It’s The 4th Of July And My First Garden Has…
Jim Asked
It’s the 4th of July and my first garden has done pretty good. What do I still have time to plant and harvest?
The Gardener’s Answer
Hello, Jim in Kentucky: I am glad to hear you have had a successful garden so far! It has been so hot and dry that growing anything this season has been a challenge. Each crop has its own planting season, and the next planting opportunity in terms of food will be later this month through August and September as the temperatures cool down. Then it will be time to get our cool-season crops in the garden for fall harvest. These can be planted twice per growing season: once in the early spring and again later in the summer/early fall. Depending on what you and your family like to eat, your options include: broccoli, parsnips, cauliflower, green onions, Brussels sprouts, radishes, potatoes, peas, rutabaga, spinach, and lettuce/greens, among others. If you are interested in reading more detailed information about vegetable gardening in Kentucky, the Cooperative Extension Service in collaboration with land grant universities provides publications to home gardeners and the following link is to the home vegetable gardening publication: www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id128/id128.pdf
