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Top Picks For Your Florida Summer Garden – Summer Vegetables to Grow



A Florida summer garden can end up an absolute fail if you follow the guidelines for most of the country. This Florida gardening for beginners video shows you exactly what summer vegetables to grow that will actually thrive in our heat and humidity. Ill show you 12 of my favorite summer vegetables that I grow year after year in my Florida vegetable garden.

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00:00 Florida summer garden vegetables
00:38 Okra
01:23 Eggplant
02:06 Beans
03:04 Cowpeas
04:20 Winter Squash
05:04 Luffa
06:50 Chinese Snake Bean
07:36 Egyptian Spinach
08:43 Collard Greens
09:35 Peppers
10:58 Sweet Potato
11:59 Rat Tail Radish

41 Comments

  1. RJ Hall

    Nice video … first timer as for Florida gardening (zone 9a) I have been leary with the use of fish fertilizer due to the fear of animals digging up my plants … have you experienced this ?

  3. Wild Floridian

    Wait… what is the one thing I need to know?!? Looks like the upload or YT got weird at the end. Thanks for the list! I’m excited to try those Puerto Rican black beans I got from you and I had bought some Luffa based on your suggestion last year or the year before! Question on Egyptian spinach… what is the flavor profile? Similar to baby spinach/spinach? And what about texture? Thanks!

  4. Scott Freed

    where can i find everglades tomato plants or seeds. i see alot of so called places where people say they didnt germinate

  6. On a Scale From Corn to Kale

    Can't wait to try growing sweet potatoes this summer. My boyfriend is going to be so excited to hear they grow well! Thanks so much for this list. Gives me a tons of new ideas.

  8. Archie Lang

    I would like to plant chaya, does anyone know where to buy the seeds. I cant order the cuttings due to the travel, so i want the seeds.

  10. John Pollard

    You are the first person I have ever seen eat radish pods. I first tried them about 30 years ago and I have always wondered why no one else ever seems interested in them.

  11. X-er 818

    PORTO RICAN black beans is there a different type of genetics from that region or stereotyping all black beans are only from Puerto Ricans?

  12. Traveler1226

    My Everglades tomatoes are starting so slow. I planted the seeds in a tray three weeks ago.
    And they are still only 2” high. I pay attention to the watering needs. Not to much or little.
    And they look healthy but are tiny.
    Any ideas? Thank you.

  13. Becky C

    Hi, Elise! When is it too late to plant these crops? We are still working on the beds here and need to order dirt as well.

  15. Syd

    are these plant salt tolerant? i live on the east coast of central florida. the ocean is 5-7 miles away. i live around 0.5 miles from one side of the river & 3.5 from the other side, the water is brackish & connects to the ocean. my dad used to have a tiny garden at our old house (cabbage, jalapeños etc) which is 10ish min away from us now.

  16. waffer

    Hi, this is great infor. I wonder if these crops would do well in south florida. So far, i have sweet potato, carrots, celery, and some herbs growing. I didn't have much luck last year with my squash and cucumber in the summer (too many aphids and caterpillars) so I wonder how do you deal with those pests. Thank you. Love the channel.

  19. Josette

    I love your channel! You provide such comprehensive information without rambling on with a bunch of fluff. I never have to watch you sped up. Thank you ❤

  20. AiLi9

    I have one question I got some beans from you Puerto Rican black beans did not sow yet and then will get some of the whipoorwill cow peas, my question is with all the rain we are getting in South Florida would you advise still sowing the seed now? Maybe in covered area? I did just plant some peppers I also got from you finally this past weekend but man all of my garden is naturally taken on some serious rain so kept them under covered part. Thank you for all the information you bring to your channel and thus to us!!!! I have learned a lot.

  21. norxgirl1

    Just placed an order for the hotter weather seeds I could find on your site….historic heatwave here northern middle Tennessee….Farmers Almanac didn't even predict this. Thank you…..

  22. Jennifer Fissette

    Hi again! Circling back to this video As I’ve now created and prepped more real estate and raised beds. Is it too late here mid June to direct sow any of these crops you mentioned? My beds are in direct sun all day. Do you have any recommendations about shade while they are germinating and or at a young stage? Is that something that I should be concerned with? Thanks I hope to seed in a day or two – Definitely more okra as I harvested my first pod yesterday and it was absolutely delicious! Yay! Edit – I am in Southwest Florida in Lehigh acres which is just east of Fort Myers. I think we’re technically south Florida more than central, lol!

  23. Bri Mo

    Thank you! I’ve started a few things. I’ve succeeded and failed. Your video is so helpful.

  26. Pam B

    Thanks so much for your very informative and helpful video. Do you have a video demonstrating how to wind up the sweet potato vine?

  27. Onelia

    Do you sell sweet potatoe vine, I m looking for the white skin sweet potatoes

  36. Bonita Bateson

    What area of Florida are you in? I am in Southwest Florida just South east of Ft. Myers. Just so I can see if you are in the same Zone that I am in. In loving kindness, Bonnie

  37. Mary Miller

    i'm in south Fl and started sweet potatoes in containers, left them around 5 months. hardly grew anything. baby pots. not many. not sure what went wrong. partial sun, were watered. i have several containers in diff areas around my condo. even the full sun ones came out small. help.

  38. Eat See RV

    Fantastic video! You're such an amazing resource for Florida Gardner's. Tip 2 was also super helpful!

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