South Florida Vegetable Planting Guide

 

CROP

SPACE ROWS / PLANTS (INCHES)

SPACE PLANTS" IN 4'x8' BED

PLANTS / 4'x8' BED / SQ FT

SEED DEPTH"

PLANT MOS

HA

DAYS TO HARV

HARV WKS

HARV MOS

PLANTS PER PERSON

YEILD / 100' ROW (LBS)

YEILD / 4'x8' BED (LBS)

Amaranth (Tampala)

 

6

133 / 4

 

Feb-Sep

T

 

3

 

10

 

9

Arugula / Roquette

12-18 / 6-8

4

333 / 20 bc

 

Oct-Feb

H

 

2-4

 

5

 

8

Beans, asparagus* (Yard-Long Beans)

36-48 / 8-12

6

133 / 4

1-2

Mar-Jul

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beans, Broad (Fava Beans, Pigeon Peas)

36-48 / 3-4

 

/ 1-4

1-2

Oct-Feb

T

4-5 months

 

 

 

 

 

Beans, Garbanzo

24-30 / 3-4

 

/ 1-4

1-2

Mar-May

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beans, Goa* (Asparagus Peas, Winged Beans)

40-48 / 3-6

6

133 / 4

1-2

Jul-Sep 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beans, Jack* (Sword Beans)

40-48 / 3-6

 

/ 4

1-2

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beans, lima*

24-36 / 3-4

6

133 / 4

1 1/2-2

Aug-Apr

T

65-75

6-10

Oct-Jun

20

50

 

Beans, Mung

30-36 / 2-3

 

/ 1

1-2

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beans, pole*

40-48 / 3-6

6

133 / 4

1 1/2-2

Sep & Jan-Feb

T

60-65

6-10

Nov-Dec & Mar-May

20

80

 

Beans, snap

18-30 / 2-3

6

133 / 4

1 1/2-2

Sep - Apr

T

50-70

6-10

Nov-Jun

20

45

22
9 sh

Beans, dried

18-30 / 2-3 b
40-48 / 3-6 po*

6

133 / 4

1 1/2-2

 Feb-Mar & Oct-Nov

T

 

2

 

20

 

5

Beets, round

14-24 / 3-5

6

133 / 16

1/2-1

Oct-Feb

SH

50-70

3-6

Dec-May

20

75

35 

Beets, cylindrical

14-24 / 3-5

8

75 / 16

1/2-1

Oct-Feb

SH

50-70

3-6

Dec-May

20

75

50

Broccoli

30-36 / 12-18

12

33 / 1

1/2-1

Sep-Jan

H

55-70 s
75-80 t

6

Dec-Apr

3-5

50

16

Broccoli, Chinese (Gai Lon)

 

9

59 / 2

 

Oct-Feb

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Brussels Sprouts

24-36 / 18-24

15

18 / 1

1/2

Nov-Dec

H

90 s
75 t

6-10

Jan-Feb

2

75

10

Cabbage, round

24-36 / 12-24

15

18 / 1

1/2

Sep-Jan

H

90-100 s
70-90 t

4

Dec-Apr

2-3

80 h

25

Cabbage, Chinese (Bok Choi)

24-36 / 8-12

8

75 / 3

1/2-1

Oct-Jan

H

70-90 s
60-70 t

4

Dec-Apr

5-10

80 h

30

Cantaloupes*

60-72 / 24-36

18

14 / 1

1-2

Aug-Sep & Feb-Mar

T

75-90 s
65-75 t

6-10

Nov-Dec & May-Jun

3-5

75 m

12

Carrots

16-24 / 1-3

4

300 / 50

1/2

Oct-Feb

H

65-80

9-11

Jan-May

50

100

35

Cauliflower

24-30 / 18-24

15

18 / 1

1/2

Oct-Jan

H

75-90 s
55-70 t

2

 

3-5

80

20

Celery

24-36 / 6-10

10

14 / 2

1/4-1/2

Oct-Jan

H

115-125 s
80-105 t

11

 

5-10

180 sk

25

Chard, Swiss

15-18 / 4-8

9

59 / 4

1/2

Sep-Apr

H

50-60 s
40-50 t

6-20

Nov-July

6

75

25

Chayote* (Vegetable Pear, Merliton)

