July’s 5 MUST Plant Vegetables - No Matter Where You Live!

Don't stop planting! Even in July, you can squeeze in another harvest before cooler weather hits. Discover the 5 best veggies to plant now, and three innovative ways to grow them for a fresh fall harvest. Perfect for overcoming the challenges of heat, pests, and disease.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: (click the timestamp to re-watch your favorite part)
00:00 Introduction
00:26 - Don't stop planting
00:46 - Plant in July #1: Determinate Tomatoes
01:33 - Planting strategy #1: Look for holes, gaps to plant in
02:59 - Plant in July #2: Basil
04:25 - BONUS TIP: Use shade cloth for transplants
05:29 - Plant in July #3: Squash
05:37 - Planting strategy #3: Plant in containers
06:53 - BONUS TIP: Mulch
08:03 - Plant in July #4: Beans
09:20 - Plant in July #5: Cucumbers
09:33 - Planting strategy #3: Start seeds in 6 packs OUTSIDE
10:46 - BONUS TIP: Morning sun, afternoon shade for 6 packs
11:00 - BONUS: Plant in July #6: Sunflowers
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[@CaliKim29]

Which of these veggies will you plant in July? Thanks for gardening with us! -CaliKim & CameraGuy 🇺🇸Independence Day sale: 50% off all CaliKim Seed Collections, with code “JULYGARDEN”, calikimgardenandhome.com. Ends 7.9.24

[@anniedove]

yes, ma'am, I will keep planting, even though I'm dealing with the heat. I have your seeds and shade cloths, so I'll be using your suggestions. My container plants are doing better than beds, but succession planting is a great strategy! 🥰🌻🌻🌻🪴

[@GardenDice]

I actually have some golden nugget tomato seedlings going, as well as one of the squash plants. I’ll have to try those other plants you mentioned too!

[@GardenDice]

Question, do plants like zucchini and cucumber only produce a certain amount of produce and then they’re done? How do you know when they’re done?

[@annahight9895]

I got from a friend two straight 8 cucumbers, and I've been planting peas in my containers.

[@MamaBearPam]

I’m trying to start up my garden but having a hard time. It’s been hard doing anything after I was hit by a drink driver. I can barely walk.. but nothing will stop me from being a gardener. Love your channel.

[@MountainViewGardens]

So sorry you are having such a hard time. I do admire your persistence and I know your garden will help you heal. Sending positive thoughts your way.

[@jaytoney3007]

Today and yeaterday it was 102F in the shade here in Sylauga AL. Living out in the country, it is always about five degrees hotter in the summer, and five deegrees colder in the winter than in the city where the temperature is recorded. All my plants are mulched, and I've had to switch to daily watering, some plants twice a day to keep my garden going. In July, I start transitioning to a fall garden. In a week, I'll plant fall potatoes, and on July 15th, I'll do seed starts for cabbage, and sow carrot and turnip seeds. In Auguast, I'll sow seed starts for cauliflower and broccoli. Then it is time for the ground cherries, summer squash, and carrots to come out. In September, I'll sow seeds for Yellow Heart Winter Choy and Boc Choy, and in October-garlic. I don't have my fall garden completely planned out, so there may be other plantings. My chicken run has arrived, so tomorrow and Friday I will be assembling it. It won't be long before the little chicks are moved out to their new home. The puma has returned; we lost another cat, Sneaky Pete, last night.

[@lunapuckles2577]

I just made pesto for the first time with my Basil plants. It is absolutely delicious.

[@potagermalo]

Coucou formidable vidéo A bientôt

[@sherrylingenfelter8991]

I love teddy bear sunflowers! 🌻 Waiting for mine to bloom.

[@Stephanie_Cumbie]

Shade cloth! Yes!!!! Thank you for the good idea about the new transplants! (Side note….we waited for” WELCOME TO MY GARDEN” at the beginning!)

[@brianseybert192]

I just planted a zucchini in a spot in my potato bed where I pulled some baby potatoes for dinner. Definitely need to pamper baby plants, I water daily for about a week and protect with shade cloth when needed. I tried using straw as a mulch in my beds with jumping worms, unfortunately, jumping worms went for it, not as bad as the shredded leaves several years ago, think I will try dried grass next year. Are the scallop squash similar to patty pan? After I pull my garlic is when I plant my bush bean, plenty of time for sure. Doing more succession planting this year, really makes the most out of the garden. I always let a few biannual veggies go to seed for the pollinators. Think I will be placing an order for some of your seeds, like to support channels I enjoy. Stay Well!!!!

[@dawninthemountains]

Seed starts outside! Wonderful idea. Thank you!

[@thanhgardentv.]

Your vegetable garden is clean and beautiful, it looks very nice

[@roserizzo3094]

Looks great Kim!

[@tranquileyesme7221]

Last year my garden experiment was to plant throughout the season. We had rough bush beans to freeze and eat throughout the winter because of that and it was amazing-garden beans in February make the cold dreariness a little easier to bear.

[@CaliKim29]

PERECT! That's what it is all about! Do keep us posted!! CK

[@esthersdaughterlong8149]

Thank you Kim for the tips. I'm going to try the bush bean's I bout from you. Hopefully they will grow this time.

[@jennymurphy5220]

Southwest Idaho here. Still planting for some late summer.

[@suravijoshi758]

Thank you!❤

[@simransodhi2076]

Thank you so much

[@Sunny-xt9gw]

I am new to vegetable gardening. I am in Florida and had a cucumber plant growing really well until some aphids or something came around. I did insecticide spray and it destroyed the leaves. 🤦‍♀️ I am thinking I will be trying all these 5 plants out because it makes sense to continually keep up with the new plants as the others are nearing harvest.

