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The Front-Yard Farmer

When to plant warm season vegetables in north Florida
Also, proper spacing for warm season vegetables

Here's a chart from of the University of Florida IFAS Extension listing the planting dates for warm season vegetables commonly grown in north Florida home gardens. Also included are recommended spacing distances between plants and rows, and the number of seeds/plants per 100-foot row.

 

WARM SEASON VEGETABLES
Planting Dates, Spacing

 

Crop


 

Seeds/plants Per 100'


 

Spacing (inches)


 

Seed depth (inches)


 

Planting Dates in North Florida (outdoors)


 

Rows


 

Plants


 

North -north of State Rd 40
 

 

Beans, bush


 

1 lb.


 

18-30


 

2-3


 

1-2


 

Mar-Apr

Aug-Sept


 

Beans, pole


 

½ lb.


 

40-48


 

3-6


 

1-2


 

Mar-Apr

Aug-Sept


 

Beans, lima


 

2 lb.


 

24-36


 

3-4


 

1-2


 

Mar-Aug


 

Cantaloupes


 

½ oz.


 

60-72


 

24-36


 

1-2


 

Mar-Apr


 

Corn, sweet


 

2 oz.


 

24-36


 

12-18


 

1-2


 

Mar-Apr

Aug


 

Cucumbers


 

½ oz.


 

36-60


 

12-24


 

1-2


 

Feb-Apr

Aug-Sept


 

Eggplant


 

50 plts

1 pkt


 

36-42


 

24-36


 

½


 

Feb-July


 

Okra


 

1 oz.


 

24-40


 

6-12


 

1-2


 

Mar-July


 

Peas, southern


 

½ oz.


 

30-36


 

2-3


 

1-2


 

Mar-Aug


 

Peppers


 

100 plts

1 pkt


 

20-36


 

12-24


 

½


 

Feb-Apr

July-Aug


 

Potatoes, sweet


 

100 plts


 

48-54


 

12-14


 

---


 

Mar-June


 

Pumpkin


 

1 oz.


 

60-84


 

36-60


 

1-2


 

Mar-Apr

Aug


 

Squash, Summer


 

1½ oz.


 

36-48


 

24-36


 

1-2


 

Mar-Apr

Aug-Sept


 

Squash, Winter


 

1 oz.


 

60-90


 

36-48


 

1-2


 

Mar

Aug


 

Tomatoes, Stake


 

70 plts

1 pkt


 

36-48


 

18-24


 

½


 

Feb-Apr

Aug


 

Tomatoes, Ground


 

35 plts

1 pkt


 

40-60


 

36-40


 

½


 

"


 

Tomatoes, Container


 


 

 

 

 
"


 

Watermelon, Large


 

1/8 oz.


 

84-108


 

48-60


 

1-2


 

Mar-Apr

July-Aug


 

Watermelon, Small


 

1/8 oz.


 

48-60


 

15-30


 

"


 

"


 

Watermelon, Seedless


 

70 plts


 

48-60


 

15-30


 

"


 

"


 

Comment: Due to space requirement, not suited to most gardens. Suggest small ice-box types. Plant fusarium wilt resistant varieties. Bees required for pollination. Florida record size melon is `Carolina Cross.'
       
         
         
         
           
             
 
   
 


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