05/01/2022
May is often a hot, dry month as the rainy season still hasn't fully arrived. Many Floridians think vegetables don't grow in the heat, but summer is prime time for tropical vegetables!
Here's what to put in the ground now for the entire state (seeds or plants): achira, aibika, arrowroot, basil, boniato, cassava, chaya, chayote, cranberry hibiscus, galanga, ginger root, jicama, katuk, longevity spinach, malabar spinach, malanga, molokhia, moringa, Okinawa spinach, okra, southern peas, papalo, peanut, quilquina, roselle, ruby hibiscus, sugar cane, sunchokes, sweet potatoes, taro/dasheen, tindora, turmeric, water chestnuts and yams.
Keep newly planted edibles watered well until they are established.
Follow this page for regular updates on what to plant and harvest each month, as well as growing tips all month long!
https://www.facebook.com/GrowerJimsPlantsAndProduce/