 

 

/ 1

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collards

24-30 / 10-18

10

48 / 1 (6 bc)

1/2-1

Aug-Feb

H

70-80 s
40-60 t

8-16

Sep-May

5-10

150

45

Corn, dried

34-42 / 12-18

15

18

1/2

Mar-Apr

T

 

2

 

20-30

 

6

Corn, sweet

24-36 / 12-18

12

33

1/2

Aug-Apr

T

60-85

1

Nov-Jul

10-20

120 e

11

Cress, upland (Peppergrass)

 

 6

133 / 4

 

Oct-Feb

H

 

2

 

2

 

 

Cucumbers*

36-60 / 12-24

15

18 / 1

1-2

Sep-Mar

T

50-70 s
40-50 t

8

 

3-4

100

30

Eggplant

36-42 / 24-36

8

75 / 1

1/2

Aug-Feb

T

90-100 s
75-90 t

10

Oct-Jul

3

200

15

Endive / Escarole

18-24 / 8-12

10

48 / 4

1/2-3/4

Sep-Jan

H

80-95

6

Dec-Apr

8

 

15

Garlic

 

12

33 / 6

 

 

SH

 

4

 

1-3

40

8

Jicama*

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kale

18-30 / 8-16

15

18 / 4

1/4-1/2

Sep-Feb

H

50-75

6-15

 

5

150

18

Kohlrabi

24-30 / 3-5

8

75 / 4

1/2

Nov-Feb

H

50-80

2

 

6-10

100

15

Lettuce / Mesclun

12-18 / 8-12

8

75 / 4 (6 bc)

1/2-3/4

Sep-Feb

H

50-70 s
40-70 t

3-6

Oct-Apr

10

100 h

18

Malabar Spinach*

 

 

 

 

Mar-Jul

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malanga

 

 

 

 

Mar-Sep

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mizuna

 

 6

133 / 4 (6 bc)

 

Oct-Feb

H

 

2

 

6

 

15

Mustard Greens

14-24 / 1-6

10

48 / 12 bc

1/2-1

Sep-Mar

H

40-60

6-12

 

5-10

100

35

New Zealand Spinach

30-36 / 18-24

12

33 / 1

3/4

Jan-May

T

55-65

6-12

Mar-Aug

3

 

22

Okra

24-40 / 6-12

15

18 / 1

1-2

Feb-May & Aug-Sep

T

50-75

6-12

Mar-Nov

8

70

8

Onions, bulbing

12-14 / 3-6

6

133 / 20 (4 at)

1/2-3/4

Sep-Nov

H

120-160 s
110-120 t

6

 

15 fr
60 st

100

30

Onions, bunching (Scallions)

12-24 / 1 1/2-2

4

300 / 36

3/4

Sep-Mar (sets)

H

50-75

10-12

Oct-Apr

20-25

 

32

Parsley

12-20 / 8-12

8

75 / 4

1/4-3/4

Sep-Jan

H

70-95

 

 

2-3 

40

 

Peas, sn & sh*

24-36 / 2-3

6

133 / 4

1-2

Sep-Feb

H

50-70

4-8

Nov-Apr

30-50

40

10 sh 15 sn

Peas, southern*

30-36 / 2-3

6

133 / 4

1-2

Aug-May

T

70-80

6-10 (2 d)

Oct-Aug

15-20

80

 

Peanuts

24-30 / 24-48

12

33 / 1

2-3

Feb-Mar

T

75-85 bo
125-150 ro

2-3

 

5-10

 

5

Peppers

20-36 / 2-3

15

18 / 1-2

1-2

Aug-Apr

T

80-100 s
60-80 t

8-12

Dec-Aug

1

50

4 ht 14 sw

Potatoes, Irish

36-42 / 8-12

12

33 / 1

3-4

Sep-Jan

SH

80-110

2-3

 

10

150

19

Potatoes, sweet*

48-54 / 12-14

15

18 / 1

 3

Feb-Jul

T

120-140

4-8

 

5-10

300

45

Pumpkin, Seminole*

 60-84 / 36-60

30

5 / 1

1-2

Jul-Sep & Jan-Mar

T

90-120 s
80-110 t

4-6

 

