Vegetable Planting Guide Since the summer of 2009, Leu Gardens' staff horticulturists have been evaluating vegetables to determine which varieties fared best in Florida s climate. Disease resistance, yield, flavor and hardiness were all considered in the trial. The varieties of vegetables that received the highest marks are included below. Beans Plant Row Direct Sow Planting Bush - Nov Oct-Apr Oct-Apr Cherokee Waxed, Commodore Improved, Flacco, Goldrush, Pike, Roma II, Strike Pole " " " Kentucky Wonder, Blue Lake, Kentucky Blue, Kentucky Wonder Wax Pole, Asparagus Yard Long, Romano, Big Mama Lima, Florida Rattlesnake, Purple Trionofo Violetto Shell French Horticultural, Tiger Eye Italian " " " Roma II, Venice, Baroma French " " " Golden Child, Allicante Soleil, Fortex, Maxibel, Nickel, Petite Filet, Delinel Lima " " " Dixie Buttterpea Speckled, Florida Butter Speckled, Jackson Wonder, Fordhook 242, Speckled Calico, Henderson, Christmas Pole, Burpee Improved, Eastland, Big Mama (pole), 1
Beet Plant Row Direct Sow Planting - Oct- Oct- Detroit Dark Red, Chioggia, Burpee's Golden, Cylindrica, Blankoma, Long Season Lutz, Green Top Bunching, Piatta D'Egitto, Yellow Detroit 2-3 12-18 D 1/4 Broccoli -Jan Packman, High Dividend, Green Comet and Green Goliath, Lieutenant Brussels Sprouts -Jan Jade Cross, Long Island Improved. Cabbage -Jan Smantha, Baby Pixie, New Jersey Wakefield, Copenhagen ket, Bonnies Hybrid, Sovoy Deadon, and Savoy Ace, Dutch Flat. Cantaloupe -Apr - - Ambrosia, Bush Star, Honey Apr & Rock, Planter's Jumbo. - Carrot - Oct - Oct - Nantes Half Long, Chatenay Royal, Baltimore, Tendersweet, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, Ingot, Parisianne Cauliflower -Jan Snowball, Brocoverde, Minuteman, Cheddar, Violet Queen. Celery Jul- Jul- Jul- Giant Pascal, Conquistadore, Stoke's Golden Plume, Golden Self Branching. Collard Jan-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec Yates Strain, Georgian Southern Corn -Apr Jan-Apr Oct- Golden Cross Bantam, Early Sunglow, Sweet Riser, Kandy King, Silver Queen, How Sweet It Is, Sweet Ice, Peaches and Cream, Seneca Dancer. 36 36 D/T 1/4-1/2 24 24 D/T 1/4-1/2 18 24 D/T 1/4 24 48 D/T 1/2-1 2 12-18 D 1/16 6 18 D/T 1/4-1/2 12 24-Jan T 1/16 36 36 T 8 30 D 1 2
Plant Row Direct Sow Planting Cucumber Fall Garden - -Oct 10 36-48 D/T 1/2 Winter Garden Spring Garden too cold too cold Nov- Dec -Apr Jan- Jan- Summer too hot too hot too hot Eggplant Kale June- - June- - June- - Garden Dasher II,Indio, Indy, Cucina Pickling Adam, Eureka Bush Burpee's Bushmaster, Very Kuhl Rosita, Bambino, Hansel and Gretel, Kermit, Louisiana Long Green, Pot Black, Florida ket, Black Beauty Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch, Redbor, Winterbor, Red Russian, Yates Blue Curled, Nero de Toscana, Lacinato. 30 30-36 T 18 324 D/T 1/4 Kohl Rabi - - - Early White Vienna, Kolibri, Grand Duke, Early Purple Vienna, Kosak. /4 Lettuce -Oct - - - Jan Romaine Freckles, Bambi, Paris Island, Winter Density Bibb Australe, Roxy, Yugoslavian Red, Merveille des Quartre Saisons. Leaf Black Seeded Simpson, Red Sails, Oak Leaf, Ruby Red, Salad Bowl, Tango, Deer Tongue, Cherokee, 6 12-18 D/T 1/4 3
