
Baby Girl
Heirloom: Green Zebra, Cherokee
Purple, Eva Purple Ball, Brandywine,
Mortgage Lifter, Delicious

Roots: Purple Top White Globe

Turnips Greens: Seven Top, Shogoin Plant Plant

Large: Jubilee (aka FL Giant), Crimson

Sweet, Charleston Grey 133
Watermelon Plant Plant Plant
Small: Sugar Baby, Mickeylee
 Seed to Seed MIN.
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Extension agent (°F) RANGE OPTIMU
suggests Harvest depth SOIL (°F) M (°F)
(Days) (inches) Temp

Plant Plant Plant Plant 35–60 ¼

Plant Plant Aug 45–60 1–1½ 60° 60° - 85° 85°

Plant Plant 50–70 1–1½ 60° 60° - 85° 85°

Plant Aug 60–80 1–1½ 60° 65° - 85° 85°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug1-Sep20 50–70 ½ –1 40° 50° - 85° 85°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug-1Sep 75–90 ¼– ½ 40° 85°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant 90–120 ¼–½

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug-1Sep 85–110 ¼– ½ 40° 45° - 95° 85°

S 85–110 ½–1 60° 75° - 95° 95°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug30-Sep15 70–120 ¼ 40° 45° - 85° 80°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug15-Oct15 75–90 ¼– ½ 40° 45° - 85° 80°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant

On 40° 60° - 70° 70°
75–90
surface
Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant 70–90 ¼–½

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug-1Sep 70–90 ¼– ½

64–90 1–1½ 50° 60° - 95° 85°

Plant Aug 40–65 ½–¾ 60° 75° - 95° 95°

Plant 90–115 ½–¾ 65° 40° - 80° 85°

Plant Plant Plant 60–80 ¼

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug15-Oct15 50–70 ¼– ½

Plant Plant Plant Plant 70–80 ½

Plant Plant C, S C, S Sep1-Oct1 60–80 ¼ 35° 40° - 80° 75°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Aug20-Sep10 40–50 ¼– ½

60–70 ½–1 60° 70° - 95° 95°

Sep-Dec, not ready

Plant Plant Plant
until spring. 100–130 ¼–½ 35° 50° - 95° 80°

50–75
Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant
(Green) 35° 50° - 95° 80°
Sep-Dec ¼–½
75–100
(Shallots)
 C, S C, S 60–80 1–1½ 40° 40° - 75° 75°

Aug 75–90 1–1½ 40° 40° - 75° 75°

Plant Aug 90–100 ¼–½ 60° 65° - 95° 85°

3–4
85–110 (seed
pieces)

S 85–130 —

S 80–100 1½ –2 65° 70° - 90° 95°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Sep-mid Oct 20–30 ¼ 40° 45° - 90° 80°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Oct-Nov 45–60 ½ 35° 45° - 75° 70°

Plant Plant Aug 40–50 1–1½ 65° 70° - 95° 95°

Plant Plant Aug 85–120 1½ –2

 Short day varieties
best (treat as annuals):
Florida 90, Tioga,
Sequoia, Florida Belle,
Plant Plant S S Sweet Charles, –––
Chandler, Camarosa,
Strawberry Festival.

Plant Plant Plant Plant 45–60 ¼–½ 50° 50° - 85° 85°

Plant Aug 90–110 ¼– ½ 59° 60° - 85° 80°

Plant Plant Plant Plant Plant Agu10-Oct1 40–60 ¼– ½ 40° 60° - 105° 80°

S 80–100 1½ –2 65° 70° - 95° 95°

 DAYS
TO Transplant to Day (°F) 2
MAX Time
GERMI Harvest 2 weeks after
Night (°F)
(°F) (weeks)
NATIO (Days)
last frost

