What to Plant in Your Garden in July and August: 10+ Plants You Can Direct Seed Now!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot810]

My wife and I are just starting out. We have 6 types of vegetables and finally seeing results. Your channel has been very helpful and we thank you for taking the time to share.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Glad to share and congrats to getting started. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@stevencarbone]

Im in Baltimore city your videos have helped me immensely. In turn i have passed your channel to neighbors and people just stop and ask how i got my garden to produce so well. Many thanks Gary

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

So timely. I have a 4x4 spot opening up because onions are coming out. I've been pondering what to plant in that space. Some great ideas, thank you.

[@BestGranny10]

My yellow zucchini is a monster!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

They do get large! Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@amandabaker2264]

love the blog articles to go with the videos! It is great to be able to watch the video then go to the blog to take some notes!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

More to come. Thanks. My blog The Rusted Garden Journal is now getting some TLC. Ill we posting new garden articles in there several times a week. DIY recipes is the next series. Cheers!

[@carenharris863]

Thank you Gary for this video. As always, your experience is such a big help. I hope to purchase your book one day.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks for the support and good luck in your garden Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@jumbleboxshop4170]

New gardener! Your content is amazing!! Im going to try planting some fall crops! Very excited!

[@amyberchtold2728]

Excellent. I am new to your channel. You are so practical and your simplified experience is so helpful. I look forward to more

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Very glad to help and let me know if you have questions Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@pajcka]

Gary has been our teacher for a long time.🙂

[@m0nst3r50]

Waldorf checking in. Love your videos.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Cheers Visit my blog, The Rusted Garden Journal for more information.. 5 things You Can Do to Beat the Summer Heat in Your Garden: How to Help Tomato Plants Manage High Temperatures therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/5-things-you-can-do-to-beat-summer-heat.html

[@davidclair4616]

The garden is looking great!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@emangarrison]

Right on time! I’ve got honey dew, water Mellon and cantaloupe for the first time. Definitely starting July and August seeds. This should be interesting.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Good luck. I have really upped my melons. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@sindihlophe7686]

Thanx

[@jackrudden5970]

I have cucumber seeds that were planted probably 4 or 5 days ago that have already sprouted. Same with bush beans. Planting new zucchini tonight and maybe some more basil.

[@KerryScottCooke7402]

I’m glad you said zucchini. I have a new plant about two weeks old. I hope the cutworms are gone now.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Ill be planting another zucchini in 2 weeks too btw. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@contestwill1556]

did first peppers harvest today (shishitos, others not ready for harvest yet). garlic almost cured. starting to plan seeds to start for fall so theyll be ready to go when the determinate tomatoes start to peter out

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Excellent. Good luck. Visit my blog The Rusted Garden Journal for the hydrogen peroxide recipe and more details. Identifying Fungal Issues on Tomato Leaves & Using Hydrogen Peroxide as a Treatment: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/identifying-fungal-issues-on-tomato.html

[@jonathan_r_lee92]

Looks like I have time to plant more zucchini and basil.

[@scentsbyemebathbody3161]

Have you ever tried growing dry corn…? To make corn bread flour. I’m doing it this year as a experiment…😊

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I havent. Interesting.

[@jonthornton4083]

👍👍👍Gary I’m down here in 9a La gulf coast heat is unbearable going to try shade cloth and re plant tomatoes peppers and cucumbers with okra and melons . Had my best season ever but planted in February and March but got devastated by pests and diseases then came the extreme heat. Hopefully no hurricanes. Can’t give up it’s in the soil of my body 😂😂😂.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Cheers to no hurricanes. Now might just be too hot. But 70% shade cloth can really help. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@scentsbyemebathbody3161]

Beautiful garden it is really flourishing nicely.! What about beets & carrots now or should I wait closer to end of August. Like to do a second wave of them . Nice video Gary .

