Fall vegetable gardening for Florida

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For central Floridians September can be a vegetables gardeners dream month. It allows a larger variety of vegetables to be started and a longer if not more bearable season to harvest. According to some experts, Florida is a prime spot for gardeners that love a year round producing climate.

James M. Stephens book Vegetable Gardening in Florida, gives a detailed guide for each area and it's soil type, organic composting and list of what to plant and where.

 Here's the list to start in September:

• Beans, (pole, bush, lima)
  
• Eggplant
  
• Peppers
  
• Pumpkins
  
• Squash
  
• Celery
  
• Broccoli
  
• Corn (sweet)
  
• Watermelon (large)
  
• Collards
  
• Onions, bunch
  
• Cucumbers  
  
• Tomatoes (stake)
  
• Cabbage
  
• Endive
  
• Lettuce
  
• Mustard
  
• Kale
  
• Onions (bulb)
  
• Peas (English)
  
• Radish
  
• Turnips
  

See additional tips for your autumn garden here

1. Weed and rid the site of any signs of disease
2. Work in fresh compost and manure to your soil
3. Encourage friendly organic pest control and companion planting with beneficial flowers such as marigolds.
4. Add critter homes for frogs with rocks and clay plots half buried in the soil.
5. Now is a good time to take advantage of the storm rains by using a Rain Barrel.