Feb 1 (edited) • 🍅Tomatoes
🍅 Tomato Planting Calendar for Central Florida
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Learn to Grow Tomatoes the Florida Way
📍 Zone 9b–10a
🌞 Built for heat + humidity
🌱 Two growing seasons: Spring & Fall
🗓 January - February
🌱 SPRING TOMATO SEASON
START SEEDS + PREP
✅ Start seeds indoors (optional)
✅ Order heat-tolerant varieties
✅ Prep beds and containers
✅ Add compost & soil amendments
Goal: Strong seedlings ready for planting
🗓 March
🔥 BEST PLANTING WINDOW
✅ Transplant outdoors
✅ Install trellis or stakes
✅ Mulch heavy
✅ Water deeply in morning
🌡 Ideal conditions:
Night temps above 50°F
Soil temp 60°F+
🗓 April
🌿 GROWTH + FLOWERS
✅ Rapid plant growth
✅ Flowers begin forming
✅ Start light feeding - weakly weekly
✅ Monitor pests
Tip: Prune for airflow
🗓 May
🍅 FRUIT + HARVEST
✅ Tomatoes ripen
✅ Harvest regularly
✅ Maintain consistent watering
✅ Watch for heat stress
Optional: Add shade cloth late month.
🗓 June
⚠️ SEASON WIND-DOWN
✅ Production slows
✅ Disease pressure rises
✅ Remove stressed plants
❌ Do NOT plant new tomatoes
🗓 July – August
🔥 SUMMER REST PERIOD
🚫 NO TOMATO PLANTING
Florida summer causes:
❌ Flower drop
❌ Pest overload
❌ Disease outbreaks
Instead:
✅ Solarize soil
✅ Sanitize containers
✅ Prep fall beds
✅ Start fall seeds indoors late August
🗓 September
🍁 FALL TOMATO SEASON (Bonus Harvest)
🌞 TRANSPLANT FALL TOMATOES
✅ Use heat-tolerant varieties
✅ Amend soil
✅ Mulch heavy
✅ Water deeply in morning
🗓 October
✅ Plant outdoors
✅ Start light feeding - weakly weekly
✅ Mulch heavily
✅ Install support
✅ Check for & remove caterpillars
🗓 October – December
🧺 FALL HARVEST
✅ Fertilize for maximum fruit production
✅ Harvest regularly
✅ Remove old plants
✅ Add compost
🌡 Temperature Cheat Guide
✅ Ideal Growing Temps
Day: 70–85°F
Night: Above 55°F
⚠️ Stress Zone
Above 90°F = flower drop, pollen sterile = no fruit - use shade cloth to lower temperatures
Below 50°F = slow growth - mulch heavy to keep roots warmer
📌 Florida Success Tips
✔ Always mulch
✔ Water early morning
✔ Use drip irrigation - avoid getting leaves wet
✔ Choose disease-resistant varieties
✔ Rotate crops each season
✔ Use shade cloth late spring
✔ Plant companion plants
✔ Prune for airflow
📅 Calendar Snapshot
🪴 JAN-FEB - Start Spring Seeds
🌱 MAR - Plant Spring Crop Outdoors
🍅 APR-JUN - Spring Harvest
🔥 JUL-AUG - Rest Period
🌱 AUG - Start Fall Seeds
🍁 SEP - Plant Fall Crop Outdoors
🧺 OCT-DEC - Fall Harvest
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