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What vegetables and when to sow seeds in Florida 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY-—Bush beans, Beet, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrot, Cauli- 
flower, Collard, Corn—Sweet and Roasting Ear, Cucumber, 
Eggplant, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, 
Onion Seed and Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas—English or 
Garden, Pepper, Potatoes, Radish, Romaine, Rutabaga, Spin- 
ach, Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomato, Turnip, Watermelon. 
MARCH—Bush, Pole and Lima Beans, Beet, Cabbage, Can- 
taloupe, Carrot, Collard, Corn—Sweet and Roasting Ear, Cu- 
cumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Mustard, Okra, 
Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radish, Roselle, Spinach—New Zealand, 
Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomato, Turnip, Watermelon. 
APRIL—Bush and Pole Beans, Cantaloupe, Collard, Mus- 
tard, Okra, Pumpkin, Radish, Roselle, Spinach—New Zealand, 
Turnip, Watermelon. 
MAY—Pole Beans, Collard, Mustard, Okra, Pumpkin, Spin- 
ach—New Zealand. 
JUNE—Collard, Egglant, Mustard, Okra, Pepper, Ruta- 
baga, Spinach—New Zealand, Turnip. 
JULY—Celery, Collard, Eggplant, Mustard, Okra, Pepper, 
Rutabaga, Spinach—New Zealand, Turnip. 
AUGUST—Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese 
Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Cucumber, Eggplant, 
Endive, Garlic, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Okra, Onion Sets, 
Pepper, Radish, Romaine Rutabaga, Spinach, Squash, Toma- 
to, Turnip. 
SEPTEMBER—Bush Beans, Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Col- 
lard, Cucumber, Endive, Garlic, Kale, Koh! Rabi, Leek, Let- 
tuce, Mustard, Okra, Onion Seed and Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, 
Peas—English or Garden, Radish, Rhubarb, Romaine, Ruta- 
baga, Spinach, Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomato, Turnip. 
OCTOBER—Bush Beans, Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Col- 
lard, Endive, Garlic, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, 
Onion Seed and Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas—English or Gar- 
den, Potatoes, Radish, Rhubarb, Romaine, Rutabaga, Spinach, 
Swiss Chard, Turnip. 
NOVEMBER~—Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, 
Chinese Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Egg- 
plant, Endive, Garlic, Kale, Koh] Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, 
Onion Seed and Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas—English or Gar- 
den, Pepper, Potatoes, Radish, Rhubarb, Romaine, Rutabaga, 
Spinach, Swiss Chard, Turnip. 
DECEMBER—Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, 
Chinese Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Egg- 
plant, Endive, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion 
Seed and Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas—English or Garden, 
Pepper, Potatoes, Radish, Romaine, Rutabaga, Spinach, Swiss 
Chard, Tomato, Turnip. 
What corn, grass, clover and field crops and when to sow seeds in Florida 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY—Clover—Crimson, Hubam, 
Grasses—Bahia, Oats, Rape, Rye. 
MARCH~—Beans—Velvet, Benne, Corn—Field, Roasting Ear, 
and Chicken, Crotalaria, Grasses—Bermuda, Carpet, Italian 
Rye, Buffel, Sudan and Bahia, Blanket Indigo, Hairy Indigo, 
Hegari, Millet, Peas—Southern or Cowpeas, Peanuts, Rape, 
Rice, Shallu (Egyptian Wheat), Sorghum, Sunflower. 
APRIL—Beans—Velvet, Beggarweed, Benne, Chufas, Clover— 
Alyce, Corn—Field, Roasting Ear and Chicken, Crotalaria, 
Grasses—Bermuda, Carpet, Buffel, Sudan and Bahia, Blanket 
Indigo, Hairy Indigo, Hegari, Millet, Peas—Southern or Cow- 
peas, Peanuts, Rice, Shallu (Egyptian Wheat), Sorghum, Sun- 
flower. 
MAY—Beans—Velvet, Beggarweed, Benne, Chufas, Clover— 
Alyce, Corn—Field and Chicken, Crotalaria, Grasses—Ber- 
muda, Carpet, Buffel, Sudan and Bahia, Blanket Indigo, Hairy 
Indigo, Hegari, Millet, Peas—Southern or Cowpeas, Peanuts, 
Sesbania, Shallu (Egyptian Wheat), Sorghum, Sunflower. 
JUNE—Beans—Velvet, Beggarwood, Benne, Chufas, Clover— 
Alyce, Corn—Chicken, Cowpeas, Crotalaria, Grasses—Bermuda, 
Carpet, Buffel, Sudan and Bahia, Blanket Indigo, Hairy 
Indigo, Hegari, Millet, Peanuts, Rice, Sesbania, Shallu 
(Egyptian Wheat), Sorghum, Sunflower. 
