Planting planner: Gainesville, Florida
Typical last spring frost March 3 (1 spring in 10 later than March 23). Typical first fall frost December 2 (1 fall in 10 earlier than November 12). Growing season about 277 days.
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We don't give a garlic date here. The rule we use, from the University of Minnesota Extension, counts from the first killing frost, and it works where a hard freeze comes every year before the ground freezes. Your county's extension office can tell you when to plant garlic in your climate.
January
- January 13 to February 3: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- January 20 to February 3: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- January 27 to February 10: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
February
- February 3 to 17: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- February 3 to 17: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
- February 17 to March 3: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- February 17 to March 3: Cauliflower (plant out)
March
- March 3: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
- March 17: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- March 17: Melons, winter squash, pumpkins, lima beans (sow outdoors)
April
Nothing to start this month.
May
Nothing to start this month.
June
Nothing to start this month.
July
- July 7 to 21: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
- July 27 to August 10: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
August
Nothing to start this month.
September
- September 5: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
- September 9: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- September 10: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- September 14: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- September 15: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- September 19: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
- September 29: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
October
- October 9: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- October 19: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 12: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
December
- December 16 to January 13: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
- December 30 to January 27: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Gainesville Regional Airport (station USW00012816), 4 miles from the center of Gainesville. Planting rules: Colorado State University Extension GardenNotes #720 (spring), Virginia Cooperative Extension 426-334 (fall crops), University of Minnesota Extension (garlic). Spring bulbs: plant when the soil has cooled to about 50 to 55°F, until a couple of weeks before the ground freezes (University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension). Full details: https://lastfrostdate.com/frost-dates/florida/gainesville/