7 Vegetables You Can Plant NOW in JULY! Planting Vegetables in the Summer

In this video I will go over my top 7 picks for vegetables you can grow from seed right now in the heat of summer. In most climates there is still plenty of time for these 7 crops. Planting vegetables in the summer is possible if you know your frost dates and plan accordingly.
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[@mattdclarkson]

1. Summer Squash 2. Bush Beans 3. Basil 4. Cucumber 5. Okra 6. Sweet Corn 7. Zinnias & Cosmos

[@beatrizcrossman3351]

Thank you for this list

[@SharaVitone]

Yes! Okra is one of my favorite! I still plant the same okra seeds my great grandmother planted. Every year I let a few go to seed so I can have next year's crop.

[@NextLevelGardening]

That's very cool!

[@tesswagner895]

​@NextLevelGardening Love, love love fried okra!!!! ❤❤❤ You made me hungry watching you cook it.😋 Dip in barbecue sauce. That's really good!❤

[@JL-hw5hu]

​@@tesswagner895Ranch dressing is everything!!

[@tesswagner895]

@@JL-hw5hu OH Yeah! That one's really good too!😄

[@Handmaidenofyeshua]

Northeast states mostly haven’t even heard of okra (I’m a Connecticutan originally). Live in the south now. They don’t know what they’re missing. 😢😂

[@NextLevelGardening]

I know!

[@joanies6778]

I was raised in the south and my mom made okra and tomatoes, which I liked. When I went out on my own, I discovered fried okra. 😮😋 Then one of my sisters discovered hot pickled okra at the store. Yum! 😋😋 Last year was my first successful attempt at growing okra, so I canned hot pickled okra... omg, it is soooo good!

[@nikkistump3480]

What! I didn’t know that! Wow

[@irili100]

I really like okra, I grow it every year, eat it fresh straight from the bush and of course also cook it with different vegetables, or fry it with an egg for breakfast.❤

[@mlee7037]

Love pickled and fermented okra. My okra plants don’t produce enough to do anything with though. I end up eating them raw before I can even get back in the house.

[@TanyaMBowers]

This Cali girl married a Texan and found herself growing okra! It’s so beautiful and the boys picked the young fruit and ate them off “of the vine”! If you let them go to seedC they make for stunning decor in a bowl!

[@jbnotbot4654]

I never had okra before I moved south, but I LOVE IT fried and in soups.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Yes!

[@gwendolynwebster7722]

All the grand parents were from the south and we are okra regularly! I just love it. The one way I've never eaten it, though, was fried!

[@janicenash8382]

You should try fried okra, it is delicious 🙏♥️🤪

[@MPOULL]

I am inspired! Going to succession plant beans, carrots, and beets tomorrow morning!

[@CindyOrangeNeely]

🤣Oh my gosh,...Your expression when you pulled the calendar down from your face had me in laughing so hard because that's probably the expression I had this weekend when I heard the word FROST! I direct sowed 2 types of watermelon, 4 types of squash/zucchini, 5 types of beans, 2 types of okra, 2 types of corn in 93 degrees right before the rain came and I wasn't thinking about frost at all. Love ❤your videos and your sense of humor! I can't go wrong as long as you and the Farmer's Almanac planting calendar give me guidance!

[@anitaw3255]

No to okra. Live in Central Indiana but grew up summer farming with grand parents in the south. Thank you for this video! I was just thinking about what to plant next.

[@melissakarner6707]

Zone 9b.. growing okra and bush beans in 110 degrees. They love it! Shade in the afternoon though.

[@user-fd1pc6lv2z]

I love okra! This is my first year planting it, though. I live in WA state and it's not very popular here in the NW. My grandmother was from OK and she always made it. I like it fried the best, but I do not use batter or breading. I like it best with just salt, pepper and fresh garlic. Key is to cook for a long time until it becomes blackened and crispy (not burned, just very dark). This evaporates the "slime". I can't wait to harvest!

[@lynnpurfield9430]

So glad you are talking in frost dates rather than zones 💞

[@debbybrady1246]

I'm from Texas. Been loving okra all of my life. I grow it.

