Stay on Schedule 

Vegetable planting times can change fast in a Gulf Coast garden, so make sure you’re in the right month. Click on the current month below to learn more about what to plant now, anytime.   

 VEGETABLES 

Sow Indoors   

Sow Outdoors  

Transplant 

Arugula 

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Asparagus 

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Beet 

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Broccoli  

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Cabbage  

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Carrot 

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Celery  

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Chard 

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Kale 

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Kohlrabi 

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Leek  

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Lettuce 

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Onions, bulb  

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Peas (snow, shell, snap) 

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Peppers 

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Potatoes 

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Radishes 

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Radicchio 

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Scallion (green onion)  

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Sorrel 

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Spinach 

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Turnip 

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 The Mother Earth News online archives include three decades of homestead and gardening reports from the Gulf Coast gardening region, including these neat stories:  

Best Tomatoes for the Gulf Coast, January 2010 

Urban Homesteading in Florida, March 1985 

Oranges & Warm Feet, September 1974 

Catering to Stink Bugs, by Gwen Roland, October 2008 (online) 

Life on the Water, October 2005 

Watermelons for the World, June 2008 

 Regional Resources for                            Gulf Coast Gardeners 

Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide, University of Florida 

Georgia Vegetable Gardening Calendar, University of Georgia 

Alabama Vegetable Planting Chart, Auburn University 

Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide, Louisiana State University 

Texas Vegetable Gardening Guide, Texas A & M University 

Vegetable Gardening in Mississippi, Mississippi State University  

 Florida Organic Growers  

 Organic Gardening in Florida, University of Florida  

 Beneficial Insects, Texas A&M University  

  Louisiana Organics (ATTRA)