Lush Florida vegetable garden with raised beds, grow bags, herbs, vegetables, and flowers

Florida Zone 9 Planting Guide

What to Plant

A month-by-month guide to what to plant in the Florida Zone 9 garden, organized around our three main planting seasons.

What to Plant Month by Month

Choose a month to see what vegetables and flowers can be direct sown in the garden and what can be started now for transplanting later.

Summer

July through September

Florida summer brings heat, humidity, heavy rain, and a different rhythm to the garden. These months focus on plants that can handle our hottest growing conditions while we begin preparing for the approaching cool season.

Cool Season

October through February

Florida's cool season opens the garden to vegetables and flowers that prefer milder temperatures. This is an important growing season for leafy greens, root crops, herbs, cool-weather vegetables, and many seasonal flowers.

Warm Season

March through June

During the warm season, the garden shifts toward vegetables and flowers that enjoy increasing temperatures and longer days. These months carry the garden from Florida's mild spring weather toward the return of full summer heat.