[@NextLevelGardening]

It's so good

[@Jasper_Seven]

North Texas - I can grow Zinnias as long as I water every other day. Every other vegetable stunts until about 3 weeks before the first frost. Then they all burst into growth, start to produce, and get destroyed before being ready to harvest. Oh, and the last two years my squash drop off - no matter where in the yard, what soil, or if I spray the magic "don't drop off" spray on them... I think next year I'm going to tent the back yard and go hydroponic...

[@northernerinnc3179]

I'm from the north originally and bought into the old "okra is slimy" bit. Moved to NC and love okra cooked with tomatoes and onions. Yum! AND I bought my son an okra santa claus ornament when we moved here.

[@stevesmith3556]

I've planted beans and squash mid July and got more than we could eat 😊😊😊

[@skiddledede8885]

You are so cute with your funny ad-libs!! 😂 ❤️❤️ your channel & family! LOVE LOVE LOVE OKRA!!

[@johnlord8337]

Always time for planting chives, young leek, young garlic, young onion, green onion, shallot, scallion, radish, (small cabbage) radicchio, small fennel, finnochio, ... and parsley, cilantro/coriander/Chinese parsley, and chervil. On another YT site making pesto or pasta/pizza sauce, I mentioned the consideration of chervil and cilantro (vs conventional parsley) in a sauce. Parsley has a mild, grassy, and bright flavor. Cilantro/coriander/Chinese parsley has a much stronger, citrusy (and sometimes soapy) flavor. Chervil (a very neglected herb) is a French variety of Italian parsley having a sweet, delicate flavor of licorice/anise/fennel combined with a peppery taste.

[@Leelalicious]

Thanks for the reminder to do my cucumber succession planting. Corn is going in next week. Can’t really do it sooner here until summer rains start. But we don’t get frost until December here 🙌

[@hyacinthABC]

An air fryer is a game changer for okra! Use less fat but get the same results in less time!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Ohhh. Never though of that!

[@dianeparks9475]

Love, love, love okra!❤❤

[@pammac01]

This is my first year to grow okra! And tonight was the first time I prepared fried okra. I am in love. I only have 4 plants and it has taken a long to to collect enough. This is also my first garden in 30 years, so maybe better results next year.

[@sandrabrown6326]

I am from Arkansas grew up there until moving to California. I love Okra especially fried!!!

[@NextLevelGardening]

That's where my grandparents are from!

[@deewinston5651]

Thanks for sharing Brian.

[@diretirednow]

I love Orka ! It’s especially good fried but also delicious roasted.

[@patsummerlott8385]

We love Okra ! We live in SW Michigan, so we have to grow it ourselves. We rarely see it for sale anywhere. We fry it with onion and a green tomato.

[@2075vj]

I’m now living in Fort Myers Florida, where I don’t think we’ll have a frost date. Thanks for sharing. Happy planting! 🪴

[@judithp.5962]

I love okra! I'm growing some Okinawan okra now (in Sacramento), and harvested my first handful the other day. Good to know that I can plant more!

[@antonianovoa6416]

Never had it BUT I love the blooms!

[@darlarobbins2388]

I Love Okra! I've grown it for several years. Last yr my tallest okra was 11' 8".

[@josiebridges3583]

I'm sooo glad to find out from you that it's not too late for okra which didn't grow for me last year.

[@NextLevelGardening]

😁👍🏼

[@lisaadams7914]

Soak your seeds for 8-12 hours. Do not plant the floaters.

[@josiebridges3583]

@@lisaadams7914 Thank you, Lisa.

[@sherylnsmith2095]

Plan on planting okra this week❣️ But would love and enjoy your terms for doing so. Ty! I’m from Texas but living in So. Oregon. You’re the best of the best❣️

[@robbiesmith5169]

I’m using your book to learn how to companion plant. I’m struggling to grow my cucumbers even with dill nearby, they are flowering for fruit but are tiny plants so I look forward to your video on growing them. I’m a South Georgia lady and love our fried okra and okra and tomatoes mixed.

[@22trident45]

Great job! Short and sweet, very informative, with pics for each topic.

[@tambarb8235]

Videos are getting better and better. This was awesome! Lots of tips!

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thanks

[@DDGLJ]

Thank you, this is a great growing guide for us zone 3 gardeners. I think I can eke out 60 days- although it has been unseasonably cool even for here with a low of 39 on July 4. If it doesn't work out it’s a great list for next year. Okra sounds like a wonderful greenhouse candidate for this summer! My MIL has a recipe for fried okra I’d love to try.

