Tampa, FL · zone 10a · ~364 frost-free days
When to plant a garden in Tampa.
In Tampa, the typical last spring frost lands around Jan 1 and the first fall frost around Dec 31, giving you about 364 frost-free days. Cool-season crops go out before the last frost; warm-season crops wait until after it.
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Sow dates for Tampa, keyed to your frost.
| Crop | Start indoors | Spring sow / set out | Fall sow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicing | Nov 27 to Jan 27 | Jan 8 to Mar 10 | — |
| Lettuce, leaf | — | Jan 1 to Jan 8 | Oct 17 to Dec 16 |
| Carrot | — | Jan 1 to Jan 1 | Oct 5 to Oct 31 |
| Bush Bean | — | Jan 1 to Feb 21 | Sep 16 to Oct 19 |
| Cucumber, slicing | — | Jan 8 to Apr 9 | Aug 30 to Sep 30 |
| Pepper, bell | Dec 6 to Jan 27 | Jan 17 to Mar 10 | — |
| Kale | Nov 20 to Nov 20 | Jan 1 to Jan 1 | Sep 30 to Nov 15 |
| Spinach | — | Jan 1 to Jan 1 | Oct 17 to Dec 5 |
Tampa sits in Zone 10a, but two gardens in the same city can be a week or two apart. The planner works from your ZIP code's frost dates, not the zone, so the dates land right for your block, not the metro average.
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Tell the free planner what you want to eat and who you're feeding. It returns plant counts, spacing, and frost-safe sow dates for ZIP 33602 in about 60 seconds.