30.3322°N/81.6556°W

When to plant in Jacksonville

Florida, United States · Humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa)

Planting recommendations from named publications. Regional guidance is shown at its original precision; coverage is currently limited to our verified pilot.

October

Planting periods this month

Beet: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Broccoli: Planting period: September–February (across New Year)

Cabbage: Planting period: September–February (across New Year)

Carrot: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Kale: Planting period: September–February (across New Year)

Radish: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Spinach: Planting period: October–November

Swiss chard: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Turnip: Planting period: September–October

This view filters the source periods below; it does not calculate new recommendations.

Full published calendar

Beet: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Broccoli: Planting period: September–February (across New Year)

Bush (snap) bean: Planting period: March–April; Planting period: August–September

Cabbage: Planting period: September–February (across New Year)

Carrot: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Cucumber: Planting period: August–September. Source caveat: Table 1 clearly gives August–September. It also prints a spring period as ‘Mar–Ap’; because the ending month is incomplete in the publication, that period is disclosed here but not converted into chart coordinates. The table does not distinguish direct sowing from transplanting.

Eggplant: Planting period: Mid March–July

Kale: Planting period: September–February (across New Year)

Lettuce: Planting period: February–March

Okra: Planting period: Late March–July

Pepper (sweet & chili): Planting period: Late March–April; Planting period: July–August

Pole bean: Planting period: March–April; Planting period: August–September

Potato: Planting period: January–March

Radish: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Spinach: Planting period: October–November

Summer squash / Zucchini: Planting period: Late March–April; Planting period: August–September

Sweet corn: Planting period: March–April; Planting period: August

Sweet potato: Planting period: Mid March–June

Swiss chard: Planting period: September–March (across New Year)

Tomato: Planting period: Late March–April; Planting period: August

Turnip: Planting period: January–April; Planting period: September–October

Winter squash / Pumpkin: Planting period: February–April; Planting period: August–September

Sources and geographic scope

Published recommendation · North Florida

Regional guidance: North of State Road 40. Not a forecast for an individual garden.

Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide · UF/IFAS Extension · SP 103; revised June 2025; web version 2.8.0

Individual crop pages identify the source table or row. · Source checked 2026-09-13

Consult each crop page for its publication’s conditions.

Climate classifications describe this place; they do not determine the published planting windows. Sources and methodology →

Historical climate calculations for Jacksonville are withheld pending review.