95° 7-14

95° 7-14

85° 10-14

95° 7-14

95° 50–70 60° - 70° 50° - 60° 5-7

70–90 60° - 70° 50° - 60° 5-7

95° 7-10 70–90 60° - 70° 50° - 60° 5-7

105° 7-10 70–90 70° - 75° 60° - 65° 3-4

95° 10-21

95° 3-10 50–70 60° - 70° 50° - 60° 5-7

75° 14-21 65° - 75° 60° - 65° 10-12

 60–70

50-70

105° 7-10 70° - 75° 60° - 65° 3-4

105° 7-10 70° - 75° 60° - 65° 3-4

95° 7-12 70–90 70° - 80° 65° - 70° 6-8

50–55

75° 7-14 70° - 80° 50° - 55° 5-7

105° 8-12

95° 10-14 60° - 65° 55° - 60° 10-12

95° 10-14 60° - 65° 55° - 60° 10-12

85° 8-10

85° 8-10

95° 14-21 65–75 65° - 75° 60° - 65° 6-8

105° 7-10 70–90

95° 3-7

75° 7-10

105° 9-12 70° - 75° 60° - 65° 3-4

 30–60

95° 7-14

95° 5-14 70–90 70° - 75° 65° - 75° 5-7

105° 6-7

105° 7-10 60–90 70° - 80° 65° - 70° 3-4

 Transplant Ability

Easily survives transplanting

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems
Only plant seeds or containerized transplants
with developed root systems

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Survives transplanting with care

Easily survives transplanting

Survives transplanting with care

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Survives transplanting with care

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems
Only plant seeds or containerized transplants
with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Easily survives transplanting

Survives transplanting with care

Easily survives transplanting

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Survives transplanting with care

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems
Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Easily survives transplanting

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems

Only plant seeds or containerized transplants

with developed root systems
 NOTES / REMARKS

Plant at 2–3 week intervals from fall through spring for a continual harvest. The dark green, spicy
leaves can be steamed, pureed, or used raw in salads and sandwiches. Harvest individual
leaves as needed or the entire plant when it is 8–10 inches tall. High temperatures cause arugula
to flower and become bitter.
Bush beans mature early and do not need staking. Fertilize at 1/2 the rate used for other
vegetables; too much nitrogen limits production. Flowers self-pollinate. Plant rust-resistant
varieties.

Fertilize at 1/2 the rate used for other vegetables; too much nitrogen limits production. Support
vines. May be grown with corn for vine support. Plant rust-resistant varieties.
Pole and bush-types exist; provide trellis support for pole-type varieties. Control stinkbugs that
injure pods. Fertilize at 1/2 the rate used for other vegetables; too much nitrogen limits
production. Slightly more heat tolerant than bush or pole beans. Plant rust-resistant varieties.

Beets require ample moisture at seeding or poor germination will result. Leaves are edible. Thin
early to so beet roots have room to enlarge. Very cold tolerant. High in vitamins and iron.
Harvest heads before flowers open. Many small side shoots develop after main head is cut. Very
cold hardy and nutritious. Broccoli Raab is not related to broccoli.

Cool weather (58–60°F) is required or sprouts will open and not be solid. Sprouts are picked
when they are walnut-sized and firm. The first sprouts near the bottom of the plant will be ready
first. Pull off the leaves below the mature sprouts, then remove the sprouts by twisting them from
the stem. Pick the sprouts at about 2-week intervals and keep refrigerated.
High in vitamins, especially vitamin C. Long fall/winter planting season. Buy clean plants to avoid
cabbage black-rot disease. Needs ample moisture and fertilizer. Frost tolerant. Watch for
caterpillars.
Bees needed for pollination. Disease prone. Mulch to reduce fruit-rot and salmonella.
Overwatering or heavy rainfall reduces sugar content of maturing fruit. Harvest when the fruit
cleanly separates from the vine with light pressure.
Grow carrots on a raised bed for best results. Sow seeds shallowly. They are slow to germinate.
Keep soil consistently moist throughout the germination and growing periods. Thin seedlings to
recommended spacing when they are an inch tall. Excellent source of vitamin A

Can be difficult to grow. Plants are cold hardy; heads are not. Tie leaves around the head (called
blanching) when it is 2–3 inches to prevent discoloration or plant self-blanching varieties.

