When to plant Onion sets in Florida

In spring, from Jan 1 – Mar 1 in Alachua to Feb 1 – Mar 20 in Crestview.

For a fall crop, from Oct 1 – Dec 1 in Crestview to Nov 1 – Dec 31 in Wildwood.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Onion sets planting dates by place in Florida
PlaceSpringFall
AlachuaJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Altamonte SpringsJan 1 – 15—
ApopkaJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Atlantic BeachJan 1 – 15—
AuburndaleJan 1 – 15—
Avon ParkJan 1 – 15—
BartowJan 1 – 15—
Belle GladeJan 1 – 15—
Boca RatonJan 1 – 15—
Bonita SpringsJan 1 – 15—
Boynton BeachJan 1 – 15—
BradentonJan 1 – 15—
CallawayJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Cape CanaveralJan 1 – 15—
Cape CoralJan 1 – 15—
CasselberryJan 1 – 15—
ClearwaterJan 1 – 15—
ClermontJan 1 – 15—
CocoaJan 1 – 15—
Cocoa BeachJan 1 – 15—
CrestviewFeb 1 – Mar 20Oct 1 – Dec 1Now
Cutler BayJan 1 – 15—
DavenportJan 1 – 15—
Daytona BeachJan 1 – 15—
DeBaryJan 1 – 15—
DeLandJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Delray BeachJan 1 – 15—
DeltonaJan 1 – 15—
DestinJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
DunedinJan 1 – 15—
EdgewaterJan 1 – 15—
EsteroJan 1 – 15—
EustisJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Fernandina BeachJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Florida CityJan 1 – 15—
Fort MyersJan 1 – 15—
Fort PierceJan 1 – 15—
Fort Walton BeachJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
GainesvilleJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Green Cove SpringsJan 1 – 15—
GreenacresJan 1 – 15—
GrovelandJan 1 – 15—
GulfportJan 1 – 15—
Haines CityJan 1 – 15—
Holly HillJan 1 – 15—
HomesteadJan 1 – 15—
JacksonvilleJan 1 – 15—
Jacksonville BeachJan 1 – 15—
JupiterJan 1 – 15—
KissimmeeJan 1 – 15—
Lady LakeJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Lake CityJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Lake MaryJan 1 – 15—
Lake WalesJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Lake Worth BeachJan 1 – 15—
LakelandJan 1 – 15—
LantanaJan 1 – 15—
LargoJan 1 – 15—
LeesburgJan 1 – 15—
LongwoodJan 1 – 15—
Lynn HavenJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
MaitlandJan 1 – 15—
Marco IslandJan 1 – 15—
MelbourneJan 1 – 15—
MiltonJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
MinneolaJan 1 – 15—
Mount DoraJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
NaplesJan 1 – 15—
New Port RicheyJan 1 – 15—
New Smyrna BeachJan 1 – 15—
NicevilleJan 15 – Mar 10Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
North Palm BeachJan 1 – 15—
North PortJan 1 – 15—
OcalaJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
OcoeeJan 1 – 15—
OldsmarJan 1 – 15—
Orange CityJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
OrlandoJan 1 – 15—
Ormond BeachJan 1 – 15—
OviedoJan 1 – 15—
PalatkaJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Palm BayJan 1 – 15—
Palm Beach GardensJan 1 – 15—
Palm CoastJan 1 – 15—
Palm SpringsJan 1 – 15—
PalmettoJan 1 – 15—
Panama CityJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Panama City BeachJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
ParklandJan 1 – 15—
PensacolaJan 1 – 15Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Pinellas ParkJan 1 – 15—
Plant CityJan 1 – 15—
Port OrangeJan 1 – 15—
Port St. LucieJan 1 – 15—
Punta GordaJan 1 – 15—
Riviera BeachJan 1 – 15—
RockledgeJan 1 – 15—
Royal Palm BeachJan 1 – 15—
Safety HarborJan 1 – 15—
SanfordJan 1 – 15—
SarasotaJan 1 – 15—
Satellite BeachJan 1 – 15—
SebastianJan 1 – 15—
SebringJan 1 – 15—
SeminoleJan 1 – 15—
South DaytonaJan 1 – 15—
St. AugustineJan 1 – 15—
St. CloudJan 1 – 15—
St. PetersburgJan 1 – 15—
StuartJan 1 – 15—
TallahasseeJan 15 – Mar 10Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
TampaJan 1 – 15—
Tarpon SpringsJan 1 – 15—
TavaresJan 1 – 15—
Temple TerraceJan 1 – 15—
TitusvilleJan 1 – 15—
VeniceJan 1 – 15—
Vero BeachJan 1 – 15—
WellingtonJan 1 – 15—
West MelbourneJan 1 – 15—
West Palm BeachJan 1 – 15—
WildwoodJan 1 – Mar 1Nov 1 – Dec 31Soon
Winter GardenJan 1 – 15—
Winter HavenJan 1 – 15—
Winter ParkJan 1 – 15—
Winter SpringsJan 1 – 15—
ZephyrhillsJan 1 – 15—

Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means outside the table. 46 other places in Florida have frost dates outside the table. The full USDA table for onion sets.

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