I live in Florida so growing heat tolerant vegetables is really the only option when planning for crops. We have a long growing season, with just a small amount of cool weather. As a generally hot climate state, Florida brings hot weather even in the Fall and Spring season some years.
I’ve set out to find the most heat tolerant vegetables to grow in my garden to beat the summer heat during the summer months!
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Not only are these heat tolerant vegetables but…
As a bonus, some of these vegetables are also some of the easiest vegetables to grow in your gardens. It’s always a great idea to grow easy vegetables in the garden, especially when you’re a beginning gardener or a gardener who just doesn’t have enough time and needs a more low maintenance setup.
Living in the deep south, finding crops that thrive in hot weather will be a great tool in your gardener’s first aid kit.
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Okra
Not only is okra one of the best vegetables to grow in hot, humid weather but they truly are one of the extreme heat tolerant vegetables. I love growing clemson okra in my garden.
Currently, in Florida it’s been hot, hot, hot. Like, you can not go outside between noon and 5pm type of hot. Additionally, I’ve totally been slacking on properly warming my vegetable gardens (oops).
But guess what? My okra is THRIVING. In fact, it’s the best okra I’ve ever grown. And boy is it tasty!