[@kat6084]

I'm a northerner. I've never even seen okra! Hubby is from an even further north location. His idea of a meal is meat & potatoes. He also only eats certain veggies, so I only grow what we both will eat. I need to grow more stuff that I will eat myself

[@MelissaWilliams74802]

I have a count down board for the first frost date telling me how many days I have left - I plan everything out but every week I put something new and unplanned

[@sariebou]

Thank you I’m going to do this too

[@ariboog4069]

I love okra! And I did for fresh basil, and plant it all the time!!!

[@honeydew4576]

Everything in our garden is about 2 months behind normal. It's been a different kind of season. We had tons of snow and even when the snow melted it continued to be cold until recently. Up til late June we still had 30 degree nights. So, everything is very behind. Usually our zucchinis are harvesting in May/June. This year we are just starting to get flowers!

[@wandawilliams2397]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE okra

[@roottrackerzbyyaira]

ME 2!!!! I got a volunteer growing since April in Zone 10b between my tomatoes and eggplant 😂 I still planted a Motherland variety a few days ago after soaking. Try Red Okra when you can 🍃

[@conni222]

love it, Made fried okra this week

[@maggiewickwire2936]

Love okra! Grew up in Texas and live here now. My mom grew it and we loved it fried. 😅❤

[@conniedavidson1807]

I love okra..fried, pickled, in stews, and even in stir fry. When you grow up in the south okra goes in almost everything even in black eyed peas. And of course we can't leave out cajun food from Louisiana,

[@eastcoast9449]

Love Okra. We're Greek. Sauté' onions, tomatoes, garlic in olive oil, add Okra and yum!

[@camicri4263]

I love 2 beds that are not in place and have been asking my son to level it and put the soil in but no luck so far and it's so hot and humid, I don't really want to be outside either. I have to find a way to do it from inside the house 😉 ugh the humidity sucks! Great video Brian!🤗

[@DebRoo11]

Im in zone 5 Ontario Canada so different senario but I'm planting my fall crops today. I've learned to sow seeds about three weeks before when recommended to account for germination and ripening. Nothing worse than anxiously waiting for something to ripen too close to your frost date. They START ripening but there will be more on the vines you want to ripen as well

[@sevendeadlychins]

That's great advice!

[@joanies6778]

Especially plants like okra. They don't all come up at once. Last year I was covering them at night just to let them finish up.

[@ugosmith7529]

Me (in Qc), looking nervously at my 2 watermelon plants 😂

[@DebRoo11]

@@ugosmith7529 me and my melons too! Grow little buddies grow 😂

[@esthersdaughterlong8149]

Thank you Brian. Guess I'll start some cucumber and bean's. Happy growing all.

[@NextLevelGardening]

You're welcome

[@kimberleecherry]

Thank you so much for all your wisdom. I am a new gardener basically. However, I grew up with grandparents who are farmers but I basically picked plant picked during harvest and water that was my job so now I’m really doing it all. And thankfully for you, I’m learning what I can plant late and early and what keeps hornworms away. Are there any other bugs that we need to keep away and how could we do it?

[@douglasdause502]

I am another okra lover! As a son of two southerners it was around when I was growing up. I love it fried and I also make sure I grow enough to pickle a few pints every year. They are spicy and garlicky and really add a punch to Sunday Brunch Bloody Marys.

[@leeannemacarthur46]

Thanks Brian. Love your videos. ❤ Unfortunately the link to the zones doesn't cover Australia.

[@judijackson4282]

Love it and it's really good for you. If you don't like it stewed because of the slime, don't hesitate to try fried (much better than French fries) and the pickled is great, often served on the salad bars. Try eating it raw that's good too. Last summer I picked my neighbors okra daily for him so it doesn't get tough and stop producing while he traveled out of town. I got to keep all I picked. 😅

[@mamtajaya6457]

Thanks so much brother

[@cathysterling1237]

OH YES, Love, love love orka. And Thanks for info

[@Vicfric]

Great video. Thanks Brian!

