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What to Plant in Zone 9 for Spring
| Crop |
Month to Plant |
Recommended Verities |
Notes |
| Beans, Green |
March-April |
Blue Lake, Cherokee Wax, Kentucky Wonder |
Both bush and pole |
| Beans, Lima |
March-April |
Henderson, Jackson Wonder |
Trellis for support! |
| Cantaloupes |
March-April |
Ambrosia, Athena, Galia |
Keep fruit of soil to avoid rot |
| Carrots |
September-March |
Danvers, Nates, Imprator |
Raised beds work best! |
| Cauliflower |
January-February |
Brocoverde, Snowball |
Some are green headed |
| Celery |
January-March |
Utah Strains are best |
Soil must remain moist |
| Collard Greens |
February-April |
Top Bunch, Georgia Southern |
Will last into warm months |
| Corn, Sweet |
March-April |
Sliver Queen, Sweet Ice, Early Sunglow |
Keep verities separate |
| Cucumbers |
February-April |
Poinsett, Space Master, Eureka, Boston Pickling |
For slicing or pickling |
| Eggplant |
Febuary-July |
Black Beauty, Ichiban |
Likes warm weather, stake! |
| Mustard Greens |
September-May |
Tander green, green wave, Florida Broad Leaf |
Easily damaged by frost |
| Okra |
March-July |
Emeral, Clemson Spineless |
Loves hot weather |
| Onions, green |
August-March |
Evergreen Bunching, White Lisbon |
Short day types work best |
| Peppers |
February-April |
Bell, Sweet, Hot |
Mulching helps production |
| Potatoes |
January-March |
Red Pontiac, Yukon gold |
Do not use store bought |
| Potatoes, Sweet |
March-June |
Beauregard, Vardaman |
Likes hot weather |
| Pumpkin |
March-April |
Big Max, Jack O Lantern |
Requires a lot of space |
| Radish |
September-March |
Cherry Belle, Sparkler |
Grows VERY fast |
| Squash, Summer |
March-April |
Summer Crookneck, Black Beauty Zucchini |
Beware of summer pests |
| Squash, Winter |
March-August |
Spaghetti, Butternut |
Requires pollination |
| Tomatoes |
February-April |
Celebrity, Better Boy, Cherokee, Brandy Wine |
Stake for support |
| Turnips |
January-April |
Purple Top, Seven Top |
Roots and Tops edible! |
| Watermelon |
March-April |
Jubilee, Crimson Sweet, Sugar Babay |
Requires a lot of space |
Many of the crops listed will also grow in the summer, fall and sometimes the winter. These are just a few recommendations that work well as fall crops!
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Related posts: - Zone 9 Fall Planting Guide
- Zone 9 January Planting Guide
- Late September Planting Guide
- How to Grow Cinnamon Basil in Zone 9
- Planning my Spring Raised Bed Garden
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January 2nd, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Thank you for the list! It is very helpful! I am planning my garden now and have picked a few vegetables from this list!
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January 2nd, 2010 at 9:42 pm
@Houston Gardener,
Glad to hear it was helpful! Keep us updated as the days go on!
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January 31st, 2010 at 3:19 pm
I really appreciate the list as I want to start my garden. Will these vegetables do better in a raised garden vs in the ground itself?
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January 31st, 2010 at 3:33 pm
@Fla Native,
By your name I am guessing you also live in FL. And for the most part Florida soil is very sandy and does not hold nutrients well. With that in mind I would recommend a raised be!
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February 4th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Thanks again for the information. I use your spring guide faithfully for my garden.
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February 6th, 2010 at 1:41 am
@Roy Central Fla.,
No problem Roy! If you ever get some pictures of your garden I would love to see them!
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February 6th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
@Dan,
I have pics on my digital camera, do you have an email that I can attach files to?
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February 6th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
@Roy Central Fla.,
I do, I will send you an email with it! Thanks!
February 7th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
I live in Fl as well and am wanting to start a garden soon, however the sand in by backyard will not hold nutrients well, would mixing fertilizer with the sand help my garden grown better?
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February 8th, 2010 at 8:57 am
@allison,
Fertilizer would help a little but it is not the best solution! Your best bet would be to build a raised bed garden, if not that then to amend your sandy soil with a lot of compost and other types of humus, such as leaf mold!
Good luck!
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February 9th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Thanks for this site. I live in Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas, and even Neil Sperry doesn’t cover us much! New to here (from Virginia), I have no idea how to garden in 100+ weather (Heat Zone 11, USDA zone 9-10), and at least I can adopt your information. Not much from gardeners down here! THANKS AGAIN, have subscribed to your RSS!
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February 9th, 2010 at 12:29 am
@Deborah,
It gets 100+ only a few times here, but there are a few vegetables that will do okay in that weather! Good luck with your garden!
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February 11th, 2010 at 2:45 am
When do we seed snow pea’s? Thanks
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February 11th, 2010 at 2:51 am
You can plant them about the same time as Beans, just make sure the temp doesnt drop bellow 45!
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February 17th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
Thanks for the calendar! I recently moved to las vegas- got my raised beds built and have my peas, carrots, spinach and loose leaf lettuces out.
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February 25th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
First off great site you have here. This will be my first garden season (except once when I was 10, and it did fairly good for an unresearched kids garden) I can’t afford raised bed yet, so for this spring/fall it will be in native soil. I have 2 question… [edited for space, answered via email]
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March 14th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Dan, do you have any info/advice about growing asparagus in Fl. I grew it and it was great up North. Although I see it in the garden centers down here, I don’t know anyone who actually grows it. I know it needs a little bit of cold weather, I suppose this years cold season would have been more than sufficient.
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April 17th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Just discovered your blog! Great info! I live in Ocala and doing a first garden with my 5 yr old grandsons. They picked the veggies they wanted to plant (and eat) from a Spring planting list. We have also started a compost pile for next garden. Everything is doing well except for the eggplant. After reading your info I think it may have been too cool when we planted (early March). Is there anything we can do to pep them up?
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June 3rd, 2010 at 6:35 pm
I just cleared out my lettuce due to the hot temps. I’m in Houston, what can I plant now in that empty space?
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June 9th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
@CNancarrow,
You could try some Swiss Chard!
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