South Florida Planting Calendar
Month-by-month planting calendar for South Florida. 163 crops with sow windows calibrated for local conditions.
Monthly Planting Calendar
South Florida (below State Road 70, USDA 10b-11) is essentially frost-free, and the calendar is reversed from temperate logic: the main growing season is October through March, while summer is the hot, wet dead season for most vegetables. Tomatoes and peppers go in from late summer through winter, not spring. Tropical fruit like mango, avocado and lychee thrive year-round, while temperate fruit that needs winter chill (peaches, blueberries) will not fruit here. Plan around the wet season and hurricane months, June to November.
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What can I grow in South Florida?
South Florida grows cool-season vegetables through the mild winter and tropical fruit like mango, avocado, banana and lychee year-round; temperate fruit that needs winter chill will not fruit here. Use the monthly calendars above to see exactly what to plant each month, with sowing windows tuned to local conditions.
When is the best time to start a vegetable garden in South Florida?
October is the start of the main season; plant cool-season vegetables from October through winter and set out tomatoes from late summer. The summer heat and rain make fall-winter the productive window.
What about summer in South Florida?
Summer (roughly June-September) is hot and wet, the off-season for most vegetables. Tropical perennials carry on, and a few heat-tolerant greens like okra, sweet potato and Malabar spinach keep producing.