[@NextLevelGardening]

You're welcome

[@crystalgiordano2990]

Love Love Love Okra!! Pickled is our favorite

[@KT-yq7ed]

Another wonderful informative video Brian….great idea to teach newbies how to determine if it’s ok to plant something based on when their first frost date is……and yes I love okra!!!!!!🥰❤️👵🏻And I just planted Zucchini and will be planting Bush Beans too….don’t have any Okra seeds….and tks I will let my Basil flower……..

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thanks so much!

[@francescaurban8985]

Im borna and raised so cal (9b/10) recently moved to central arkansas (7b/8) and Im growing okra for the first time.. . 3 different varieties. Should be interesting!

[@daniel5927]

I love okra. My flowers are falling off currently, maybe because it's been too hot in Texas.

[@janicenash8382]

Thanks !!! 🥰

[@NextLevelGardening]

You're welcome!

[@sassyherbgardener7154]

We love okra!! I even pickle some to have it all winter.

[@heidijasper5915]

Love okra! We eat it like popcorn in the evenings

[@kccarrtheoregonhillbillyhi4803]

Great video thank you for sharing thank you for the information..October 30 through May 19 is my #

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

Aside from not being crazy about okra, we are too close to the coast here in the inner Bay Area (CA) to get that needed heat to grow it.

[@karenschwartz5209]

Thanks 😊

[@renedean4232]

Grew up in TX, now in NC & 💘 okra!

[@joanies6778]

Yes, I LOVE okra! I grew up eating okra/tomato stew. Later I discovered fried okra and it's the bomb. 😋 However, what I REALLY enjoy is hot pickled okra... it's to live for! Last year I fried okra that I grew several times, but most of it got canned into hot pickles. You can find them in the grocery pickle aisle, or make your own, like me. So crispy with a little heat... yummo! 😋😋😋

[@NextLevelGardening]

I'll have to try that!

[@ritalr15]

Love okra. I need to cook my small harvest

[@sandraoconnor5700]

Love love love me some okra❤❤❤Mine grows to November here in Zone 8b❤❤❤

[@laurastreasures7062]

Love okra. Very informative

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you

[@ThatOCdude]

Thanks for the tips. Just wish my back would cooperate with me and my gardening addiction.

[@NextLevelGardening]

I hear you!

[@juneramirez8580]

Unfortunately for me there will be no summer Garden since I am dealing with throat cancel. I tried zucchini and cucumbers but they burnt up in the high Arizona desert heat. Did get some zucchinis only one or two cucumbers. Hopefully I will be able to start my winter garden this year. I don't like okra but I would like to try that fried okra recipe if you would like to give it to us. Does the frying keep it from getting slimy? Love all your videos thank you for all the work you put in

[@bbhorsefarm]

Yes on Okra!!!

[@jeffereyhopkins750]

I use my aquarium water to put on my vegetable plants. Seems to be working well for me. Freshwater aquarium water only.

[@hyacinthABC]

In our Deep South 9b (first frost 12/21) we can't plant bush beans or things like cosmos now because it's too hot to meet their germination temperature. Asian long beans will work but you need a lot of vertical or other trellis space.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Good tip

[@Mammafly]

I like this new style of video. Well done.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thank you!

[@carlablaservasquez4349]

Love, love love okra!!!!

[@jkeverline1]

I love okra. I think I’m going to plant some.

[@angelahost2858]

Yessss

[@paulaback]

Love okra. Mom was from SC

[@pixelkitty2583]

Okra yumyumyum. Mine is 2 feet tall, will grow til frost.

[@pauljennings4248]

love okra love it

[@mneraasen224]

I’m from northeast Philly originally. My fathers famous from the South. I have the best of both🙌🏻 knowing what woder ice is aka water ice a and a philly cheesesteak and knowing okra and all the other yummy southern things. If you ask for sweet tea in PA or NJ they will try to give you raspberry tea😂🤦‍♀️ a quick fix is ordering non sweet tea and simple syrup from the bar😂😂😂

[@debbiep7419]

I LOVE okra. Didn't have much luck growing it in Cali but got a bunch last year here in NC. It's delicious as a garden snack. Those that made it into the house were dehydrated to make yummy snacks all year. I've never tried to fry it. Thank you for talking frost dates instead of zones. The best thing I've heard (and it might have been from you) is that zones apply more to perennials while veggie gardens are usually filled with annuals that are planted by frost dates. I think my hubby would kill me if I planted more cukes. We're making our 4th batch of pickles right now and will be doing another tomorrow. There's only the 2 of us but we give many jars away. My zucchini never sprouted but you've encouraged me to go plant some more seeds.

