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When to plant carrots in Florida

Direct sow nantes carrot around Jan 16 — the Florida statewide median, counted from a last spring frost of Jan 30 across 843 ZIP codes and 135 NOAA stations.

Jan 16Direct sowJan 3 – Feb 18 across the state
Jan 30Last spring frostmedian · 1 in 10 years after Feb 28
Mar 27First harvest70 days from sow

The rule: Direct sow two weeks before the last frost and keep the top half-inch of soil damp for the 14–21 days it takes to germinate.

Florida carrots, by step

Statewide median last frost Jan 30, first fall frost Jan 8 (next winter), 2027 season. Each cultivar's own indoor lead time and days to maturity, same engine as the Plan Builder.

CultivarStart indoorsSowFirst harvestDays
Nantes CarrotScarlet NantesDirect sowJan 16Mar 2770 from sow

Tight means first harvest lands within two weeks of the median first fall frost. Statewide dates are the ZIP-weighted median of every NOAA 1991–2020 station Florida's ZIP codes resolve to; 170 of 1,013 ZIPs have no datable freeze and are left out.

Carrots in Florida, city by city

Nantes Carrot, scheduled from each city's nearest NOAA station — the same dates as its frost page.

CityLast frostSowFirst harvest
Jacksonvillezone 9bFeb 1Jan 18Mar 29
Miamizone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Tampazone 10aJan 20Jan 6Mar 17
Orlandozone 10aJan 25Jan 11Mar 22
St. Petersburgzone 10bJan 17Jan 3Mar 14
Port St. Luciezone 10aJan 23Jan 9Mar 20
Hialeahzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Cape Coralzone 10bJan 16Jan 2Mar 13
Tallahasseezone 9aMar 11Feb 25May 6
Fort Lauderdalezone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Pembroke Pineszone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Hollywoodzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Gainesvillezone 9aMar 3Feb 17Apr 28
Miramarzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Palm Bayzone 10aJan 20Jan 6Mar 17
Coral Springszone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
West Palm Beachzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Lakelandzone 9bJan 26Jan 12Mar 23
Pompano Beachzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Clearwaterzone 10aJan 17Jan 3Mar 14
Miami Gardenszone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Daviezone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Palm Coastzone 9bJan 24Jan 10Mar 21
Boca Ratonzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Plantationzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Deltonazone 9bJan 26Jan 12Mar 23
Sunrisezone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Fort Myerszone 10bJan 16Jan 2Mar 13
North Portzone 10aJan 25Jan 11Mar 22
Deerfield Beachzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Melbournezone 10aJan 24Jan 10Mar 21
Daytona Beachzone 9bJan 30Jan 16Mar 27
Homesteadzone 11aJan 18Jan 4Mar 15
Kissimmeezone 10aJan 28Jan 14Mar 25
Doralzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Miami Beachzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Boynton Beachzone 10bJan 22Jan 8Mar 19
Largozone 10aJan 17Jan 3Mar 14
Lauderhillzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Tamaraczone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
St. Cloudzone 10aJan 28Jan 14Mar 25
Westonzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Ocalazone 9aFeb 25Feb 11Apr 22
Delray Beachzone 11aJan 22Jan 8Mar 19
Sanfordzone 9bJan 24Jan 10Mar 21
Port Orangezone 10aJan 30Jan 16Mar 27
Palm Beach Gardenszone 10bJan 21Jan 7Mar 18
Wellingtonzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Jupiterzone 10bJan 26Jan 12Mar 23
Apopkazone 9bFeb 24Feb 10Apr 21
North Miamizone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Margatezone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Winter Havenzone 10aJan 16Jan 2Mar 13
Coconut Creekzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Bradentonzone 10aJan 16Jan 2Mar 13
Sarasotazone 10aJan 15Jan 1Mar 12
Bonita Springszone 10bJan 17Jan 3Mar 14
Pensacolazone 9aFeb 14Jan 31Apr 11
Pinellas Parkzone 10aJan 17Jan 3Mar 14
Ocoeezone 10aJan 17Jan 3Mar 14
Clermontzone 9bJan 29Jan 15Mar 26
Fort Piercezone 10aJan 22Jan 8Mar 19
Coral Gableszone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Titusvillezone 10aJan 25Jan 11Mar 22
Winter Gardenzone 9bJan 29Jan 15Mar 26
Altamonte Springszone 10aJan 17Jan 3Mar 14
North Lauderdalezone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Cutler Bayzone 11aJan 18Jan 4Mar 15
Oakland Parkzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
North Miami Beachzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
DeLandzone 9bFeb 17Feb 3Apr 14
Greenacreszone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Ormond Beachzone 9bJan 30Jan 16Mar 27
Lake Worth Beachzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Plant Cityzone 9bJan 30Jan 16Mar 27
Hallandale Beachzone 11afrost rareJan 1Mar 12
Haines Cityzone 10aJan 16Jan 2Mar 13
Royal Palm Beachzone 10bfrost rareJan 17Mar 28
Oviedozone 10aJan 24Jan 10Mar 21

What Florida carrots need

SeedsThe cultivar decides the sauce. Everything downstream is damage control.
  • Scarlet Nantes Carrot Seed

    The carrot that makes a fermented habanero sauce work. It brings sweetness and body so the sauce has texture without thickener and heat without being one-dimensional.

StartSoil temperature and light intensity, indoors, weeks before your frost date.
  • Organic Seed Starter Potting MixMust have

    Seed-starting mix is not potting soil with a nicer label — it is finer, lighter, and low in nutrients on purpose, because a seedling's first roots want air and moisture, not fertiliser.

GrowRoot volume, nutrition and structure. Where most home crops actually fail.
  • Ocean Forest Potting SoilMust have

    Pre-charged with enough nutrition to carry a transplant for its first month without feeding, which is exactly the window when most container plants stall.

  • 5-Gallon Fabric Grow Bags, 5-Pack

    Fabric pots air-prune roots and drain faster than a plastic pot can, which is the entire reason container tomatoes fail. Five gallons is the honest minimum for a pepper; a tomato wants ten.

  • Rapitest Soil Test Kit

    In-ground growers are guessing until they test. pH outside 6.0–6.8 locks nutrients out no matter how much fertiliser you add, and no amount of feeding fixes that.

  • 3-in-1 Soil Moisture / Light / pH Tester

    Used for one thing — is the root zone actually dry six inches down — it prevents both halves of the most common container failure. Ignore the pH scale on it entirely.

HarvestTiming, handling, and weighing what you actually got.
  • Garden Harvest Basket with Tool Caddy

    A harvest basket that doubles as a colander means the hose rinse happens in the garden, and the dirt stays outside. On a 20-pound tomato day that is a genuine time saving.

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Carrots in Florida: questions

When should I plant carrots in Florida?

Direct sow around Jan 16 at the statewide median; across the state that date runs from Jan 3 in the warmest tenth of Florida's ZIP codes to Feb 18 in the coldest. To cut the freeze risk to one year in ten, count from Feb 28 instead of the median last frost. Use the city table for your own town.

When is the last frost in Florida?

The ZIP-weighted median of NOAA 1991–2020 station medians is Jan 30. In the warmest tenth of Florida's ZIP codes the median last frost falls on or before Jan 17; in the coldest tenth, on or after Mar 4.

When will Florida carrots be ready to harvest?

Nantes Carrot planted on the statewide date is ready around Mar 27: 70 days from sow.

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