What Vegetables and When to Sow Seeds in Florida 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY—Bush beans, Beet, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrot, Cauliflower, Col- 
lard, 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, Spinach, Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomato, Turnip, 
Watermelon. 
MARCH—Bush, Pole and Lima Beans, Beet, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, 
Carrot, Collard, Corn—Sweet and Roasting Ear, Cucumbers, Egg- 
plant, 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, Mustard, 
Okra, Pumpkin, Radish, Roselle, Spinach—New Zealand, Turnip, 
Watermelon. 
MAY—Pole Beans, Collard, Mustard, Okra, Pumpkin, Spinach— 
New Zealand. 
JUNE—Collard, Eggplant, Mustard, Okra, Pepper, Rutabaga, 
Spinach—New Zealand, Turnip. 
JULY—Celery, Collard, Eggplant, Mustard, Okra, Pepper, Ruta- 
baga, Spinach—New Zealand, Turnip. 
AUGUST—Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cab- 
bage, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Cucumber, Eggplant, Endive, 
Garlic, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Okra, Onion Sets, Pepper, Radish, 
Romaine, Rutabaga, Spinach, Squash, Tomato, Turnip. 
SEPTEMBER—Bush Beans, Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cab- 
bage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Cucum- 
ber, Endive, Garlic, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Okra, 
Onion Seed and Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas—English or Garden, 
Radish, Rhubarb, Romaine, Rutabaga, Spinach, Squash, Swiss Chard, 
Tomato, Turnip. 
OCTOBER—Bush Beans, Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cab- 
bage, Chinese Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Endive, 
Garlic, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed and 
Sets, Parsley, Parsnip, Peas—English or Garden, Potatoes, Radish, 
Rhubarb, Romaine, Rutabaga, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Turnip. 
NOVEMBER—Beet, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese 
Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Eggplant, Endive, 
Garlic, Kale, Kohl Rabi, Leek, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion Seed and 
Sets, Parsley, Peas—English or Garden, Pepper, Potatoes, Radish, 
Rhubarb, Romaine, Rutabaga, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Turnip. 
DECEMBER—Beet Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese 
Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Collard, Eggplant, 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 grasses, clovers, and field crops, and when 
to sow seeds in Florida 
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY—Alfalfa, Clover—Crimson, 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 Cowpeas, Peanuts, Rice, 
Shallu (Egyptian Wheat), Sorghum, Sunflower. 
MAY—Beans—Velvet, Beggarweed, Benne, Chufas, Clover— 
Alyce, Corn—Field and Chicken, Crotalaria, Grasses—Bermuda, 
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, Beggarweed, 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, 
Bahia, Millet, Sunflower. 
SEPTEMBER—Clover—Sweet, Kenland Red, Grasses—Bermuda, 
Bahia, Lupines, Rape, Rye. 
OCTOBER—Clover—Sweet, Kenland Red, Grasses—Bermuda, 
Italian Rye, Carpet, Bahia, Lupines, Oats, Rape, Rye. 
NOVEMBER—Clover—Crimson, Sweet, White Dutch, Ladino, 
Kenland Red, Grasses—Bermuda, Italian Rye, Carpet, Bahia, 
Lupines, Oats, Rape, Rye. 
DECEMBER—Clover—Crimson, Sweet, White Dutch, Ladino, 
Kenland Red, Grasses—Italian Rye, Carpet, Bahia, Lupines, Oats, 
Rape, Rye. 
Grasses—Bermuda, Buffel, Sudan and 
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 CENTAUREA—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. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—Sept. through Jan. 
CALLIOPSIS OR COREOPSIS—Sept. 
through Feb. 
CANDYTUFT—Sept. through Feb. 
CARNATION—Sept. through Dec. 
CELOSIA (COCKSCOMB)—Jan. through 
June 
Kind of Flower—When to Sow Seeds* 
CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT OR CYNOGLOS- 
SUM—Sept. through March 
COSMOS—March through May 
DAHLIA—March through April 
DELPHINIUM (PERENNIAL LARKSPUR)—Oct. 
through Nov. 
FLOSS FLOWER OR AGERATUM—Sept. 
through March 
GLOBE AMARANTH (GOMPHRENA)—Feb. 
through July 
GOURD (ORNAMENTAL)—Feb. through May 
HOLLYHOCK, ANNUAL INDIAN SPRING— 
Aug. through Jan. 
LARKSPUR—Nov. through Jan. 
LINARIA—Sept. through Dec. 
LUPINE—Sept. through Dec. 
MARIGOLD—Feb. through May and again 
in Sept. 
MORNING GLORY OR IMPROVED IPOMEA 
March through June 
MOURNING BRIDE OR SCABIOSA—Sept. 
through Dec. 
Kind of Flower—When to Sow Seeds* 
NASTURTIUM—Sept. through March 
PANSY—Sept. through Dec. 
PETUNIA—Sept. through June 
PHLOX—Sept. through Feb. 
PINKS OR DIANTHUS—Sept. through March 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE—Sept. through Jan. 
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 this fact 
should be taken into consideration with reference to time of planting. 
If interested in flowers write for “Kilgore’s Flower Guide for Florida” 
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