Can be a difficult crop in the home garden. Requires very high soil moisture during
seeding/seedling stage. Needs 3 months or longer to mature. Look for early-maturing varieties.
Easy to grow. Two types exist: Heading (Pekinensis) or Open-leaf (Chinensis). Bok Choy is
open-leaf type, while Michihili and Napa form tighter heads.
Cold and heat tolerant. Cool-season greens are more flavorful. Greens are ready for use 2
months after planting. Harvest lower leaves; never remove more than 1/3 of the plant at one
time. Respond, well to nitrogen fertilizer.
Requires space; plant in blocks of at least 3 rows for good pollination. Isolate different varieties
by cross-pollination. Plant where it will not shade other vegetables. Sucker removal not
beneficial. Harvesting in early morning maintains sugar content. Scout for corn earworm.
Two types: slicers and picklers. Pickling types can also be used fresh. Burpless varieties exist.
Many hybrids are gynoecious (female flowering; only female flowers set fruit). Bees are required
for pollination.

Requires warm soil and weather. Harvest into summer. May need staking. Bitter fruit caused by
high temperatures or drought conditions.
Excellent ingredient in tossed salads or can be cooked as greens. Bitterness can be reduced by
blanching 2–3 weeks before harvest. Escarole (Batavian endive) is a broad-leaved selection.

Good source of greens late fall through early spring in north and central Florida. Harvest outer
leaves, but no more than 1/3 of the plant at one time. Ornamental types are edible, but not very
tasty.
Easy to grow. Red and green varieties exist. Use fresh or cooked. Leaves are edible. Harvest
stems when 1 ½ to 3 inches in diameter.
Leaf types grows well in Florida; grow crisphead type only in coolest months. Damaged by
freezing temperatures. Warm temperatures cause bitterness. Sow seeds very shallow as they
need light to germinate. Intercrop lettuce with long-season and/or taller vegetables.

Good cooking green fall through spring; harvest outer leaves. Broadleaf types require more
space. Damaged by freezing temperatures. Warm temperatures create bitter flavor.

Soak seeds in water for 6 hours for better germination. Requires warm soils and temperatures.
Very heat tolerant. Highly susceptible to root-knot nematodes. Harvest pods a few days after
flower petals have fallen or pods become tough and stringy.

Depending on type, onions may be grown from seed, sets, transplants, or division. Bulbing
onions must be planted in fall and be short-day varieties. Plant close and harvest (thin) as
needed. Insert sets upright for straight stems.

Green/bunching onions may be grown fall through spring. Plant close and harvest (thin) as
needed. Insert sets upright for straight stems. Divide and reset multiplier types every year.
Fertilize at 1/2 rate used for other vegetables; too much nitrogen limits production (as does warm
temperatures). May need support depending on type. Consume soon after harvest for best
quality.
Highly nutritious. Fertilize at 1/2 rate used for other vegetables; too much nitrogen limits
production. Good summer cover crop. Cowpea curculio is a common pest. Maintain consistent
soil moisture.

Transplants often more successful than seeds. Mulching especially beneficial. Will often produce
into summer. Pepper “heat” depends on variety and is measured in Scoville units.

Plant 2-ounce certified seed pieces with at least one eye. Each will produce 6–8 potatoes. Do not
start with “store bought.” Require cool temperatures, moisture, and large amounts of fertilizer.

Start with certified-free transplants (slips). Use vine tip cuttings for a second crop and prolonged
harvest season. Types: moist-flesh (yams) and dry-flesh (e.g., boniata). Bush types conserve
garden space. Sweet potato weevils are a serious problem; rotate the planting site.

Requires a lot of space but can be grown under taller vegetables. Bees required for pollination.
Foliage diseases and fruit-rot are common.

Easy and fast-growing; thin early and inter-crop with slow-growing vegetables to save space.
Plant every two weeks during the growing season for a continuous supply. Spicy, bitter flavor
caused by hot weather and over-maturity. Winter/Oriental radishes (such as Daikon) also grow
well in Florida.
Grows best only during the coolest months. Quick maturing. Harvest entire plant or by removing
outer leaves. New Zealand spinach and Malabar spinach, although not true spinach, grow well
during warm months in Florida. Plant New Zealand spinach or Swiss Chard for summer greens.

Summer squash and zucchini are usually bush types. Calabaza is similar, but is a heat-and
disease-resistant hard-shelled squash, similar to a butternut or acorn in taste. Chayote is a vine
that needs support. All cucurbits have male and and female flowers separated on the plant and
pollination by insects is required for fruit set. Crossing between types occurs, but is only evident
when seeds are saved. Leaf and fruit diseases are fairly common.