JULY—Beans—Velvet, Beggarweed, Chufas, Corn—Chicken, 
Cowpeas, Grasses—Bermuda, Buffel, Sudan and Bahia, Hegari, 
Millet. 
AUGUST—Cowpeas, Grasses—Bermuda, Buffel, Sudan and 
Bahia, Millet, Sunflower. 
SEP TEMBER—Clover—Hubam, Kenland Red, Grasses— 
Bermuda, Bahia, Lupines, Rape, Rye. 
OCTOBER—Clover—Hubam, Kenland Red, Grasses—Ber- 
muda, Italian Rye, Carpet, Bahia, Lupines, Oats, Rape, Rye. 
NOVEMBER—Clover—Crimson, Hubam, White Dutch, La- 
dino, Kenland Red, Grasses—Bermuda, Italian Rye, Carpet, 
Bahia, Lupines, Oats, Rape, Rye. 
DECEMBER—Clover—Crimson, Hubam, White Dutch, La- 
dino, Kenland Red, Grasses—Italian Rye, Carpet, Bahia, Lu- 
pines, Oats, Rape, Rye. 
See pages 38 to 47 for complete cultural directions on field corn, grasses, clovers and field crops in Florida. 
What flowers and when to sow seeds in Florida 
Kind of Flower—When to Sow Seeds* 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower) —Sept. 
through March 
ALYSSUM—Sept. through Jan. 
ASTER—Sept. through April 
BABY’S BREATH OR GYPSOPHILA— 
Sept. through Jan. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON OR CEN- 
TAUREA—Sept. through Jan. 
BALSAM—Sept. through March 
BEAN—SCARLET RUNNER— 
Feb. through May 
GAILLARDIA OR BLANKET FLOWER 
—Any month of the year 
AFRICAN DAISY OR ARCTOTIS—Sept. 
through Jan. 
BLUE LACE FLOWER OR DIDISCUS— 
Sept. through Jan. 
CALENDULA—Sept. through Jan. 
ao POPPY—Sept. through 
an. 
CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS (Annual)— 
Sept. through Feb. 
CANDYTUFT—Sept. through Feb. 
CARNATION—Sept. through Dec. 
Kind of Flower—When to Sow Seeds* 
CELOSIA (COCKSCOMB)—Jan. through 
une 
CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT OR CYNO- 
GLOSSUM—Sept. through March 
COSMOS—March through May 
DAHLIA—March through April 
DELPHINIUM (PERENNIAL LARK- 
SPUR)—Oct. through Nov. 
FLOSS FLOWER OR AGERATUM—Sept. 
through March 
GLOBE AMARANTH (GOMPHRENA)— 
Feb. through July 
GOURD (ORNAMENTAL)—Feb. through 
Ma 
HOLLYHOCK, ANNUAL INDIAN 
SPRING—Aug. through Jan. 
LARKSPUR—Nov. through Jan. 
LINARIA—Sept. through Dec. 
LUPINE—Sept. through Dec. 
MARIGOLD—Feb. through May and 
ain in Sept. 
MORNING GLORY OR IMPROVED 
IPOMEA—March through June 
MOURNING BRIDE OR SCABIOSA— 
. through Dec. 
NeSTURTIU M Sept. through March 
Kind of Flower—When to Sow Seeds* 
PANSY—Sept. through Dec. 
PETUNIA—Sept. through June 
PHLOX—Sept. through Feb. 
PINKS OR DIANTHUS—Sept. through 
March 
Sn ANNE’S LACE—Sept. through 
an. 
SALVIA—Sept. through June 
SHASTA DAISY—Sept. through Jan. 
SNAPDRAGON OR ANTIRRHINUM— 
Sept. through Dec. 
STATICE—Sept. through Jan. 
STRAWFLOWER OR HELICHRYSUM— 
Sept. through March 
SUNFLOWER OR HELIANTHUS—Feb. 
through Aug. 
SUN PLANT OR PORTULACA—Feb. 
through Aug. 
SWEET PEA—Sept. through Dec. 
TITHONIA OR FLORIDA SUNFLOWER 
—Feb. through June 
VERBENA—Any month of the year 
VINCA OR PERIWINKLE—Any month 
ZINNIA—Feb. through Aug. 
See page 48 for complete list of flower varieties for Florida. 
* “Time to sow seed” indicated is for central and south Florida, In north Florida, many kinds will not withstand the winter cold, and 
i i i i i i f planting. 
this fact should be taken into consideration with reference to time ° ; 
If interested in flowers write for “Kilgore’s Flower Guide for Florida” 
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