Ideas for vegetables for July-September in Central Florida
General Florida
As much as I look forward to Okra and black eyed peas each summer I would like to harvest other vegetables. I have full sun, part shade, and shade areas available. What else can be harvested during this hot / humid time?
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by: hammock farm
(1 point)
Posted: June 13, 2013
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Hello Hammock Farm! I'm in central Florida also. The University of Florida has a wonderful publication for growing vegetables in central Florida. It has an alphabetical listing of vegetables and gives you the planting dates, which will include spring and fall vegetables. It also lists vegetables that work well in central Florida. We use this in our UF/IFAS Sumter County Plant Clinics as the main resource for anyone growing vegetables here. The link for that publication is http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh021 . For a nice printable copy, click top left for a pdf. When you look at the list, it has a column for north, central and south Florida with dates; be sure you look at the central Florida column.
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by: Susan League, UF/IFAS Sumter Program Assistant
(1 point)
Posted: June 14, 2013
hammock farm commented,
Thank you for the great reference material! Unfortunately, all I see that would be harvest-able during the mid July - Sept period are Okra and Southern Peas. Perhaps I will experiment. almost 11 years ago.
Thank you for the great reference material! Unfortunately, all I see that would be harvest-able during the mid July - Sept period are Okra and Southern Peas. Perhaps I will experiment. almost 11 years ago.
Susan League, UF/IFAS Sumter Program Assistant commented,
Because of the heat and humidity in central Florida, most vegetable gardeners let the beds go fallow in July and August - okra can handle our heat and some tomato varieties (Solar Fire for example) can handle the heat also. We do 2 seminars yearly, one in February for your spring garden and one in July for your fall garden, which you start planting the end of August or first of September. You can be harvesting beans, peas and other veggies during the early part of summer. The guide is for planting dates, not harvesting dates. almost 11 years ago.
Because of the heat and humidity in central Florida, most vegetable gardeners let the beds go fallow in July and August - okra can handle our heat and some tomato varieties (Solar Fire for example) can handle the heat also. We do 2 seminars yearly, one in February for your spring garden and one in July for your fall garden, which you start planting the end of August or first of September. You can be harvesting beans, peas and other veggies during the early part of summer. The guide is for planting dates, not harvesting dates. almost 11 years ago.
I live in FL too and during the times you mention, it's best to just settle for okra and peas! But think about some herbs maybe, like basil, oregano. I know those don't fill your plate but they sure make what's on it taste great!
Use that time to prepare your ground for your next garden coming up in the fall.
One last thought: there are two varieties of tomatoes that seem to do well in hot humid weather in most zones, FL included and those are Manitoba and Homestead.
Use that time to prepare your ground for your next garden coming up in the fall.
One last thought: there are two varieties of tomatoes that seem to do well in hot humid weather in most zones, FL included and those are Manitoba and Homestead.
Posted
by: Shi1
(8 points)
Posted: July 25, 2013
hammock farm commented,
Thanks for your input! I do grow a lot of herbs and I have little berry tomatoes that are doing really great! I tried a second crop of squash and a few other things but they were pretty much destroyed by the endless rain that we've had. Of course the okra is doing just fine! :) We fenced off the okra and have let the pigs into the garden. I'm looking forward to planting again in September. almost 11 years ago.
Thanks for your input! I do grow a lot of herbs and I have little berry tomatoes that are doing really great! I tried a second crop of squash and a few other things but they were pretty much destroyed by the endless rain that we've had. Of course the okra is doing just fine! :) We fenced off the okra and have let the pigs into the garden. I'm looking forward to planting again in September. almost 11 years ago.
Try searching youtube for 'growingyourgreens.com'.
John has done several videos in that area and even toured a few farms.
John has done several videos in that area and even toured a few farms.
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by: SJ Smith
(5 points)
Posted: June 15, 2013
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