A menu for every season
Our carefully selected seasonal menu includes a wide variety of Florida–friendly produce. We’ll show you how to select the best seasonal vegetables for each part of the year. We’ll also help you incorporate square-foot garden principles, putting the right plants together in the right place. This will ensure the best performance of your garden and the maximum yield.
Spring & Summer: March – August
Fruiting Plants
Sweetie Cherry Tomato
A very sweet and creamy tomato with overtones of chestnut, the Sweetie Cherry Tomato is known for its low acidity and high sugar content. With a firm texture and exceptional flavor, it’s perfect as-is when baked or roasted, needing no further adornment.
🕐 65-75 D from Transplant • 3 sq. ft.
Sungold Cherry Tomato
Our signature cherry tomato. The best flavored small tomato packed full of sweetness with lower acidity.
🕐 30 days from Transplant • 3 sq. ft. • Cage Required
San Marzano Roma Tomato
This red cherry tomato is great for producing high yields in small spaces. This variety is very heat loving and will continue through the summer! They are packed with sweet flavor that make a perfect snack or addition to salads.
🕐 65 D from Transplant • 3 sq. ft. • Cage Required
Floradade Beefsteak Tomatoes
Giant slicing heirloom tomato will make your BLT’s amazing! This plant produces 5-7 ounce, delicious, bright red, juicy fruits.
🕐 50 days from transplant • 3 sq. ft. • Cage Required
Purple Bumble Bee Tomato
A visually stunning heirloom cherry tomato, the Purple Bumble Bee boasts deep purple-black fruits adorned with vibrant green stripes. Inside, the flesh is equally striking with its rich purple hue. Known for its sweet, well-balanced flavor with smoky undertones, this variety is a true standout. Perfect for fresh consumption, its unique appearance and flavor enhance salads, salsas, and more.
🕐 70 D from Transplant • 3 sq. ft.
Orange Sun Big Bell Pepper
A vibrant, heirloom variety, the Orange Sun Big Bell Pepper produces large, blocky fruits that ripen from green to a brilliant creamsicle-orange. Known for its thick, crunchy flesh and rich, sweet flavor, this pepper is perfect for grilling, sautéing, or roasting. With a generous size, typically 4 to 5 inches in length, it adds a delightful burst of color and taste to any dish.
🕐 75-80 D from Transplant • 2 sq. ft.
Early Red Big Bell Pepper
A vibrant, heirloom variety, the Early Red Big Bell Pepper produces large, blocky fruits that ripen from green to a brilliant red. With thick, crunchy flesh and a sweet, rich flavor, this pepper is perfect for grilling, sautéing, or roasting. Typically measuring 4 to 5 inches in length, it adds a burst of color and taste to a variety of dishes.
🕐 75-80 D from Transplant • 2 sq. ft.
Orange Picnic Pepper
These peppers grow to 3-5 inches, and have a sweet flavor. They mature to a warm orange color. Characterized by thick walls, lovely flavor, and prolific production.
🕐 50 D to Green • 65 D to Orange • 2 sq. ft
Red Picnic Pepper
These little peppers have unbelievable sweetness, and a rich complex flavor that makes them addictive.
🕐 50 D to Green • 65 D to Red • 2 sq. ft.
Jalapeno Pepper
Hot but not too hot, Jalapeno peppers start green and get milder and bright red as they ripen. Perfect for salsa and nachos, easy to grow and productive all summer long.
🕐 40 D from Transplant • 2 sq. ft.
Cayenne Pepper
Thin-walled, attractive fruits are bright red both fresh and dried. Flavor is sweet and hot. Contains antioxidants including Vitamins A and C. Great used fresh or dried, and can be used to manage inflammation.
🕐 55 D Green • 75 D Red • 2 sq. ft.
Poblano Pepper
A large, dark green, heart-shaped mildly hot pepper. Can serve stuffed for Chili Rellenos. Turns from green to dark red and develops a bit more heat. Also great in enchiladas. Called Ancho when dried.
🕐 50 days from Transplant • 2 sq. ft.
Cornito Rosso Roasting Pepper
An heirloom pepper known for its vibrant red color, the Cornito Rosso produces elongated, tapered fruits that measure around 5 inches in length. With exceptional sweetness, these peppers are perfect for grilling, roasting, or fresh eating. The smooth, glossy skin and crisp texture make them a favorite among gardeners and chefs alike.
🕐 75-80 D from Transplant • 2 sq. ft.
Italian Eggplant
Large black fruit of excellent quality. Very tasty and able to grow mostly into summer. Delicious for Eggplant Parmigiano, grilled, baked, and sautéed!
🕐 60 D from Transplant • 4 sq. ft.
Japanese Long Eggplant
This high quality fruit grows over 8 inches long with brilliant black skin and a purple calyx. The tender flesh is nearly seedless.
