Planting planner: Orlando, Florida
Typical last spring frost January 25 (1 spring in 10 later than February 26). Typical first fall frost January 10 (1 fall in 10 earlier than December 18). Growing season about 355 days.
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Frost doesn't come every year here: about 61 years in 100 have at least one freezing night. The calendar is built on the dates for the years that do.
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.
Your typical last frost comes before mid-February. Where winters are this mild, summer heat limits the garden as much as frost does, and most planting happens in fall and late winter. Your county's extension office publishes a calendar made for your climate.
January
- January 11 to 25: Beets, carrots, potatoes, Swiss chard (plant outdoors)
- January 11 to 25: Cauliflower (plant out)
- January 25: Snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, summer squash (sow outdoors)
February
- February 8: Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (plant out)
- February 8: Melons, winter squash, pumpkins, lima beans (sow outdoors)
March
Nothing to start this month.
April
Nothing to start this month.
May
Nothing to start this month.
June
Nothing to start this month.
July
Nothing to start this month.
August
- August 15 to 29: Cabbage for fall (start seeds)
September
- September 4 to 18: Broccoli for fall (start seeds)
October
- October 14: Snap beans for fall (last date to sow)
- October 18: Carrots for fall (last date to sow)
- October 19: Cucumbers for fall (last date to sow)
- October 23: Peas for fall (last date to sow)
- October 24: Summer squash for fall (last date to sow)
- October 28: Leaf lettuce and beets for fall (last date to sow)
November
- November 7: Turnips and kohlrabi for fall (last date to sow)
- November 9 to December 7: Broccoli and cabbage (start seeds indoors)
- November 17: Spinach for fall (last date to sow)
- November 23 to December 21: Cauliflower (start seeds indoors)
- November 27: Radishes for fall (last date to sow)
December
- December 7 to 28: Eggplant (start seeds indoors)
- December 14 to 28: Peppers (start seeds indoors)
- December 18: Tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, cucumbers (watch the forecast)
- December 21 to January 4: Tomatoes (start seeds indoors)
- December 28 to January 11: Peas, spinach, lettuce, radishes, onion sets, turnips (sow outdoors)
- December 28 to January 11: Broccoli and cabbage (plant out)
Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Orlando International Airport (station USW00012815), 3 miles from the center of Orlando. 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/orlando/