I want to start a vegetable garden. What vegetables are good to grow in South Florida’s earth and climate?
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On Memorial Day 2011 I planted these pots of vegetables–swiss chard, lettuce, arugulua, tomatoes, basil, carrots on the roof of my porch. The old shower curtain is used to reflect some of the sunlight and also maintain the integrity of the roof’s surface
Question by ღemilyღ: I want to start a vegetable garden. What vegetables are good to grow in South Florida’s earth and climate?
I have never grow a vegetable garden before, but always helped with my mom’s when I was younger.
She’ll be helping me set it up but I wanted to do some research about what plants grow best down in South Florida.
What do you think? Answer below!
3 Responses to I want to start a vegetable garden. What vegetables are good to grow in South Florida’s earth and climate?
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What you grow is up to you and what you like and your hardiness zone
You can grow asian vegetables/below link
http://www.orientmag.com/food1.htm
Open link below and and scroll down to:
~~~~~~~~~WARM SEASON VEGETABLES/~~ Table 4. Planting Guide for Florida Vegetables: Spacing Information~~~~~~
http://www.zemetres.com/PageManager/Default.aspx/PageID=1176021&NF=1
Plant Hardiness Zone Map
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html
Your zone would be 8-11
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-se1.html
For free information contact below
Larry Williams is the extension horticulture agent with the Okaloosa County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida.
Phone: (850) 689-5850 or (850)-729-1400 ext. 5850 Fax: (850) 689-5727
grannygrunt28391
January 18, 2012 at 8:34 am
Gardening in Florida is virtually a 12 month project. You have a wonderful Master Gardener program in the state where volunteers are there to guide you through the whole project. They should have more info on what is best at what time of year. You contact them thru your county Cooperative Extension program.
Here’s a web site for info on all the veggies you can grow there, including many tropicals:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_vegetables_a_thru_z
Since you have a hot humid climate, keep an eye on the soil…..you don’t want to be growing in straight sand. Regular incorporation of organic matter is critical.
fluffernut
January 18, 2012 at 9:27 am
Vegetables are perfect for diet and it has no side effects. The benefits given are the suitable in our health, more often or lets say most of vegetables hleps to prevent cancer. Everyday consumption would be great.
Enah from Alachua
enahlerra
March 24, 2012 at 9:43 am