🕐 55 D to Maturity • 4 sq. ft.
Rosa Bianca Eggplant
A cherished Italian heirloom, the Rosa Bianca Eggplant features round, 4 to 6-inch fruits with a creamy white base adorned with lavender and white streaks. Renowned for its mild, non-bitter flavor and tender texture, it’s a favorite among chefs and home gardeners alike. Ideal for grilling, roasting, or incorporating into various dishes, this variety offers a delightful addition to any garden.
🕐 73 D from Transplant • 4 sq. ft.
Crookneck Squash
Lemon yellow crookneck variety of squash is a favorite type for grilling or chopping into salads. Very prolific plants!
🕐 58 d from Seed • 4 sq. ft.
Italian Zucchini
Deliciously flavored zucchini with dark green skin. These are prolific plants which produce in the Summer. You can also take advantage of the delicious, edible flowers produced! Wonderful as garnishes, or stuffed and baked. Harvest when fruits are 8-10 inches long.
🕐 50 D from Seed • 4 sq. ft.
Clemson Spineless Okra
Produce an abundance of dark green, grooved pods without spines. Harvest pods young (2-3 inches), while still tender. Excellent in soups and stews. Deep fry the Edible Flowers or eat them stuffed for a sweet, mild flavor.
🕐 25 D from Transplant • 1.5 sq. ft.
Pickling Cucumber
Little Leaf cucumbers are delicious fresh, but also great for pickling! Medium length 3-5 inch fruits that have a distinctive, bright emerald green color. Vines are compact, multibranching, and yield well even under stress.
🕐 45 D from Transplant • 3 sq. ft. • Trellis Required
Slicing Cucumber
The Marketmore cucumbers are a delicious dark green, regular shape variety of cucumber. They are ready to pick when 6’’ to 8” inches long. Low in calories and have great health benefits. They contain vitamin A, C, B1, B2, B6 and B11. These plants are rich in minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper and potassium.
🕐 40 d from Transplant 3 sq. ft. • Trellis
Summer Dance Long Cucumber
Glossy, spineless cukes with tiny seed cavities, crisp texture, and excellent flavor. A prolific yielder of remarkably straight, uniform fruits. Harvest at 9–14″ long.
🕐 30 D from Transplant • 3 sq. ft. • Trellis Required
Ice Box Watermelon
These cute icebox watermelons are the perfect size to fit in a fridge. They have firm dark red flesh and green skin with dark green stripes. It has an extremely thin rind and grows to about 6 pounds.
🕐 85 D to Maturity • 16 sq. ft. • Trellis Recommended
Butternut Squash
Bred for sweetness, richness, and complex flavor, surpassing all others in its class. The perfect size for dinner (no leftovers). Matures early at 1–2 lb., with no curing needed before it can be enjoyed. Stores up to 3 months after harvest.
🕐 100 Days From Seed • 16 sq. ft • Trellis Recommended
Cantaloupe
A popular member of the gourd family, Cantaloupe is known for its sweet, juicy orange flesh and distinctive netted rind. Packed with vitamins A and C, as well as potassium and beta-carotene, this refreshing fruit is not only delicious but also nutritious. It typically matures in about 80 to 90 days, making it a great choice for a summer harvest.
🕐 80-90 D from Transplant • 16 sq. ft.
Legumes
French Filet Green Beans
The delicious, rich flavor of these thin, straight, tender beans is unlike any other. Easy to grow, they reach their flavor peak at 5-7″ long. Great source of fiber, protein, Vitamins A, C, and K.
🕐 30 D from Transplant • 3 sq. ft.
Burgundy Bush Bean
Lovely violet purple color on the outside and green on the inside. When cooked, the beans will turn green. Eat the whole pod or just the bean.
🕐 30 d from Transplant •2 per 3 sq. ft.
Root Crops
Sweet Potato
Very sweet and creamy, with overtones of chestnut. Perfect as-is when baked or roasted, needing no further adornment.
🕐 120 D from Transplant • 16 sq. ft.
French Breakfast Radish
A very old fashioned radish imported from France, French Breakfast is an elongated red-skinned heirloom radish with a white splash at the root end. It is typically slightly milder than other summer varieties. Firm and crisp, French Breakfast is ideal for dips and salads. Contains Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, folate, and potassium. Also great for digestion!
🕐 25 D to Maturity • 16 per sq. ft.
Mixed Variety Radish
This beautiful collection of radishes is a mix of red, purple, white, and French Breakfast! Fun to grow since they harvest so quickly.
🕐 30 D from Seed • 9 per sq. ft
Green Scallions
Long, slender, tasty stalks in clusters with spring green ends. Clip 1 inch above the soil line to regrow.
🕐 Immediate Harvest from Transplant • 16 per sq. ft.
