Customer Information Planting Guide for North Florida Culinary Herbs Planting Min. Sun Seed Crop Ht. Heat Water Plants Plant Family7 Time Temp Needs Spacing Depth6 Seed (S:) (”/’) Tol. 2 Needs4 per Outdoors1 °F 3 in rows (in.) or Transplant (T:) sq. ft.5 vegetative Afr. Blue Basil T: Mar 15 36- 3-8 Cutting ✓ 30° Aver. 1 24” Lamiaceae (Ocimum hybrid) thru Oct 48” hours only T: Late Mar thru 35° Full Basil Sep/Oct 12- Injury Sun Moist 4 8-12” 1/4” Lamiaceae (Ocimum spp.) S: Late 36” ✓ under (8+) Mar thru 50° Aug T: Mar 15 10° 1 per Bay Laurel thru Nov 15- 6-8 1/4 to Injury Drier 4 sq. 3’ Lauraceae (Laurus nobilis) S: Mar 15 20’ ✓ hours 1/2” at 28° ft. thru May T: Mar 15 Borage 24- 6-8 1/4 to S: Early 32° Drier 1 to 4 6-12” Boraginaceae (Borago officinalis) 36” hours 1/2” Mar T: Mar 15 14° 24- 6-8 German Chamomile S: Early/ Injury Drier 4 6-8” Surface Asteraceae (Matricaria recutita) 36” hours Mid Feb at 20° -40° S: Early/ Chervil 12- Die 4-6 Mid Feb, Moist 4 6-12” 1/8” Apiaceae (Anthriscus cerefolium) 18” back hours Oct 1 at 25° T: Almost -40° year round Fair Aver. Chives 12- Die 6-8 S: Early (To To 9 8” 1/4” Alliaceae (Allium schoenoprasum) 20” back hours Feb thru 85°) Moist at 0° Early Oct T:Mar 15 Cilantro S: Early 12- 6-8 1/4 15° Moist 1-4 8” Apiaceae (Coriandrum sativum) Nov thru 20” hours to 1/2” Early Mar Surface Cuban Oregano T,S: Mar 18- 4-8 ✓ 25° Aver. 1 15-18” Cutting Lamiaceae (Plectranthus amboinicus) 15 to Sep 24” hours Divis. T,S: Late Culantro 6- 3-8 Surface Mar to 35° Moist 4-9 4-6” Apiaceae (Eryngium foetidum) 10” ✓ hours to 1/8” Sep T: Mar 15 Full Dill S: Early 12- 25° Sun Moist 1-4 12” 1/4” Apiaceae (Anethum graveolens) Mar-May, 30” (8+) Sep-Nov T: Mar 15, -30° Early Oct Injury Full Fennel 24- 1/4 to S: Early at Sun Aver. 1-4 10-12” Apiaceae ( Foeniculum vulgare) 36” ✓ 1/2” Apr, Early mid (8+) Aug 20°’s T: Mar 15 to Early Lavender – Full Oct 24- 1/4” or Phenomenal -20° Sun Drier 1 24” Lamiaceae S: Mar 15 30” ✓ Cutting (Lavandula x intermedia) (8+) to Early Sep T: Mar 15 to Early Full Lavender – Span. Oct 1/4” or 24” 0° Sun Drier 1 24” Lamiaceae ( Lavandula stoechas) S: Mar 15 ✓ Cutting (8+) to Early Sep T: Mar 15 to Early Lemon Balm Oct 24- 6-8 1/8” or -30° Moist 1 12-18” Lamiaceae (Melissa officinalis) S: Late 36” ✓ hours Cutting Mar to Early Oct T,S: Mar 1 per Lemon Grass 6-8 15 thru 48” 30° Moist 2 sq. 3’ 1/4” Poaceae (Cymbopogon citratus) ✓ hours summer ft. 20° Cutting T,S: Late Leaf Aver. Lemon Verbena 36- 6-8 (Few Mar thru drop To 1 12-18” Verbenaceae (Aloysia citriodora) 72” ✓ hours viable summer below Drier seeds) 40° T,S: Late Lovage 36- 6-8 Mar, Sep- -40° Aver. 1 8-12” Surface Apiaceae (Levisticum officinale) 48” hours Oct T: Mar 15 Full Marjoram, Sweet 12- S: Early 20° Sun Drier 4 6” 1/4” Lamiaceae (Origanum majorana) 24” Mar (8+) T,S: Mar Mex. Tarragon 24- 6-8 15 though 10° Aver. 1 18-24” 1/4” Asteraceae (Tagetes lucida) 36” ✓ hours summer T: Mar 15 to Early Surface Mint Oct 12- -30° 3-8 ✓ Moist 1 12-18” Cutting Lamiaceae (Mentha spp.) S: Mar 15 32” Var hours Var Divis. to Mid Sep Nasturtium S: Feb and 6- 6-8 12” 1/2 to 32° Aver. 1 Tropaeolaceae (Trapaeolum majus) Sep 16” hours climbs 1” T: Apr to Oregano 6- 6-8 1/8” or Oct -20° Drier 4 8-10” Lamiaceae (Origanum vulgare) 24” hours Cutting S: Feb-fall 6-8 -30° T: Mar 15 hours, Parsley Die S: Early 18” Less Moist 1-4 6” 1/4” Apiaceae (Petroselinum crispum) back Feb, Sep in at 15° heat Pineapple Sage T,S: Mar 6-8 1/8” or 3-5’ 10° Aver. 1 24” Lamiaceae (Salvia elegans) 15 hours Cutting T,S: Late Full Purslane Mar/Apr 4- 30° Sun Drier 9 4-8” 1/4” Portulacaceae (Portulaca oleracea) through 8” ✓ (8+) summer T,S: Mar Full 1 per 1/4 to Roselle 15 thru 4-7’ 20° Sun Aver. 2 sq. 3’ 1/2” or Malvaceae (Hibiscus sabdariffa) ✓ summer (8+) ft. Cutting T: Almost Full Surface Rosemary year round 6- 10° Sun Drier 1 12” or Lamiaceae (Rosmarinus officinalis) S: Late 72” ✓ (8+) Cutting Mar - Sep T: Mar 15 1, or - spring, Full Sage 18- -20° 1 per Cutting Sep Sun Drier 18” Lamiaceae (Salvia officinalis) 30” Var 2 sq. or 1/4” S: Late (8+) ft. Mar, Sep T,S: Mar -30° Salad Burnet 15 thru 12- Die 6-8 1/8” or Aver. 1-4 12” Rosaceae (Sanguisorba minor) spring, 20” back hours Divis. Sep-Oct at 0° T,S: Late Full Aver. Savory - Summer 12- Mar thru 32° Sun To 9 6-12” Surface Lamiaceae (Satureja hortensis) 18” spring (8+) Moist T,S: Late Aver. Savory - Winter Mar thru 6- 6-8 -10° To 1-4 8” Surface Lamiaceae (Satureja montana) spring, 12” hours Drier Mid Sep T: Mar 15 -40° through Die Sorrel 18- 6-8 spring, fall back Aver. 4-9 8” 1/8” Polygonaceae (Rumex acetosa) 24” hours S: Early at 15° Mar, Oct T,S: Mar Mid Surface Stevia 16- 15 thru 25° Day Moist 1 18-20” or Asteraceae (Stevia rebaudiana) 30” ✓ summer Shade Cutting T: Mid Mid Cutting Tarragon 12- Mar thru -20° Day Drier 1 12-24” or Div. Asteraceae (Artemisia dracunculus) 48” spring Shade only T,S: Late Thyme Mar thru 2- -20° 6-8 1/8” or Drier 4 10” Lamiaceae (Thymus spp.) spring, 15” (Var) hours Cutting Early Oct North Florida is all of Florida north of State Road 40. We are in USDA Hardiness Zone 9 (minimum expected winter temperature of 20°), and AHS Heat Zone 8 (91-120 days > 86°). Plants in brown are annuals or biennials. 1 Planting Time Outdoors is for transplants/plants (T) or seeds (S). Timing assumes that the average last frost date for the year is Mar 15 and average first frost date is Dec 3. 2 Heat Tolerant - able to grow in North Florida summer temperatures and humidity. 3 Min. Temp F° - the minimum temperature a plant can experience and survive. Damage, die back (plants resprout in the spring) and reduced harvest for the season may occur at warmer temperatures. Variations can be caused by several factors such as age of plant, length of cold, root establishment and type of cultivar. 4 Water needs - as with all plantings, this is the moisture recommendation after establishment. 5 Square Foot Gardening technique. 6Although the seeds of most plants don’t need light to germinate, those of many of the herbs do. When an entry lists “Surface”, the seeds are to be scattered on potting soil in a container or on prepared garden soil, and lightly pressed against the soil (good contact improves moisture retention). If outdoors, they should be lightly dusted with a very fine cover of soil or vermiculite to protect the seed. Indoors, no cover is needed. The goal is to shield the seed from drying out but allow exposure to light. Use a fine mist spray to keep moist until germination. If only a vegetative option is listed, either seed may not be produced, is sterile or has very low viability, seed produced plants wouldn’t have desired qualities of the parent, or vegetative propagation is much easier. 7 Rotate plant families. Avoid successively planting herbs from the same family in the same area of the garden. Although often available as plants, culantro, nasturtium, parsley, dill, borage, cilantro, chervil, and fennel are more typically grown from seed because they can be difficult to transplant. If not grown in a biodegradable pot, use care when transplanting these. How to fertilize: In general, herbs should be fertilized moderately to avoid stimulating lush growth that is less flavorful. 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