2-4

100

25

Radish, Daikon

 24-36 / 4-6

8

75

3/4

Oct-Mar

H

60-70

5

 

6-10

 

50

Radish, rattail

 

 

1

 3/4

Oct-Mar

H

 

4

 

1

 

 

Radish, round

12-18 / 1-2

3

533 / 50

3/4

Oct-Mar

H

20-25

1-2

Nov-Apr

12-20

100 bu

18

Rhubarb**

42-54 / 24-30

24

/ 1

--

Aug s
Oct-Nov t

H

150

8-10

 

2-3

 

 

Shallots

18-24 / 6-8

8

75 / 6

3/4

Sep-Dec

SH

75-105

4

 

2-4

 

22

Soybeans, dried

 

 

 

1 1/2-2

 

T

 

2

 

15-20

20

 

Soybeans, shell

 

 

 

1 1/2-2

 

T

 

2

 

15-20

 

 

Spinach

14-18 / 3-5

6

133 / 16

3/4

Oct-Jan

H

45-60

3-6

Nov-Mar

20

40

14

Squash, Calabaza*

60-84 / 36-60

30

5 / 1

1-2

Mar-Jul

T

90-120 s
80-110 t

6-12

 

2-4

100

25

Squash, summer*

42-48 / 42-48

24

8 / 1

1/2

Jan-Mar & Sep-Oct

T

40-55 s
35-40 t

6-12

Oct-May

4-6

150

40

Squash, winter*

90-120 / 48-72

24

8 / 1

2

Jan-Feb

T

80-110 s
70-90 t

2-4

 

3-5

300

18

Strawberries

36-40 / 10-14

 

/ 3

 

Oct-Nov

H

90-110 t

 

 

 20

 

 

Tomatillos

 

18

14 / 1

 

Sep-Mar 

T

 

6-12

 

1-2

 

56

Tomatoes*

40-60 / 36-40

15

18 / 1

1/2

Aug-Mar

T

90-110 s
75-90 t

6-15

Nov-May

3-5 fr
5-10 pr

200

42

Turnips

12-20 / 4-6

9

59 / 20

1/2-3/4

Oct-Feb

T

40-60

2-4

Nov-Apr

3-5

150

22

Watermelon*

90-120 / 60-84

24

8 / 1

2

Jan-Mar & Aug-Sep

T

80-100

6-10

 

2-4

40 m

28

Zucchini*

42-48 / 42-48

24

8 / 1

1/2

Jan-Mar & Sep-Oct

T

40-55 s
35-40 t

6-12

Oct-May

1-2

150

35

*   - support on trellis or plant bush type
**  - perennial treated as annual
 

Abbreviations:
at - after thinning
b  - bush
bc - broadcast (for cut-and-come-again baby greens)
bo - for boiling
bu - bunches
d  - dried
e  - ears
fr - fresh
gr - greens
h  - heads
ht - hot
m  - melons
po  - pole
pr - for processing
ro - for roasting
s  - from seeds
sh - shell
sk - stalks
sn - snap
st - for storage
sw - sweet
t  - from transplants
H  - Hardy, can stand frost and some freezing (32 F) without injury
SH - Slightly hardy, will not be injured by light frosts
T  - Tender, will be injured by light frost
 

Notes:

  • You may be able to see the entire width of the chart on your screen, but it is suggested you use the Landscape setting in your printer software when printing it out
  • Planting months are based on the weather for a given year & on using shade cloth to extend the season at beginning or end wherever needed
  • Yields are maximum possible with good soil

 
Sources:
Solar Gardening: Growing Vegetables Year-Round the American Intensive Way by Leandre Poisson & Gretchen Vogel Poisson, Chelsea green Publishing Company, White River Junction, VT, 1994
Complete Guide to Florida Gardening by Stan DeFreitas, Taylor Publishing Comapnay, Dallas, TX, 1987
Your Florida Garden, Fifth Edition, Abridged by John V. Watkins & Herbert S. Wolfe, University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1986, 1994
Florida Home Grown 2: The Edible Landscape by Tom MacCubbin, Sentinel Communications Company, Orlando, FL, 1989
Florida Gardening: The Newcomer's Survival Manual by Monica Moran Brandies, B.B. Mackey Books, Wayne, PA, 1993
 


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