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WHAT AND WHEN TO PLANT IN FLORIDA 
(VEGETABLE AND FIELD SEEDS) 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. Beets, Beans, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Col- 
lards, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplants, Endive, 
Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed, Onion Sets, 
Parsnips, Parsley, Peppers, Garden Peas, Potatoes, Radishes, 
Rape, Romaine, Rye, Sage, Salsify, Spinach, Squash, Tomatoes, 
Turnips, Rutabagas, Watermelon. 
MARCH. Pole, Lima, Bush and Field Beans; Benne, Ber¬ 
muda, and all other Grasses, Cabbage, Carrots, Cantaloupes, 
Chufas, Collards, Crotalaria, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Kohl 
Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard; Sweet, Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; 
Potatoes, Radishes, Golden and Pearl Millet, Okra, Tomatoes, 
Turnips, Cowpeas, Velvet and Soy Beans; Peanuts, Pumpkins, 
Rice, Rape, Spinach, Sorghum, Sage, Squashes, Sunflower, 
Egyptian Wheat, and Watermelons. 
APRIL. Pole and Field Beans, all Grasses, Cantaloupes, Cow- 
peas, Beggarweed, Chufas, Benne, Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; 
Crotalaria; Velvet and Soy Beans; Cattail and Golden Millet, 
Mustard, Okra, Peanuts, Pumpkins, Radishes, Rice, Sorghum, 
Sunflower, Watermelon, and Egyptian Wheat. 
MAY. Pole and Field Beans; Benne, Beggarweed, Crotalaria, 
various Grasses; Field, Kaffir, and Pop-Corn; Chufas, Velvet 
and Soy Beans; Millet, Cowpeas, Peanuts, Pumpkins, Rice, 
Radishes, Sorghum, Sunflower, Okra, and Egyptian Wheat. 
JUNE. Beggarweed, Chufas, Collards, Crotalaria, various 
Grasses, Eggplants, Egyptian Wheat, Velvet and Soy Beans; 
June and Kaffir Corn, Millet, Cowpeas, Peanuts, Peppers, Rice, 
Okra, Mustard, Sorghum, Sunflower, Turnips, Rutabagas. 
JULY. Beggarweed, Celery, Chufas, Eggplants, various 
Grasses, Collards, Kaffir Corn, Mustard, Millets, Okra, Cowpeas, 
Spanish Peanuts, Peppers, Rice, Sorghum, Turnips and Ruta¬ 
bagas, all varieties Velvet and Soy Beans; and Sunflower. 
AUGUST. Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cab¬ 
bage, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, Eggplants, En¬ 
dive, Kale, Lettuce, Grasses, Golden Millet, Peppers, Fall Pota¬ 
toes, Mustard, Okra, Onion Sets, Cowpeas, Radishes, Spinach, 
Squashes, Tomatoes, Sunflowers, Sorghum, Turnips, and Ruta¬ 
bagas. 
SEPTEMBER. Bush Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Col¬ 
lards, Cucumbers, Endive, Grasses, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, 
Mustard, Okra, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden 
Peas, Irish Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spin¬ 
ach, Squashes, Tomatoes, Turnips, and Rutabagas. 
OCTOBER. Various Grasses, Bush Beans, Beets, Broccoli, 
Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauli¬ 
flower, Celery, Collards, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, 
Mustard, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Garden Peas, 
Potatoes, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Spinach, Turnips, 
Rutabagas, Oats, and Sage. 
NOVEMBER. Carpet and Rye Grasses, Beets, Broccoli, Brus¬ 
sels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, 
Eggplants, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion 
Seed and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Potatoes, Garden Peas, Pep¬ 
per, Rye, Radishes, Rape, Romaine, Sage, Spinach, Turnips, 
Rutabagas, Oats, and Vetch. 
DECEMBER. Beets, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, 
Carrots, Chinese Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, Egg¬ 
plants, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed 
and Sets, Parsnips, Parsley, Potatoes, Garden Peas, Pepper, Rye, 
Radishes, Rape, Sage, Spinach, Turnips, Rutabagas and Oats. 