[@beckymartinez9926]

In Texas 8a it’s around 100 every day right now. My goal is to just try to keep my tomato plants alive for a fall harvest. Aug I will add compost and liquid fertilizer. Peppers are doing great under shade cloth. Right now is too hot for cukes although I think squash might be ok under shade cloth. I have some young basil plants that I can harvest soon and Orange Hat micro dwarfs on the porch that are blooming. Heat doesn’t seem to affect them like full size tomatoes.

[@lieseambrose3461]

Where to find the 6 cell seed trays?? I can't find anything but the 9/12 seed cell trays. Please and Thank You!! Your garden is so Beautiful!! ❤️🤍💙⚘️🪴

[@Stephanie_Cumbie]

Mulch question: We all keep our soil and just revive it each season…it’s our biggest investment! ❤ But at the end of the season, do you remove the mulch and toss it before you store your soil in the overflow soil bin? I’ve not used it before, but I’m about to. (Florida temps)

[@rockyusa2012]

Have you tried the orange hat tomato? One of my favorites. I had great success with cucumbers this year thank goodness. I planted 8 varieties. I also like the lemon and boston pickling as my favorites. I will plant beans tomorrow. Good video 👏

[@beckymartinez9926]

Orange hat is my favorite too

[@FetchTheGoodness]

Fantastic as always! Thank you for these excellent tips. I’ll let you know how they do. Question: We are leaving our huge home to live in an RV for a few months and build a new home in the country. Planning on bringing my garden with me and putting it all around the RV to make it beautiful. How do I keep animals from eating it all up?

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Fetch - glad you enjoyed the video! So excited for your move to the country! A fence is a great way to keep the deer out, keep it simple with a roll of galvanized fencing and some T posts. Tulle is helpful for squirrels and rats, I set traps for the rats as well. No guarantees on the critters, though, they can be very determined! Good luck and keep us posted on your new home and your in-between garden - it will be worth it to have those fresh veggies until your new home is ready!

[@FetchTheGoodness]

@@CaliKim29love those suggestions! You are my only go to for gardening tips! Will check out your shop for seeds. Bless you Cali!

[@jaytoney3007]

I live out in the country. Deer aren't a problem until after the first frost, and remain a problem until May. After the spring grasses have come up, they aren't much of a problem. I plant in raised beds, so to keep deer out of my garden, it is a simple matter to cover the beds with netting until May. I also use motion sensor alarms, set to go off only after it is dark, to keep them from nibbling on my fruit trees. They love apple blossoms and petunias.

[@FetchTheGoodness]

@@jaytoney3007 Thanks for sharing!

[@deboz8793]

Great timing on the video. I think I’ll try planting more beans, cucumbers, basil and maybe a sunflower. But I lol have to defend against the deer and squirrels. 😊 Does the scallop squash spread? I have never grown squash because of how wide the vines grows, so maybe this variety won’t spread as much. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@ggcoolt875]

Can you tell me what soil to buy and I’m going to try this weekend to pick up all my supplies to start.

[@OneTakeTuber]

It depends on if you are planting in ground or a container

[@rickwashek478]

Drawrf tomatoes. That's one tomato I have never tried, although I guess I should.

[@beckymartinez9926]

Just fyi…Micro dwarfs get about 10” tall and give loads of tomatoes in a 1 gallon pot. I grow Orange Hat on my porch. They are so good and quick. Dwarf determinates get about 2-3’ tall and grow full size, saladedettes , or cherry tomatoes. Victory seeds and SanDiago seed co have multiple varieties.

[@michelewynn9140]

I have squash, Cucumber and zucchini planted in my garden bed. They NEVER make it here in east Tennessee. There is NO shade at all in my yard, not one tree. And it's HOT. What can I do to help my plants be successful? Thanks for any feedback

[@stormsmyst4158]

@@michelewynn9140 try using some shade cloth. 😊. I live in 9b Central Valley California and we are reaching 111 degrees 😔 the shade cloth has saved my garden. It may look like an encampment in my backyard, but my plants are producing. Good luck! 😊

[@keithrodz6485]

Good kim is it little too late to start peppers seeds because I want to grow habanero peppers 🌶🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

[@beckymartinez9926]

Peppers take a long time, especially the hotter varieties. If you live in zone 10 you could start them now. Otherwise if you started them now you would need to over winter them indoors and transplant when frost has passed. In Texas I start mine in late January to transplant April 1.

[@tonioyendis4464]

TooKool...

[@williamhenry3337]

Don't know why I even bother planting a garden up in the mountains behind San Diego. I have "HERDS" of gophers in my yard. I planted 9 tomato plants and 22 pepper plants. The tomatoes are quarter size and the gophers have taken out 3 plants already. They took out 2 pepper plants. They will all be gone before I get one ripe tomato or pepper. Just buy them from the store and appreciate the work the farmers do to get it to you.

[@beckymartinez9926]

Sounds like you need to line your beds with hardware cloth. Next level gardening channel has a video where he’s adding it to his beds. Also sets traps.

[@lynettemunson7953]

I wasn’t sure how else to reach you. I can not open the google doc for Jill’s virtual card. It says I must have permission which is the way g docs usually works…. :(

[@EffSharp]

My beans aren’t happy. I think maybe they aren’t getting enough sun. Do beans like full sun?

[@MsSan61]

@MsSan61 0 seconds ago @MsSan61 0 seconds ago My husband became ill and had surgery. While he was ill and in the hospital something ate my veggies,cow peas cucumbers ,okra, herbs,marigolds tomatoes,beans and even a ten year old mint plant. .Iknow the heat killed some things also. So now it is the end of June what can I plant in July? With much prayer what can I plant or is it to late??I live in MIDDLE Georgia, Reply