Florida planting calendars

Planting dates for 14 Florida cities, each worked out from its nearest NOAA weather station. Pick the city closest to you.

City	Weather station	Zone	Frost	Best tomato planting
Jacksonville	Jacksonville NAS · 6.9 mi	9b	Brief, ~Jan 5–Feb 1	Feb 8–22, Sep 8–28
Miami	Miami Beach · 4.3 mi	11a	Rare	Sep 27–Jan 15
Tampa	Tampa Intl Airport · 5.1 mi	10a	Brief, ~Jan 12–20	Jan 27–Feb 10, Sep 15–Oct 5
Orlando	Orlando Executive Airport · 2.8 mi	10a	Brief, ~Jan 13–17	Jan 24–Feb 7, Sep 16–Oct 6
Tallahassee	Tallahassee · 4.0 mi	9a	Last ~Mar 11, first ~Nov 21	Mar 18–Apr 1, Jul 25–Aug 14
Fort Lauderdale	Ft Lauderdale Beach · 2.6 mi	11a	Rare	Oct 8–Jan 14
Pembroke Pines	Hollywood North Perry Airport · 1.1 mi	11a	Rare	Oct 3–Jan 14
Gainesville	Gainesville Regional Airport · 4.1 mi	9a	Last ~Mar 3, first ~Dec 2	Mar 10–24, Aug 5–25
West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach Intl Airport · 3.5 mi	10b	Rare	Sep 22–Dec 30
Fort Myers	Ft Myers Page Field Airport · 2.8 mi	10b	Brief, ~Jan 13–16	Jan 23–Feb 6, Sep 16–Oct 6
Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach · 1.3 mi	10a	Brief, ~Jan 9–Feb 3	Feb 10–24, Sep 12–Oct 2
Sarasota	Sarasota Bradenton Airport · 4.8 mi	10a	Brief, ~Jan 10–15	Jan 22–Feb 5, Sep 13–Oct 3
Pensacola	Pensacola Regional Airport · 4.3 mi	9a	Last ~Feb 14, first ~Dec 9	Feb 21–Mar 7, Aug 12–Sep 1
Naples	Naples Muni Airport · 1.5 mi	10b	Rare	Jan 16–Feb 5, Sep 18–Dec 31

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