Mustard Okra Onion Plant Row Direct Sow Planting - May - - - - - - - - Florida Broad Leaf, Southern Giant Curled, Garnet Giant, Savanna, Brazen Brass, Big Red, Misuna, Tatsoi, Tah Tsai. Clemson Spineless, Star of David, Cow Horn, Evertender, Little Lucy, Red Burgundy, White Velvet. Granex White, Granex yellow, Grano White, Grano Yellow, White Lisbon Bunching, Borettana, Shimonita 12 18-24 D 1/4 24 36 D/T 1/2 4 18-24 D/T 1/4 Peanut Jun Jul Valencia 8 24 D 1 1/2 Peas, English Jan- - - Little vel, Super Sugar Snap, Wando. 2 30 D 1 Pea, Southern - - -Apr Brown Crowder, California Blackeye, Hercules, Iron and Clay, Knucklehull Purplehull, Mississippi Silverskin, White Acre, Zipper Cream. 4 30 D 1 Pepper(+) - July- - July- - Standard Sweet California Wonder, Yolo Wonder, Cubanelle, Sweet Banana, Cherry Stuffer, Fooled You, Orange Blaze, Yummy, Pimento. Standard Hot Ancho, Cayenne Thin long, Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper), Jalapeño, Habenero, Hungarian Yellow Wax, Long Thin Cayenne, Tampiquero, Scotch Bonnet. Hybrid Hot Super Chili 18 24 T 1/8 4
Plant Row Direct Sow Planting Potato Jan- Jan- -Jan Kennebec, Yukon Gold, Red 8 36 D 6 Pontiac, French Fingerlings, Adirondack Red and Adirondack Blue, Russian Banana Spinach Oct-Nov Oct-Nov Oct-Jan Bloomsdale Long Standing, Red Malabar. 6 24 D/T 1/2 Squash -Apr & - - & -& Summer Squash Prolific Straightneck, Cheetah, Zephyr, Summer Crookneck, Peter Pan, Early White Scallop. Winter Squash Spaghetti, Table King, Table Queen, Table Ace, Waltham, Early Butternut Zucchini Parthenon, Lioness, Cocozelle, Spineless Beauty, Black Beauty, Gold Rush, Eightball. Unique forms Ambercup, Bonbon, Bush Delicata, Calabraza and Golden Hubbard. 24 36-48 D/T Sweet Potato - June - Jun Dec - Swiss chard - Oct- Oct- Beauregard, Hernandez, Picadito (boniato) Bright Lights, Erbette, Monstruoso, Fordhook Giant, Peppermint, Large White Ribbed and Ruby Red. 12 48 T 12 18-24 D/T 1/2 5
Plant Row Direct Sow Planting Tomato - & & t - Indeterminate (large fruit) Better Boy, Bonnie Best, Bragger, Cherokee Purple. Indeterminate (Small Fruit) Everglades, Sweet 100, Husky Cherry Determinate (large fruit) Tasti-Lee, Celebrity. Determinate (Small fruit) Opalka, Floragold, Florida Petite, Patio, Golden Nugget. 36 30-36 T 1/2 Turnip Apr & - Oct & - Nov Oct - Purple Top White Globe. Greens only Seven Top, Southern Green,and Topper. Roots only Early Flat White, Golden Ball, Snow Ball, Scarlet Ohno Revival, Lunga Bianca A Colletto Bianca, Tokyo Cross and White Lady. 3 12-18 D 1/2 Watermelon -Apr & July- & & - Jubilee (Florida Giant), Crimson Sweet and Charleston Grey 133, Sugar Baby and Mickeylee. 36 84 D/T 1 1/2 6