November is almost here! Pondering November may come with visions of Thanksgiving, fall festivals, and cooler weather, but you may not think of what new and exciting things to plant. Here is what I recommend to keep your gardens flourishing with the changing seasons!
Helpful tips from Grower Jim:
“The day length has been getting shorter, and temperatures are finally starting to decrease in Florida. Now is the ideal time for most of the state to plant cool-season crops like beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, Chinese cabbage, chives, collards, fennel, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mizuna, mustard, onions, parsley, English peas, radish, spinach, strawberry and turnips. These can all be planted by seeds or transplants now.
In South Florida, add endive and potatoes to the list, as well as perennial vegetables that can be planted any time, including achira, aibika, cassava, chaya, katuk, longevity spinach, moringa, Okinawa spinach, and tindora. In North Florida, most of these will require some winter protection.”
Follow this page for regular updates on what to plant and harvest each month, as well as growing tips all month long!
Do you have a Tower Garden? If you have a Tower Garden, you can still plant hot weather plants, as the Tower Garden will keep the plants warmer in winter (and cooler in summer). If you get a frost or a freeze, add an aquarium heater overnight and throw a frost cloth over the Tower Garden. Set the aquarium heater to 70F. Everything will be toasty and warm!
Year-Round Planting Guide From the University of North Florida
The University of Florida's planting guide is what I used years ago to begin to understand Florida's confusing planting seasons. Click on the guide and then scroll down until you see 'Table 1 Planting guide for Florida vegetables.'. Click 'VIEW', save, and print. This will give you a nice list that you can reference
again and again!
Central Florida Planting Guide From Leu Gardens
North Florida Planting Guide from the University of Florida
South Florida Planting Guide from Tree Amigos Growers
Helpful 'infographic' from UF IFAS for all of Florida
To see more Fall plants that are suitable for all zones of Florida to plant in the Tower Garden, visit this blog post!
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