Veggie crops to plant now!

With all this heat and consistent sunshine many of the veggies in my garden are ready early. This is great except I’m blowing through my lettuce supply fairly quickly and I’ve come to the conclusion I’m going to need to start a new crop for some of the hardier early vegetables. In this blog I’d like to review some of the plants that will fare well into the fall and provide you with a first or second crop that can be enjoyed around the thanksgiving table. You can even start a new type of veggie in the space of a plant which has already come to fruit and is finished for the season. This is process is referred to as succession planting.

There are two considerations – will the plant mature quickly before the cold temperatures or alternatively will fare well despite even light frost.

Here’s a quick reference for plants that can be planted now and enjoyed before the snow begins to fall.

Vegetables	Planting Timeline	Cold Tolerance	Days to Maturity
Beets	July 15 to Aug. 15	Semi-hardy	55 to 60
Broccoli	July 15 to Aug. 15	Hardy	70 to 80
Brussels sprouts	July 1 to 15	Hardy	90 to 100
Cabbage (plants)	Aug 1 to 15	Hardy	70 to 80
Cabbage, Chinese	Aug. 1 to 15	Hardy	75-85
Carrots	July 1 to 15	Hardy	85 to 95
Cauliflower	Aug 1 to 15	Semi-hardy	55 to 65
Collards	July 15 to Aug. 15	Hardy	60 to 100
Cucumbers, pickling	Aug. 1 to 15	Tender	40 to 50
Cucumbers, slicing	Aug. 1 to 15	Tender	40 to 50
Kale	Aug. 15 to Sept. 1	Hardy	40 to 50
Kohlrabi	Aug. 1 to Sept. 1	Hardy	50 to 60
Lettuce (leaf)	Aug. 1 to Sept. 1	Semi-hardy	40 to 50
Lettuce (head)	Aug. 15 to 31	Semi-hardy	70 to 85
Mustard	Aug. 1 to Sept. 15	Hardy	30 to 40
Onions (sets or plants)	Sept. 1 to 15	Hardy	60 to 80
Radishes	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	Hardy	25 to 30
Radish, Diakon	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	Hardy	60 to 75
Rutabagas	July 1 to Aug. 1	Semi-hardy	70 to 80
Spinach	Aug. 1 to 15	Hardy	50 to 60
Turnips	Aug. 1 to 31	Hardy	55 to 60