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What produce can be planted in mid to late summer in the northeastern USA?

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What specific produce plants can be started in July or August in Pennsylvania (zone 6)?


Posted by: Miriam Stein (5 points) Miriam Stein
Posted: July 14, 2013




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Lots! Green beans, kale, Swiss chard, zucchini & other summer squashes, beets, oakleaf & other slow-to-bolt lettuces, carrots, radishes, cucumbers, "early" cabbage, broccoli, all sorts of "Asian" greens...off the top of my head. Probably more.

Addendum: Tom's note below is absolutely right, but most vegetable seeds germinate right through the summer here in central New Hampshire. Here's a good chart listing minimum/maximum and range of soil temperatures for germinating various vegetable crops: http://bit.ly/12Vo0af (Broccoli would be the same as for cabbage and cauliflower.

It's also important to choose varieties with care; look for salad crops described as "longstanding," "slow to bolt," heat-tolerant, and/or "withstands adverse conditions." Choose broccoli, root vegetables, green beans and summer squashes that mature quickly.


Posted by: Peg Boyles (4 points) Peg Boyles
Posted: July 14, 2013


Tom commented,
Good list. Remember some of those will not germinate if the temps are too hot.
over 10 years ago.



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Along with Pegs suggestions, don't forget spinach & sugar snap peas.


Posted by: MONERA KERMIS (1 point) MONERA KERMIS
Posted: July 22, 2013




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