S & J Nursery’s Vegetable Planting Guide for Northeast Florida
Keep in mind that these are outdoor planting dates, seeds can be started indoors and vegetable plants set out into the garden on the following schedule, or vegetable seeds and transplants may be planted directly into the soil on the following calendar schedule.
* This is a compilation of many garden experts and author’s opinions of what can be planted at what time in the North Florida Area. I have found that when it comes to gardening, if you ask 10 people you just might get 10 different answers. It took me a while to do, but I think its worth it to have all their knowledge combined to one space! I have color coded blue the planting months that are generally accepted by all as appropriate for our area. Other colors are thought appropriate by some and not others.
The following is a “Month to Month” guide based on only the UFIFAS site recommendations…
This is for all of you who, like me, hate charts and just need a list you can take with you on your shopping trip!
January Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida’s Vegetable Garden:
Continue planting…
beets, broccoli, bunching onions, cabbage, carrots, collards, kale,
kohlrabi, lettuce, radish and turnips.
Great time to begin planting….
cauliflower, celery, English peas, mustards, shallots, potatoes, and turnips!
February Planting Guide for
Northeast Florida’s Vegetable Garden:
Continue planting…
beets, broccoli, bunching onions, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower,
collards, English peas, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustards, radish,
shallots, potatoes, and turnips!
Great time to begin planting…
celery, cucumbers, eggplant, endive, pepper, and tomatoes!
March Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida’s Vegetable Garden:
Continue Planting…
beets, bunching onions, carrots, celery, collards, cucumber, eggplant,
endive, English peas, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, peppers, and
potatoes.
Great time to begin planting…
Bush beans, pole beans, lima beans, cantaloupe, corn, okra,
southern peas, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, radish, summer squash,
winter squash, tomatoes, turnips, and watermelons!
April Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
Beans / bush/ pole and lima, cantaloupe, collards, corn, cucumbers,
eggplant, mustard, okra, southern peas, peppers, pumpkin, squash
summer and winter, tomatoes, turnips and watermelons.
May Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
eggplant, mustards, okra, and southern peas.
June Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
eggplants, okra, southern peas, and summer/winter squash!
July Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
eggplants, okra, southern peas, and summer/winter squash!
Great time to begin planting…
peppers and watermelons!
August Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
southern peas, peppers, summer/winter squash and watermelons!
Great time to begin planting…
Beans bush/pole/lima, broccoli, cauliflower, collards, corn, cucumbers,
bunching onions, shallots, tomatoes, and turnips!
September Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
Beans, bush/ pole, broccoli, cauliflower, collards, cucumbers, onions
bunching, shallots, summer squash, and turnips!
Great time to begin planting…
cabbage, carrots, endive, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, onions
bulbing, onions bunching, and radish!
October Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
Broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, collards, cucumbers, kohlrabi,
lettuce, mustard, onions bulbing, onions bunching, shallots, radish,
summer squash, and turnips.
Great time to begin planting…
beets, Chinese cabbage, and spinach!
November Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage,
collards, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, onion bulbing, onion bunching,
shallots, radish, and spinach!
December Vegetable Planting Guide
for Northeast Florida Vegetable Gardens
Continue Planting…
beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage,
collards, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, onion bulbing, onion bunching,
shallots, and radish!