Summer Plant Preferences

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Nightshade Plants

It's now too hot to plant tomatoes but you can grow tomatillos and eggplants in their place.

Tomatillo

Eggplant

Okra

Peppers

Peppers need weekly attention with fertilizing and pruning but can produce throughout the summer. Hot peppers tend to do best but sweet peppers will produce some fruit, though it will be smaller than the grocery store variety. You can plant one pepper plant every 15 to 18 inches in your garden on a one foot row.

Red Pepper

Yellow Pepper

Green Pepper

Jalapeno Pepper

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Cucurbits

These plants are best started from seed. Pollination is a must for success and these plants will require weekly attention for pruning and fertilizing. Squash and zucchini can be planted one per every 2 to 3 square feet in the garden. Cucumbers need to be trellised.

Cucumbers

Other

Legumes

Beans grow best when planted from seed. 'Pole beans' require a trellis while 'bush beans' can grow along the edge of your garden. Once planted, beans need to be hilled at the root to support the plant. Pick beans when they are small to ensure lots of growth on the vine or bush.

Yard Long Green Bean

Other

Greens

While we wait for the cooler weather for sweet lettuces, Arugula can still be planted by seed now.

Arugula

Other

Herbs

Woody herbs will last throughout the year but can be planted at this time as well. Cooler weather herbs like Parsley, Cilantro, or Dill can be planted in September & October.

Rosemary

Oregano

Thyme

Sage

Lavender

Basil

Flowers

Flowers bring bees & butterflies to the garden & help ensure pollination. Plus, they're beautiful!

Red

Orange

Yellow

Purple

Pink

White

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