Winter suash have a spreading, vining habit. All cucurbits have male and and female flowers
separated on the plant and pollination by insects is required for fruit set. Crossing between types
occurs, but is only evident when seeds are saved. Leaf and fruit diseases are fairly common.
Winter types store well.
Grown as an annual crop in Florida starting with disease-free plants in the fall. Plant only
varieties adapted to Florida.

Seeds can be sown in the fall as well as in late winter/early spring. An excellent alternative green
for warm weather. Harvest outer leaves when 8-10 inches long. Very susceptible to root-knot
nematodes.
Staking/supporting and mulching are beneficial. Flowers self-pollinate. Blossom drop is usually
due to too high or too low temperatures and/or excessive nitrogen fertilization. Serious problems
include blossom-end rot, wilts, whitefly, and leafminers. Cherry types are heat
resistant**Resistant to TSWV (Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus).
See EDIS Pub# HS954 for Tomoato Problems.

Quick-growing, cool weather crop. Grow for roots and tops (greens). Broadcast seed in a wide-
row or single file. Thin early to allow for root expansion. Smaller roots (2”) are milder in flavor.

Vines require lots of space. Smaller “ice-box” types exist. Plant disease resistant varieties. Bees
required for pollination. “Seedless” types must be interplanted with regular types to dependably
bear fruit. Harvest when melon underside begins to turn yellow or when fruit tendril shrivels.
 Sort

Plant Rows
Yield per 10 ft Plants per
Spacing Spacing Plant Family 6
(pounds) 10 ft 2
(inches) (inches)

3–4 10 2.5 30–40 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

2–4 18 4.5 30–60 (Bean) Fabaceae

3
3–5 36 8 24–40 (Bean) Fabaceae
4

3–6 18 5 20–40 (Bean) Fabaceae

5
2–4 12 7.5 30–60 (Beet) Chenopodiaceae
6

10–15 24 5 8–12 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

18–24 24 10 5–7 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

9–16 24 12 8–13 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

20–36 60 15 4–6 (Squash) Cucurbitaccae

10

1–3 10 10 40–120 (Carrot) Apiaceae

11

12–18 24 8 7–10 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

12

6–12 18 15 10–20 (Carrot) Apiaceae

 13
14–18 14 10 7–9 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae
14

12–24 24 15 5–10 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

15

6–8 28 12 15–20 (Grass) Poaceae

16

6–12 48 10 10–20 (Squash) Cucurbitaceae

17
18–40 36 20 3–7 (Tomato) Solanaceae
18

14–16 18 7.5 8–9 (Aster) Asteraceae

19

8–12 18– 7.5 9–10 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

20
3–5 24 10 24–40 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae
21

8–12 18 7.5 10–15 (Aster) Asteraceae

22

5–10 12 10 12–24 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

23

4–10 36 7 12–30 (Hibiscus) Malvaceae

24

4–6 14 10 30 (Lily) Liliaceae

25

2 (green) 6–
14 10 30 (Lily) Liliaceae
8 (shallots)
 26

2–6 12 4 20–60 (Bean) Fabaceae

27

2–6 12 8 20–60 (Bean) Fabaceae

28

9–15 15 5 8–13 (Tomato) Solanaceae

29

5–10 36–42 15 12–24 (Tomato) Solanaceae

30

(Morning Glory)
10–12 36 30 10–12
Convolvulaceae

31

36–60 60 30 2–4 (Squash) Cucurbitaceae

32

1 6 4 120 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

33

2–6 12 4 20–60 (Beet) Chenopodiaceae

34

12–24 36 15 5–10 (Squash) Cucurbitaceae

35

36–60 60 30 2–4 (Squash) Cucurbitaceae

 36

12–16 12 9–12 8–10 (Rose) Rosaceae

37

6–12 18 8–12 10–20 (Beet) Chenopodiaceae

38

18–32 48 2 4–7 (Tomato) Solanaceae

39

2–6 12 15 20–60 (Cabbage) Brassicaceae

40

24–48 60 40 3–5 (Squash) Cucurbitaceae

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Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide Vegetables
Soil Temp for Vegetables Vegetables
Arizona Master Gardener Vegetables
Larry Williams Monthly Columns Vegetables
Larry Williams Monthly Columns Vegetables
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Remarks
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