Leafy Plants
Green Butter Crunch Lettuce
Dense rosette heads with buttery flavor and attractive, supple leaves. These leaves pair well with creamy dressings in salads or used to make lettuce wraps.
🕐 55 D from Seed • 4 per sq. ft.
Red Butter Crunch Lettuce
Dense rosette heads with stunning red and green leaves that have a buttery flavor and attractive, supple leaves. Use this lettuce as a delicious way to add color to any salad!
🕐 55 D from Seed • 4 per sq. ft.
Romaine Lettuce
Green Towers is slightly earlier, larger, and less cupped at the top than other Romaine types. Its intense dark green color and tall structure are most impressive. Add all this to a crisp, lightly savoyed fresh appearance and you will agree it’s a beautiful Romaine.
🕐 20 d from Transplant • 4 per sq. ft.
Blue Curly Kale
Standard green curly kale with attractive, tight leaf curl. Kale has numerous health benefits as a source of calcium, magnesium, potassium, vitamins A, K, C, B6, and B2. Delicious eaten as chips, in salads, or cooked!
🕐 40 D from Transplant • 1.5 sq. ft.
Dinosaur Kale
Vigorous hybrid-Lacinato type. Mamba is a robust variety with high yields of upright, exceptionally uniform plants. The attractive, dark green leaves are deeply savoyed and have good flavor.
🕐 40 D from Transplant • 1.5 sq. ft.
Sorrel
The tender, fresh green leaves can grow to about 8″ long and have an intense lemony flavor. Use sparingly in salads or generously in cocktails, soups and sauces, and especially with fish.
🕐 30 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Swiss Chard
The beautiful mix of red, yellow, orange, pink and white stems have dark green, multi-colored veined savoy leaves which will add depth and texture to your greens mix. This variety can be enjoyed fresh or cooked. Prepare over low heat in a tall pan, with oil, sesame seeds until it wilts. Add soy sauce and a little honey.
🕐 14 D from Transplant • 2 per sq. ft.
Dandelion Greens
These greens are medicinal and not the same plant as the dandelion flower. Tender and uniform Italian dandelion that delivers a high yield. The leaves are pleasantly bitter that can be used in salads, soups, and braised vegetable dishes. Medicinal properties: Herbalists use dandelion leaves to help kidney function. They’re beneficial to lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, and gives a boost of potassium, antioxidants, and Vitamins A and C, and anti-inflammatory!
🕐 30 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Mustard Greens
These yummy greens have a somewhat spicy mustard flavor similar to horse radish. Enjoy them fresh in salads, for pickling, blended with oil for dressing, and cooked in soups or stir fry dishes.
🕐 40 D to Maturity • 1 sq. ft.
Sissoo Spinach
This tropical leaf vegetable produces beautiful crunchy and flavorful leaves. This variety is very low maintenance and is very hardy. Substitute any recipe that calls for spinach with this variety! The plant also grows similarly to basil and resembles the leaves.
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Savoy Spinach
The thick, dark green, shiny, spoon-shaped leaves grow upright on pale green petioles. It has a mild flavor when harvested young. A wonderful source of protein and Vitamins!
🕐 21 D for Baby Leaves • 45 D to Maturity • 2 per sq. ft.
Arugula Astro
Slightly milder, nutty, peppery flavor. Can be harvested young for more tender leaves, or later for larger, deeply lobed greens. The flowers are an edible sweet spicy addition to salads and plates.
🕐 21 D Baby • 40 D Full Size • 16 per 1 sq. ft.
Broccoli Microgreens
Broccoli microgreens are one of the most popular microgreens as they are easy to grow. Broccoli microgreens have lots of nutritional value and they are less bitter in taste than their mature counterparts. Its crunchy texture and unique flavor add freshness to your food.
🕐 21 D to Maturity • 1 sq. ft
Kalefetti Mix Microgreens
A new way for kale-lovers to get a daily dose! Includes a variety of leaf types and textures in various shades and colors: bright green, dark green, and purple with green, pink, and purple stems. Mild kale flavor. Microgreens are often called a superfood becuase they provide you with a variety of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber.
🕐 21 D to Maturity • 1 sq. ft
Herbs & Flower
Amazel Basil
Italian sweet basil, resistant to downy mildew, a disease. Large, vigorous plant produces a higher yield of usable, deliciously aromatic leaves.
🕐 20 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Holy Basil
Also known as Tulsi, Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) is a revered herb in Ayurvedic medicine, known for its adaptogenic properties that help the body manage stress. This aromatic plant grows as a small shrub, reaching up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) in height, with green or purple leaves and small purple or white flowers.
🕐 60-90 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft
Curly Parsley
Highly uniform and refined curled parsley. With over 155% DV of vitamin K packed in just 2 tablespoons, it’s a potent source of nutrition, but its health benefits don’t end there. It’s also rich in antioxidants, flavonoids, and vitamins A and C.
