Farm Fresh Planting Guide

Vegetable	Planting Dates in Florida (outdoors)¹			Days to Harvest⁴	Seeds/plants Per 100'	Spacing (inches)		Seed depth (inches)
Vegetable	North	Central	South	Days to Harvest⁴	Seeds/plants Per 100'	Rows	Plants	Seed depth (inches)
Bush Beans, Snap	Mar-Apr Aug-Sep	Feb-Apr Sep	Sep-Apr	50-60	1 lb.	18-30	2-3	1-2
Beans, pole	Mar-Apr Aug-Sep	Feb-Apr Aug-Sep	Aug-Apr	55-70	½ lb.	40-48	3-6	1-2
Beans, lima	Mar-Aug	Feb-Apr Sept.	Aug-Apr	65-75	2 lb.	24-36	3-4	1-2
Beets	Sep-Mar	Oct-Mar	Oct-Feb	50-65	1 oz.	14-24	3-5	½ -1
Broccoli	Aug-Feb	Aug-Jan	Sept-Jan	75-90	100 plts (1/8 oz.)	30-36	12-18	½ -1
Cabbage	Sep-Feb	Sep-Jan	Sep-Jan	90-110 (70-90)	100 plts (1/8 oz)	24-36	12-24	½ -1
Cantaloupes	Mar-Apr	Feb-Apr	Aug-Sep Feb-Mar	75-90 (65-75)	½ oz.	60-72	24-36	1-2
Carrots	Sep-Mar	Oct-Mar	Oct-Feb	65-80	1/8 oz.	16-24	1-3	½
Cauliflower	Jan-Feb Aug-Oct	Oct-Jan	Oct-Jan	75-90 (55-70)	55 plts (1/8 oz)	24-30	18-24	½ -1
Celery	Jan-Mar	Aug-Feb	Oct-Jan	115-125 (80-105)	150 plts (1/8 oz)	24-36	6-10	¼ - ½
Chinese cabbage	Oct-Feb	Oct-Jan	Nov-Jan	70-90 (60-70)	125 plts (1/8 oz)	24-36	12-24	¼ - ¾
Collards	Feb-Apr Aug-Nov	Aug-Mar	Aug-Feb	70-80	100 plts (1/8 oz)	24-30	10-18	½ -1
Corn, sweet	Mar-Apr Aug	Feb-Mar Aug-Sep	Aug-Mar	60-95	2 oz.	24-36	12-18	1-2
Cucumbers	Feb-Apr Aug-Sep	Feb-Mar Sep	Sep-Mar	50-65 (40-50)	½ oz.	36-60	12-24	1-2
Eggplant	Feb-July	Jan-Mar Aug-Sep	Dec-Feb Aug-Oct	90-110 (75-90)	50 plts 1 pkt	36-42	24-36	½
Endive/Escarole	Feb-Mar Sep	Jan-Feb Sep	Sep-Jan	80-95	100 plts	18-24	8-12	½
Kale	Sep-Feb	Sep-Jan	Sep-Jan	75	70-80 (55)	100 plts (1/8 oz)	24-30	12-18
Kohlrabi	Sep-Mar	Oct-Mar	Oct-Feb	70-80 (50-55)	1/8 oz.	24-30	3-5	½ -1
Lettuce: Crisp, Butter-head, Leaf & Romaine	Feb-Mar Sep-Oct	Sep-Mar	Sep-Jan	50-90	100 plts (1/4 oz.)	12-24	8-12	½
Mustard	Sep-May	Sep-Mar	Sep-Mar	40-60	¼ oz.	14-24	1-6	½ -1
Okra	Mar-July	Mar-Aug	Aug-Sep	50-75	1 oz.	24-40	6-12	1-2
Onions, Bulbing	Sep-Dec	Sep-Dec	Sep-Nov	120-160 (110-120)	300 plts/ sets, 1 oz seed	12-24	4-6	½ -1
Onions, Bunching (Green onions)	Aug-Mar	Aug-Mar	Sep-Mar	50-75 (30-40)	800 plts/sets, 1 - 1½ oz seed	12-24	1-2	2-3
Onions (Shallots)	"	"	"	100	(30-40)	18-24	6-8	½ - ¾
Peas, English	Jan-Mar	Sep-Mar	Sep-Feb	50-70	1 lb.	24-36	2-3	1-2
Peas, southern	Mar-Aug	Mar-Sep	Aug-Apr	60-90	½ oz.	30-36	2-3	1-2
Peppers	Feb-Apr July-Aug	Jan-Mar Aug-Sep	Aug-Mar	80-100 (60-80)	100 plts 1 pkt	20-36	12-24	½
Potatoes	Jan-Mar	Jan-Feb	Sep-Jan	85-110	15 lbs.	36-42	8-12	3-4
Potatoes, sweet	Mar-Jun	Feb-Jun	Feb-Jun	(120-140)	100 plts	48-54	12-14	---
Pumpkin	Mar-Apr Aug	Feb-Mar Aug	Jan-Feb Aug-Sep	90-120 (80-110)	1 oz.	60-84	36-60	1-2
Radish	Sep-Mar	Sep-Mar	Oct-Mar	20-30	1 oz.	12-18	1-2	¾
Spinach	Oct-Nov	Oct-Nov	Oct-Jan	45-60	1 oz.	14-18	3-5	¾
Squash, Summer	Mar-Apr Aug-Sep	Feb-Mar Aug-Sep	Jan-Mar Sep-Oct	40-55 (35-40)	1½ oz.	36-48	24-36	1-2
Squash, Winter	Mar Aug	Feb-Mar Aug	Jan-Feb Sep	80-110 (70-90)	1 oz.	60-90	36-48	1-2
Strawberry	Oct-Nov	Oct-Nov	Oct-Nov	(90-110)	100 plts	36-40	10-14	---
Tomatoes, Stake	Feb-Apr Aug	Jan-Mar Sep	Aug-Mar	90-110 (75-90)	70 plts 1 pkt	36-48	18-24	½
Tomatoes, Ground	“	“	“	200	90-110 (75-90)	35 plts 1 pkt	40-60	36-40
Tomatoes, Container	“	“	“	200	90-110 (75-90)
Turnips	Jan-Apr Aug-Oct	Jan-Mar Sep-Nov	Oct-Feb	40-60	¼ oz.	12-20	4-6	½ -1
Watermelon, Large	Mar-Apr July-Aug	Jan-Mar Aug	Jan-Mar Aug-Sep	85-95 (80-90)	1/8 oz.	84-108	48-60	1-2
Watermelon, Small	“	“	“	85-95 (80-90)	1/8 oz.	48-60	15-30	"
Watermelon, Seedless	“	“	“	85-95 (80-90)	70 plts	48-60	15-30	"
1 North: north of State Rd 40; Central: between State Rds 40 and 70; South: south of State Rd 70. 2 Rotate crops to avoid soil pest problems; avoid planting vegetables belonging to the same family in successive seasons. 3 Transplantability categories: I, easily survives transplanting; II, survives with care; III, use seeds or containerized transplants only. 4 Days from seeding to harvest: Values in parentheses are days from transplanting to first harvest.

This document is SP 103, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date December 1999. Revised December 2010. Reviewed February 2012.

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