Est. 2025 · Freeport, Florida
The almanac for
October 2026
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Planting almanac
What to plant, and when, here
Sowing and harvest windows worked out from your county’s own frost dates — not from a national chart that assumes a different climate.
National Weather Service
This week in the field
The next seven days for Freeport, FL, read for the work it makes possible — which ground can be travelled, what the week’s rain covers, and what is coming for anything tender.
Right now
70°F
Chance Rain Showers
- Humidity
- 100%
- Wind
- 10 mph ENE
Forecast for the current hour at Freeport, FL, not a station reading.
Frost
64°F
Coldest night in the forecast
No frost in the forecast. No average frost dates are recorded for this county yet.
Irrigation
4.29 in
more rain than demand
- Reference demand
- 0.71 in
- Forecast rain
- 5 in
Forecast rain over the next 6 days covers reference water demand.
Reference evapotranspiration over 6 days, by the Hargreaves and Samani (1985) temperature method. It is the demand of a short grass reference surface, not of your crop: real demand is this multiplied by a crop coefficient that varies by species and growth stage. Use it to compare weeks, not as a water order.
Seven days, and whether they can be worked
A day is called workable when the chance of rain is at or under 40%, less than 0.1 in of rain is forecast, wind stays at or under 15 mph, and the day before did not bring 0.5 in or more. Those are this site’s own operating thresholds, not a published standard — the day’s actual figures are in the table so you can disagree with them.
| Day | High / low | Rain | Amount | Wind | Field work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TuesdayOct 6Showers And Thunderstorms Likely64% chance of rain; 0.28 in of rain forecast | 76°F / 66°F | 64% | 0.28 in | 15 mph | Not workable |
| WednesdayOct 7Partly Sunny | 81°F / 65°F | 4% | 0 in | 15 mph | Workable |
| ThursdayOct 8Partly Sunny | 83°F / 64°F | 15% | 0 in | 10 mph | Workable |
| FridayOct 9Chance Rain Showers63% chance of rain; 0.7 in of rain forecast | 80°F / 65°F | 63% | 0.7 in | 15 mph | Not workable |
| SaturdayOct 10Showers And Thunderstorms Likely74% chance of rain; 2.27 in of rain forecast; wind to 20 mph; 0.7 in of rain the day before, so ground may still be wet | 78°F / 67°F | 74% | 2.27 in | 20 mph | Not workable |
| SundayOct 11Showers And Thunderstorms Likely63% chance of rain; 1.75 in of rain forecast; 2.27 in of rain the day before, so ground may still be wet | 81°F / 68°F | 63% | 1.75 in | 15 mph | Not workable |
| Columbus DayOct 12Chance Showers And Thunderstorms0.46 in of rain forecast; 1.75 in of rain the day before, so ground may still be wet | 84°F / — | 40% | 0.46 in | 5 mph | Not workable |
What that means for crops in the calendar
Only for crops the Almanac already holds windows for, and only where this week’s weather actually bears on one that is open.
Forecast from the National Weather Service API, grid TAE 14,84, for Freeport, FL. Issued Oct 6, 2026. Forecasts change; check before you act on a spray day or a frost cover.
Results
18 crops · regional dates
Broccoli
A cool-season transplant crop; heads poorly in warm weather, which sets both ends of the window.
Open now · planted twice a year here
50–70 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cabbage
Set out as transplants for an autumn or a late-winter crop; hardy enough to go out before the last frost.
Open now · planted twice a year here
70–90 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Carrot
A winter crop in Northwest Florida, direct sown into loose soil from autumn onwards.
Open now · planted twice a year here
70–120 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Collards
The Panhandle standby: hardy enough to hold through a Northwest Florida winter and sweeter after a frost.
Open now · planted twice a year here
70–90 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cucumber
Spring and autumn direct-sown crops; downy mildew is what usually ends them here.
Open now · planted twice a year here
40–65 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Kale
Cool-season greens that hold well through a Panhandle winter.
Open now · planted twice a year here
50–70 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Mustard greens
Fast, peppery cool-season greens for autumn and late winter sowing.
Open now · planted twice a year here
40–50 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Okra
Wants hot soil, not merely a passed frost date; sown late and bears until autumn.
Open now
60–70 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Onion (bulbing)
Only short-day and intermediate-day varieties bulb at this latitude; long-day types will not.
Open now
100–130 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Pepper
Spring and fall transplant crops; slower off the mark than tomato and needs a longer start indoors.
Open now · planted twice a year here
65–75 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Radish
The fastest thing in the cool-season bed; sown in succession from autumn to early spring.
Open now · planted twice a year here
20–30 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Southern pea
The summer legume for this region: tolerates heat, sand and drought, and fixes its own nitrogen.
Open now
75–90 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Summer squash
Quick, heavy-bearing and short-lived: two plantings a year rather than one long one.
Open now · planted twice a year here
40–50 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Sweet corn
Planted in blocks around the last frost, and again in late summer for an autumn ear.
Open now · planted twice a year here
65–90 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Sweet potato
Planted as slips into warm soil, not as seed; a long, low-input summer crop for sandy ground.
Open now
85–130 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Tomato
Two crops a year here, and the fall window closes at the end of August — the shortest in the state.
Opens in 4 days · planted twice a year here
70–90 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Turnip
Grown here for the roots, the greens, or both, from one autumn or late-winter sowing.
Open now · planted twice a year here
40–60 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
Watermelon
Two plantings a year here, spring and late summer — both need room, and both need bees.
Open now · planted twice a year here
80–100 days to maturity
Checked Sep 17, 2026
This week in the field
In season now in Northwest Florida
Worked out for October 6, 2026
Sow or transplant now
- Broccoliseptember — through Dec 31
- Cabbageseptember — through Dec 31
- Carrotseptember — through Dec 31
- Collardsseptember — through Nov 30
- Kaleseptember — through Dec 31
- Mustard greensseptember — through Dec 31
- Onion (bulbing)through Dec 31
- Radishseptember — through Dec 31
- Turnipseptember — through Oct 31
Ready to harvest
- Cucumberseptember — through Dec 4
- Okrathrough Oct 9
- Pepperseptember — through Nov 14
- Radishseptember — through Dec 31
- Southern peathrough Nov 29
- Summer squashseptember — through Nov 19
- Sweet cornoctober — through Nov 29
- Sweet potatothrough Nov 7
- Watermelonseptember — through Dec 9
Drawn from 18 published crop entries and the regional average frost dates. Pick your county in the filters above to move these dates onto your own ground.
Worth knowing
Farm facts
The scale of the thing you are part of. Every figure below names where it came from and the year it describes — follow the link and you will land on the table it was read out of.
Walton County
United States
Florida
The Census of Agriculture is taken every five years, so these are the most recent published figures rather than this year’s. We would rather show you a number with a date on it than a fresher-looking one nobody can check.