It's definitely heating up here in East Texas in July.
Some of you are maintaining your current gardens while others may be starting from scratch, expanding your gardens, starting over and even succession planting.
Either way, there are quite a few options for seed planting in July.
In a recent live chat, I offered a few suggestions and tips for SUMMER SEED PLANTING
If you have 60 days or more before your first frost date, you still have time to plant:
OKRA
CUCUMBERS
SWISS CHARD
If you are planting Swiss Chard seeds in July, consider planting in a semi-shady spot that receives at least 4-6 hours a day.
MALABAR SPINACH
If you like summer greens that continue to produce from Spring until Fall even in the hottest weather, Malabar Spinach is a great choice. It is not like spinach. I prefer it cooked. This is a very unique, vining spinach.
As an added bonus, even the berries produced on the vines are edible.
SUMMER SQUASH
BUSH BEANS
COWPEAS
If you have 90 days or more before your first frost date, you still have time to plant:
POLE BEANS
MELONS & WATERMELONS
I'm including both MELONS and WATERMELONS in this category. There are some varieties such as Minnesota Midget Melon and Black Diamond Watermelon are faster maturing than some others.
Tam Dew Melon is specifically recommended for Texas gardeners.
HEAT TOLERANT FLOWERS
A few heat tolerant flower varieties we offer at Mary's Heirloom Seeds include: Marigolds, Zinnias, Sunflowers and Blanket Flower
TOMATOES
There are quite a few varieties of heirloom tomatoes that are more heat tolerant than others such as Matt's Wild Cherry, Mexico Midget, Marglobe, Homestead and Floradade.
For a faster maturing variety of heirloom tomato, you might want to try Baxter's Early Bush, Tiny Tim, Garden Peach, Glacier, Green Zebra, Quedlinburger Fruhe Liebe Tomato and Moskvich.
PUMPKINS
Not everyone has a long enough growing season to plant Pumpkin seeds in July. If you have a shorter growing season, consider planting a faster maturing variety such as Sugar Pie Pumpkin and Rouge Vif D' Etampes Pumpkin
Happy Planting!
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6 comments
We are gearing up for fall planting season here
Love Malabar spinach and oh boy does it take off in the heat of summer!
Love the Amish paste tomatoes!
Thank you for this info :)
I bought creeping thyme seeds from you. I am having problems with them not growing. They barely come up out of the soil and then quit. Is there some advice? Thanks
great luck with your cukes and squash this season! south AR here