Fruits and Vegetables in Florida
You can enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables in Florida by growing them in your own yard – even if you live in an urban area.
Don't have a backyard? See Container Gardening for information about growing edibles almost anywhere.
For information about pests in your garden, see Diseases and Insects. You can also learn how to start a vegetable garden.
Citrus growers can find information on pest and disease management, varieties, local events, and more on the UF/IFAS Citrus Extension website.
Commercial Crops
- Asian Vegetables
- Asparagus
- Beet
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Carrot
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Collard
- Cotton
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Lima Bean
- Mustard
- Okra
- Parsley
- Peanut
- Pepper
- Potato
- Radish
- Snap Bean
- Snow Pea
- Southern Pea
- Squash
- Strawberry
- Sweet Corn
- Sweet Potato/Boniato
- Tobacco
- Tomato
- Turnip
- Watermelon
Topics of Interest
- Blueberry Gardener's Guide
- Citrus Culture in the Home Landscape
- Cocoa (Chocolate Bean) Growing in the Florida Home Landscape
- Coffee Growing in the Florida Home Landscape
- Dooryard Fruit Varieties
- Edible Landscaping for Urban Sustainability
- Fertilizing the Garden
- Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide
- Fruit (Non-citrus) and Nut Crops
- Growing Fruit in the Home Landscape
- Grow Your Own Vegetables Without Soil
- Growing Fruit Crops in Containers
- Herbs in the Florida Garden
- Home Garden Crops
- Landscape and Vegetable Garden Test Information Sheet
- Mushroom
- Preserving Fruit
- Preserving Vegetables
- Seeding the Garden
- Specific Fruits and Nuts
- Tea Growing in the Florida Home Landscape
- Training and Pruning Florida Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums
- Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape: Alternatives to Citrus
- Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape: Alternatives to Citrus (en español)
- Vegetable Gardening
- Vegetables A - Z
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Resources
Other UF/IFAS Sites
- Gardening Solutions
- Entomology and Nematology Department
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- IPM Florida
- Pesticide Information Office
UF/IFAS Publications
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Central Florida Gardening and Landscaping Fact Sheets
- Starting a Garden
State & Federal Agencies
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
- Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map--U.S. National Arboretum
Organizations & Associations
- American Community Gardening Association
- American Horticultural Society
- Florida Native Plant Society
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
- North American Native Plant Society
Other Sites & Publications
UF/IFAS Mobile Web Apps