[@NextLevelGardening]

That was probably me Debbie! It just makes sense. I bet you can grow okra well there

[@joanies6778]

Have you tried hot pickled okra? I love it fried, but most of mine get pickled. Also, I make relish with my cucumbers in addition to all sorts of pickles. I probably go through more relish in a year than pickles.

[@debbiep7419]

@@joanies6778 Yes, tomorrow's batch will be relish. It is SO much better than the store stuff! Hubby's doing spicy garlic dills now; already made regular dills, garlic dills and 2 batches of bread & butter (everyone's fave)

[@theeyesehaveit]

I love fried okra too. Barbara.

[@b.crawford376]

LOVE ORKRA!

[@anitabarnthson7510]

Yes I love okra.

[@xpurg8d]

I love okra and grow it every summer.

[@northsidedork_3043]

I want to see a video about how El Niño will affect fall planing

[@tairam9383]

Great theme tpday

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thanks

[@petrawagner4946]

Abhor okra😵‍💫 great tips and will share! My squash Was destroyed (annihilated) by squash beetles😢 NO idea what to do. Beans... Sounds like a great plan! In Centex we are being baked in a convection oven heat. Basil didn't like that last year.

[@NextLevelGardening]

Thanks!

[@tb-yr6wy]

Try shade cloths!!!

[@lindysmallwood2039]

I covered my squash plants with veil netting. Then I use garden diatomaceous earth I cover the flowers with a cup and sprinkle it on my plants. Don’t want it to get on or in the flowers because it will kill your bees and other pollinators. Look it up to see how it works. Blessings ❤️🌺

[@CouponingWithDee]

OMG 😆!! I love Okra. I eat okra and tomatoes with a little corn.

[@lindacraig8842]

I love okra but unfortunately I am the only one. I learned to love it with my grandparents as well. We just moved to the country last summer. I planted a small garden in above ground planter boxes. Do you have any suggestions that would help me be successful? 😊 Thank you. Also I just fermented and dried some heirloom tomato seeds after watching your video after watching on saving tomato seeds. Success!

[@ljgerken]

No to Okra, sadly, as I am in West Central Florida. Growing Cucumbers, Zucchini and will be getting Kentucky Wonder Climbing Beans in soon. Love cosmos, but so do the rabbits and squirrels for food. Add marigolds to that list. I have nasturtium under shade, basil, cilantro, sage, thyme, oregano, parsley, dill, rosemary, lemon balm, and mint in partial shade. I have snapdragons, sunflowers, lavender, zinnias, daylillies, iris, and several tropical hibiscus right now.

[@katchristie621]

We plant Okra in our pantry garden, but for the last 2 years, ours has done poorly. Not sure what to do differently as we've changed the spot 2x, so idk. It's really short and has no leaves. It has pods, so we're cutting them off. Fertilized a few times, so idk.Maybe bad seed as the tomatoes nearby and peppers have the same water, soil, etc.and are doing great.

[@michaeldufresne9428]

I love okra. I have 16 plants in the ground now.

[@kimberlytrezvant2427]

Yes, I love okra!

[@juliehorney995]

Note that the growth of crops often slows down as the days get shorter and temps get cooler. If counting dates to maturity, this means you need more days. So consider adding 7 to 14 days earlier as your last frost date. Tip: using frost cloth in the evenings and overnight can help retain heat. I plan on starting a couple of Sugar baby watermelon plants now in an open cold frame. Just coil the vines inside. Could work with yellow squash too. This way I can close or lower the lid when I need to for keeping plants warm overnight in the fall. If the plants are too big then I will prop open the lid slightly and throw frost cloth over it.

[@kriskulczynski8957]

Too late for melons

[@gladiasanders7264]

I got some growing right love okra

[@dirtdigger949]

I would like to see a video on your composting and were on your place you have it I am all ways looking for it by the way my cauliflower was once again a disaster I have tried 3 seasons and it all ways goes bad on me I give up its not for my area TX!