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Florida monthly planting

What to plant in September in Florida

Choose North, Central or South Florida before picking a crop. September can mean cool-season transplants in the north, tomatoes and peppers in central gardens, or warm-season seed choices in the south.

Start with your part of FloridaThe September list and planting method change across the state.

Choose the regional list

UF/IFAS defines North Florida as north of State Road 40, Central Florida as the area between State Roads 40 and 70, and South Florida as the area below State Road 70.

North Florida

Use September for cool-season transplants such as broccoli, cabbage, kale, lettuce and strawberry. Beans, carrots, bulbing or bunching onions, radish, squashes and turnips are listed for seed.

Read the UF/IFAS September list

Central Florida

Collards, kale, lettuce, peppers, strawberry and tomatoes are among the listed transplant choices. The seed list includes beans, carrots, cucumbers, bunching onions, radish, squashes and turnips.

Read the UF/IFAS September list

South Florida

Collards, eggplant, kale, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes are listed for transplant. Beans, carrots, cucumbers, okra, bunching onions, southern peas, squashes and turnips are listed for seed.

Read the UF/IFAS September list

Use the method in the list

Use seeds
Start in the final bedChoose a listed seed crop only if you can keep the seed zone moist while it germinates.
Easily transplant
Set a healthy transplantThe UF/IFAS list places these crops in its direct transplant category for that region.
Transplant with care
Check the crop before plantingThis category needs a closer look at the current local conditions and the plant’s establishment needs.

Check the current local advice

September guidance is being updated

UF/IFAS directs gardeners to their county Extension office for the most current edible-planting advice. Use the regional list to narrow your options, then confirm the crop and conditions for your garden.

Make the September choice

1. Locate
Pick North, Central or South FloridaDo this before using a crop list from a different part of the state.
2. Match
Use the seed or transplant categoryPlanting material changes the action, even when the crop name is familiar.
3. Confirm
Ask the county office about current conditionsThat is the source-recommended final check for a current September plan.

Questions about September planting

One Florida list?
NoNorth, Central and South Florida have different September entries.
A current weather answer?
Ask locallyThe source directs gardeners to a county Extension office for current planting advice.