Cool Season Vegetables

Unlike our neighbors to the north, Florida gardeners have plenty to keep them busy all year. Our mild autums and winters make fall the perfect time to plant cool season vegetables such as lettuce, beets, and carrots, to name just a few.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Fall into Vegetable Gardening
• Florida Gardening Calendar
• Vegetable Planting Monthly Calendar for North Central Florida

UF/IFAS Publications

• Carrots of Color (PDF)
• Chart: Cool Season Vegetables
• Chinese Cabbage
• Grow a Salad This Winter by Adding Lettuce to Your Garden (PDF)
• Growing Your Own Cool Season Cole Crops (PDF)
• Harvesting Cool Season Vegetables (PDF)
• Kale — Brassica oleracea L.
• Rejuvenating the Kitchen Garden for Fall and Winter (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Arugula
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Cauliflower
• Greens
• Fall Vegetable Gardening
• Swiss Chard
• Vegetable Gardening: Introduction

Other Sites

• Fall Vegetable Crops--University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
• Time to Plant a Southern Favorite--University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
• Vegetable Seasons in Alabama--Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (PDF)