🕐 20 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Italian Parsley
A green herb with serrated leaves and a clean, slightly peppery taste. The entire herb—stem and all—can be used in herb bundles for flavoring stocks, soups, and sauces, but more often the leaves are stripped from the stems and chopped, commonly used as a garnish or in salads
🕐 20 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Italian Oregano
Fresh or dried oregano add to Italian, Spanish and Mexican dishes. Use in salad, chili, tomato sauce, meats, and pizza.
🕐 14 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Cilantro
A must in Mexican food, especially salsa. A tart, lemon/lime taste. Aids in digestion and helps remove toxins in the body.
🕐 20 D from Transplant • 1/2 sq. ft.
Lemon Thyme
Lemon Thyme (Thymus citriodorus) is an aromatic herb known for its lemon-scented leaves and delicate, tangy flavor. This evergreen perennial grows up to 10 cm (4 inches) tall and 30 cm (12 inches) wide, making it ideal for ground cover or container planting. It thrives in full sun and well-draining soil, attracting bees and butterflies with its small, pink to lavender flowers in the summer.
🕐 60-90 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
French Thyme
Smaller low growing plants with tiny leaves and an intense flavor. Essential in chowders, and delicious sprinkled on potatoes for roasting.
🕐 14 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Chives
Onion-like flavor. Good in salads, stews, soups and sandwiches. Tasty when young. Pretty purple flowers are non-edible.
🕐 14 D from Transplant • 1/2 sq. ft.
Dill
This dill has wide, flat fronds that are slower to bolt. The robust blue green foliage is great for pickling and seasoning.
🕐 14 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft
Rosemary
Also known as creeping rosemary, this variety is cold-tolerant and fast-growing. With a beautiful scent and white flowers, prostrate rosemary is ideal for ground cover or can be maintained to a specific space. Growing in a pot helps maintain the size of the plant.
🕐 21 D from Transplant • 12″-18″ Planter
Requires Separate Planter
Mojito Mint
These flavorful leaves are used not just in cocktails, but Mojito Mint also makes jelly, herbal teas, and iced drinks!
🕐 21 D from Transplant • 12″-18″ Planter
African Jewel Nasturtium
Blooms and the foliage are edible, with a delicious peppery flavor perfect for salads and garnishes. It repels pests such as aphids, beetles, whiteflies, and squash bugs.
🕐 20 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Nasturtium Kaleidoscope mix
Add excitement to any garden bed or container. All the traditional bright colors (red, rose, yellow, orange, and cream) of a nasturtium mix with the added plus of marvelous swirled bicolors. Use the flowers as garnishes, or stuff with soft cheese. The flowers can be minced and added to butters and the immature seed heads can be pickled. Adds radiance and peppery pizzazz to salads too!
🕐 21 days from transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Porcupine Calendula
A doubled-flowered form with orange quilled petals which form spiky flowers. Dried Calendula can be used as a Saffron substitute. It is tangy and slightly bitter.
🕐 21 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Majestic Giants Viola
Decorative and edible garnish for salads and desserts with a slight wintergreen flavor. While a popular choice for brightening up salad mix, the flowers are also good for candying.
🕐 20 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Snapdragon Edible Flowers
These lovely flowers are a great addition to the garden to help attract pollinators. They have a very mild flavor, and add a beautiful pop of color to garnish any plate!
🕐 20 days from transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Autumn Beauty Sunflower
Long-stemmed sunflower variety in a range of solid and bi-color light warm colors, including golden yellow, bronze, orange, and burgundy.
🕐 60 D from Seed • 1.5 sq. ft.
Plantain (Plantago Major)
Plantain (Plantago Major): Also known as “The green bandage”, this medicinal plant can be eaten or used topically. When eaten in salads, or used in teas, the internal benefits help clear the lungs, and help ease tummy issues. Externally, the leaves are great for pulling out toxins from the skin. They are used medicinally to help remove splinters, soothe bug bites, and are anti-inflammatory.
🕐 9-12 Months from Planting • 1 sq. ft.
Spilanthes
Also known as the “toothache plant”, this medicinal plant is great for oral health and has antibacterial and antifungal properties. Chewing the leaves can leave your mouth feeling numb, which is why it is a great oral medicine for any tooth ailments. As a tincture, it can also be used to help teething babies.
🕐 60-90 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.
Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis, commonly known as Marshmallow, is a perennial herb native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. Traditionally used to make the confectionery treat, it is now cultivated for both its ornamental beauty and medicinal properties. The plant grows up to 4 feet tall, producing pale pink or lilac flowers from August to September. It is known for its soothing effects on mucous membranes.
🕐 60-90 D from Transplant • 1 sq. ft.