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SPECIALITY CROPS

Crop

Planting Date Range

Harvest Date Range

Grapefruit

Perennial Crop

Oct. - May

Oranges

Perennial Crop

Oct. - May

Sugarcane

Aug. – Oct. & Perennial

Sept. - May

ROW CROPS

Crop

Planting Date Range

Spring/Fall

Harvest Date Range

Spring/Fall

Corn (Sweet & Field)

Jan.– May / July – Sept.

June - Sept. / Oct. - Jan.

Cotton

Jan. - Apr. / --------------

June - Sept. / -------------

Grain Sorghum

Jan. – Apr. / July – Sept.

May - Aug. / Oct. - Dec.

Peanuts

Jan. – March / Aug. – Sept.

April – July / Nov. - Dec.

Soybeans

Jan. – April / Aug. – Sept.

July – Oct. / Jan. – Feb.

Sunflowers

Jan. – April / July – Sept.

May - Aug. / Nov. – Jan.

Wheat

Jan. / Sept. - Dec.

May / Jan. - April

VEGETABLE CROPS

Crop

Planting Date Range

Spring/Fall

Harvest Date Range

Spring/Fall

Beans

Jan. – April / Aug. – Oct.

April – July / Oct. - Dec.

Beets

Jan. – March / Aug. - Sept.

March – May / Oct. - Nov.

Broccoli

Jan. / Aug. – Dec.

March – April / Oct. - Feb.

Cabbage

Jan. / Aug. – Dec.

March / Nov. - May

Carrots

----------- / Aug. – Dec.

--------- / Oct. - April

Cantaloupe

Jan. – April / Aug.

Apr. – July / Nov.

Cauliflower

----------- / July - Nov.

--------- / Nov. - Feb.

Cilantro

----------- / Aug. - Dec.

--------- / Sept. - Feb.

Celery (transplant)

---------- / Sept. – Nov.

--------- / Dec. – April

Collards

Jan. / Aug. - Dec.

March – April / Oct. - April

Cucumber

Jan. – March / Aug. – Oct.

March – May / Sept. - Dec.

Eggplant

Feb. – March / Aug. - Sept.

May – June / Nov. - Dec.

Honeydew

Jan. – April / Aug.

April-July / Nov.

Kale

Jan. - Feb. / Sept. – Dec.

Feb. – March / Oct. – Jan.

Lettuce

Jan. / Sept. – Dec.

March / Nov. - Feb.

Mustard Greens

Aug. – Dec. / Jan. – Feb.

Sept. – Feb. / March – April

Okra

Jan. – April / ---------

Feb. – June / ---------

Onion

----------- / Aug. - Dec.

--------- / Nov. - May

Peas

----------- / Aug.- Oct.

--------- / Sept. - Dec.

Peppers (Hot & Sweet)

Jan. – April / June - Sept.

April – July / Sept. - Dec.

Potato

------------- / Nov. - Dec.

------------ / March - May

Radish

Jan. –April / Aug. - Nov.

Feb. – May / Sept. - Dec.

Spinach

Jan – March / Sept. – Dec.

Feb. – May / Oct. - Jan.

Squash

Jan. – April / Aug. – Nov.

Feb. – June / Sept. - Dec.

Sugar beets

------------ / Oct. - Jan.

------------ / Jan. - May

Tomato

Jan.– March / Sept. - Nov.

March – May / Nov. - Feb.

Turnips

Jan. – March / Aug. - Dec.

Feb. – May / Sept. - March

Watermelon

Jan. – April / Aug.

March –July / Oct. - Nov.