(FLOWER SEEDS) 
Kind of Flower — When to Plant 
Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
Kind of Flower—When to Plant 
AGERATUM—September to March 
ARCTOTIS OR AFRICAN DAISY— 
September to March 
ALYSSUM—September to March 
ASTERS—September to January and 
March to May 
BALSAM, DOUBLE CAMELLIA- 
FLOWERED—September to March 
BLUE LACE FLOWER OR DIDISCUS 
—September to January for winter 
and spring bloom 
BABY’S BREATH OR GYPSOPHILA 
—September to March 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON OR CEN- 
TAUREA—September to January 
CALENDULA—September to January 
CALLIOPSIS—September to February 
CANDYTUFT—September to February 
CARNATION—September to May 
COSMOS—September to May 
CYNOGLOSSUM OR CHINESE FOR¬ 
GET-ME-NOT—September to June 
DAISY — SHASTA—September to 
March 
DIANTHUS OR CHINESE PINKS— 
September to March 
GAILLARDIA OR BLANKET FLOW¬ 
ER — Any Time 
HELIANTHUS OR ORNAMENTAL 
SUNFLOWER — February to October 
HELICHRYSUM OR STRAWFLOW- 
ER — September to March 
GIANT LARKSPUR—September to 
February 
LUPINS — September to March 
MARIGOLD — September to May 
NASTURTIUM — September to March 
PANSY — September to February 
PHLOX — September to March and May 
to August 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—September to 
February 
PETUNIA—September to June 
PORTULACA OR SUN PLANT—Feb¬ 
ruary to November 
SALVIA OR SCARLET SAGE—Sep¬ 
tember to June 
SCABIOSA OR MOURNING BRIDE— 
September to March 
SNAPDRAGONS OR ANTIRRHINUM 
— September to February for winter 
and spring bloom 
SWEET PEAS — September to February 
STATICE OR SEA LAVENDER—Sep¬ 
tember to March 
TITHONIA OR FLORIDA SUNFLOW¬ 
ER — September to June 
VERBENA — Any Time 
VINCA OR PERIWINKLE — Any Time 
ZINNIA — February to November 
If interested in flowers write for “Kilgore’s Flower Planting Guide for the South’’ 
FIELD SEED PLANTING CALENDAR FOR FLORIDA 
Crop Wt. per Bu. Seed per Acre Time to Plant 
Beans, String. 
..60 lbs... 
.45-60 lbs... 
.Middle Aug.-Apr. 1 
Beans, Lima. 
..60 lbs... 
.15-60 lbs... 
.Middle Aug.-Apr. 1 
Beans, Soy. 
.15-60 lbs... 
.Mar.-July 
Beans, Velvet. 
..60 lbs... 
.15-30 lbs... 
Beggarweed . 
.10 lbs... 
.Apr.-Aug. 
Cane, Sorghum.. 
-50 lbs... 
.15-50 lbs... 
.Mar.-Aug. 
Chufas . 
..44 lbs... 
.11 lbs... 
Com, Sweet. 
.44 lbs... 
.11 lbs... 
.Jan.-Mar. 
Corn, Field. 
.56 lbs... 
.. 7 lbs... 
Com, Kaffir. 
..50 lbs... 
.10-50 lbs... 
.Mar.-Aug. 
Crotalaria . 
.Mar .-June 
Grass, Bermuda.. 
....25-100 lbs. 
Mar.-Nov. 
Grass, Sudan. 
.20 lbs- 
.Mar.-Aug. 
Crop W t. 
per 
Bu. 
Seed per Acre Time to Plant 
Millet, Golden . 
.50 
lbs.. 
.50 
Ibs... 
.Mar.-Aug. 
Millet, Cattail or Pearl. 
.50 
lbs.. 
. 4-20 
lbs- 
— Mar-Aug. 
Oats . 
..32 
Ibs.. 
.64 
lbs... 
.Oct.-Jan. 
Peas, Cowpeas. 
.60 
lbs.. 
.60 
lbs... 
Peas, English (Wrinkled)... 
.56 
lbs.. 
.56-84 
lbs... 
— Sept.-Feb. 
Peas, English (Smooth). 
.60 
lbs.. 
.60-90 
lbs... 
.Sept.-Feb. 
Peanuts, Runner . 
.25 
lbs.. 
.25 
lbs... 
.Mar.-July 
Peanuts, Spanish Improved 
.22 
lbs.. 
.22 
lbs... 
.Mar.-July 
Peanuts, Spanish Small. 
.25 
lbs.. 
.25 
lbs- 
.Mar.-July 
Potatoes, Irish. 
.50 
lbs.. 
... 600 
lbs- 
.Sept.-Mar. 
Rape . 
. 4- 8 
lbs... 
.Sept.-Mar. 
Rice . 
.44 
lbs.. 
.22 
lbs- 
.Mar.-July 
Rye . 
.56 
lbs.. 
.14-56 
lbs... 
.Sept.-Jan. 
Wheat, Egyptian. 
.50 
lbs.. 
.10 
lbs... 
.Mar.-Aug. 
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