What Vegetables Can I Plant in April?

Some years it can be hard to tell that the season has shifted from winter to spring in Northwest Florida, but this year we are seeing ideal temperatures for summer vegetable gardens as we shift into April. Soil temperature is affected by ambient temperature and the last few weeks of warm weather has helped to make the ground more conducive to germination of warm season seeds and support growth of transplants. If you have not started your garden yet, do not despair, you still have time to get things growing!

Below is a short list of ideas for your vegetable garden, and you can find more detailed information in the Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide.

Direct seed (plant seeds directly into the garden instead of transplant) recommendations:

• Bush beans
• Pole beans
• Cucumber
• Watermelon
• Cantaloupe
• Summer squash
• Pumpkins

Transplant (grown from seed at home or purchased in the garden center) recommendations:

• Tomatoes
• Eggplant
• Okra
• Watermelon
• Cantaloupe
• Summer squash
• Peppers

More helpful resources for Florida vegetable gardeners can be found below:

Growing Vegetables in Containers
Harvesting and Storing Vegetables
Starting from Seed