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South Florida planting calendar

South Florida is subtropical, with frost rare to absent, a warm, dry winter, and a hot rainy season from about June to October.

What to plant each month in South Florida

The vegetable season is reversed from most of the U.S.: the main planting window is September through February, with tomatoes, peppers and squash growing through the mild, dry winter. By March the season winds down. Summer brings heat, heavy rain and pests, so summer planting is limited to tropical crops such as sweet potatoes, pineapple, ginger and heat-tolerant herbs. The months below follow the planting calendar for South Florida from the Cooperative Extension sources listed.

  1. January

    Plant: beets, blueberries, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, cantaloupes, carrots, cauliflower, celery, collard greens, cucumbers, dill, eggplants, green beans, green onions, kale, lettuce, okra, parsley, peas, peppers, pineapples, potatoes, radishes, roses, snapdragons, spinach, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, thyme, tomatoes, turnips, watermelons, winter squash, zucchini

  2. February

    Plant: blueberries, cantaloupes, carrots, celery, cucumbers, eggplants, ginger, green beans, green onions, lettuce, okra, peas, peppers, pineapples, radishes, snapdragons, spinach, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tomatoes, watermelons, winter squash, zucchini

  3. March

    Plant: cantaloupes, carrots, celery, ginger, green beans, green onions, okra, pineapples, radishes, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, watermelons, winter squash, zinnias, zucchini

  4. April

    Plant: basil, ginger, green beans, mints, pineapples, sweet potatoes

  5. May

    Plant: basil, ginger, pineapples, rosemary, sweet potatoes

  6. June

    Plant: basil, ginger, pineapples, rosemary, sweet potatoes

  7. July

    Plant: mints, oregano, pineapples, sweet potatoes

  8. August

    Plant: eggplants, ginger, okra, peppers, pineapples, pumpkins, rosemary, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, winter squash, zucchini

  9. September

    Plant: basil, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, collard greens, cucumbers, dill, eggplants, green beans, green onions, kale, lettuce, mints, okra, peppers, pineapples, rosemary, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash, zucchini

  10. October

    Plant: beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cilantro, collard greens, cucumbers, dill, eggplants, green beans, green onions, kale, lettuce, okra, onions, parsley, peppers, petunias, pineapples, potatoes, radishes, snapdragons, spinach, strawberries, sweet corn, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash, zucchini

  11. November

    Plant: beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cilantro, collard greens, cucumbers, dill, eggplants, garlic, green beans, green onions, kale, lettuce, parsley, peas, peppers, petunias, pineapples, potatoes, radishes, sage, snapdragons, spinach, strawberries, sweet corn, swiss chard, thyme, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash, zucchini

  12. December

    Plant: beets, blueberries, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, cantaloupes, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cilantro, collard greens, cucumbers, dill, eggplants, garlic, green beans, green onions, kale, lettuce, parsley, peas, peppers, petunias, pineapples, potatoes, radishes, roses, sage, snapdragons, spinach, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, thyme, tomatoes, turnips, watermelons, winter squash, zucchini

Sources for the South Florida calendar

Planting months by plant

PlantPlant inGroup
BasilApr–Jun, SepHerbs
BeetsOct–JanVegetables
BlueberriesDec–FebFruit
BroccoliOct–JanVegetables
Brussels SproutsOct–JanVegetables
CabbagesSep–JanVegetables
CantaloupesDec–MarVegetables
CarrotsSep–MarVegetables
CauliflowerSep–JanVegetables
CeleryOct–MarVegetables
CilantroOct–DecHerbs
Collard GreensSep–JanVegetables
CucumbersSep–FebVegetables
DillSep–JanHerbs
EggplantsAug–FebVegetables
GarlicNov–DecVegetables
GingerFeb–Jun, AugVegetables
Green BeansSep–AprVegetables
Green OnionsSep–MarVegetables
KaleSep–JanVegetables
LettuceSep–FebVegetables
MintsApr, Jul, SepHerbs
OkraJan–Mar, Aug–OctVegetables
OnionsOctVegetables
OreganoJulHerbs
ParsleyOct–JanHerbs
PeasNov–FebVegetables
PeppersAug–FebVegetables
PetuniasOct–DecFlowers & bulbs
PineapplesJan–DecFruit
PotatoesOct–JanVegetables
PumpkinsAugVegetables
RadishesOct–MarVegetables
RosemaryMay–Jun, Aug–SepHerbs
RosesDec–JanFlowers & bulbs
SageNov–DecHerbs
SnapdragonsOct–FebFlowers & bulbs
SpinachOct–FebVegetables
StrawberriesOct–NovFruit
Sweet CornOct–MarVegetables
Sweet PotatoesDec–SepVegetables
Swiss ChardSep–MarVegetables
ThymeNov–JanHerbs
TomatoesAug–FebVegetables
TurnipsSep–JanVegetables
WatermelonsDec–MarVegetables
Winter SquashAug–MarVegetables
ZinniasMarFlowers & bulbs
ZucchiniAug–MarVegetables

Cities in South Florida

Which places belong to this region: UF/IFAS South region: all of Florida south of State Road 70, i.e. south of about 27.45°N on both coasts (Bradenton on the Gulf, Fort Pierce on the Atlantic) and south of about 27.2°N inland (Arcadia, Okeechobee). Includes Sarasota, Port St. Lucie, Palm Beach, Fort Myers, Naples, Broward, Miami-Dade and the Keys.