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Definitely. I wanted to focus on the traditional warm crops in the video. But they are good to plant as a second wave. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@meshab6049]

I planted dragon tongue beans from seed in my greenhouse maybe 10 days ago, and they're already flopping over. I'll keep them watered and put a tomato cage on them just in case.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@KerryScottCooke7402]

Yes I water my container garden every morning. The containers fry out so fast. Even if it rained I water. Unless it rained a lot. It takes a lot of rain to get water enough

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Very fast with the July sun. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@margosutherland4331]

Is that a shade cloth over the trellis where u planted bush beans ?

[@jefffarris9238]

At this point in the summer, if you want or need a few more tomato plants, I would snip off a 12" or so sucker and either put it in water, or maybe even better, just stick it all the way to the bottom of a decent sized pot, and let it root or 7-10 days. Then pop it in and you have a decent sized tomato plant. Obviously only take suckers from healthy plants.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Great tip Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@KerryScottCooke7402]

I planted a few okra seeds late last month and their already a foot tall and bushy looking.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

They love the heat for sure. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@jaytoney3007]

Monday I got a late start, and Tuesday I took my mother to lunch, so I didn't get everything accomplished that I wanted to, but I did manage to pick up a load of compost to add to the compost I removed from my compost bin. Fall planting will be done in raised beds 1,2, and five. Raised beds 1 and 2 are ready for sowing seeds. Raised bed 5 has been cleared out, and needs to be topped with a layer of compost. I've been covering them with a layer of chopped leaves, then topping them with compost, building layers. The worm population soi great with some large wigglers. I have seed starts planted with National Pickling cucumbers, Late Nagasaki Cabbage, and Hilton Cabbage. Tomorrows goal is to top raised bed five, and sow seeds for Danvers, Purple Top Turnips, Navone Gold Rutabagas, and Tokinashi Turnips. I might sneak in some cantaloupe seeds where I removed a Sweet Dumpling Squash. I have about 100 days, give or take, until frost. My Jimmy Nardello, Hungarian Yellow Wax, and Lipstick peppers have been super producers. The Hungarian Yellow Wax will be rep[lacing the Sweet Banana pepper in future gardens. I mislabeled my Cubanelle as Corona di Toro, so no Cubanelles this year. Overall, all of my pepper plants are doing great! I got a late start, so have only recently started harvesting-ust in time, I am on the last bag of diced peppers from last year.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Oh yeah with 100 days you have time. Enjoy. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@barbarafallin2038]

I am in Baltimore City and my porch garden is doing very good, I waited to late to plant cucumbers

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

You still have time for cucumbers for sure. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@Gardeningchristine]

I was looking at the backs of my seed packs today to see what I could still plant. Got sunflowers 🌻 in 6 cells today, Veggies tomorrow.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Those are good ones to start for sure. And again that back of the pack is longer than what occurs in the warmth of summer. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@ericacarte3889]

I'd like to a second crop of Little Marvel peas for the fall. When should I plant those seeds?

[@philippetulula700]

Thanks for the great video. You mentioned in passing that it's too hot to start planting winter crops. But when is a good time? If we wait until it's cool enough, they may not have time to reach near maturity before it gets too cold and the days get too short. If we start sooner, it will be too hot and they will bolt or not grow at all. Is the only solution to start everything indoors in an air-conditioned room with grow lights and transplant in the fall?

[@EDLaw-wo5it]

Great news for me. I am really late due to health and deaths in the family. Will get soil ready tomorrow and plant away! Havagudun Gary.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Oh no. I hope the rest of the summer is better for you. You do have time Visit my blog The Rusted Garden Journal for the hydrogen peroxide recipe and more details. Identifying Fungal Issues on Tomato Leaves & Using Hydrogen Peroxide as a Treatment: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/identifying-fungal-issues-on-tomato.html

[@pamelamercer1124]

What kind of pen do you use on your plant markers? I can't find one that doesn't fade.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thats just a black sharpie. The trick is to turn it away from the southern sun and it wont fade as quickly. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Get a Garden Marker, they don’t fade.

[@cmaggie5748]

True. Mice a d rats bad in n az. They are half of my cucumber bed. So I'll replant more seeds. But that's fine. Cucumbers will come at different times less wirked all at once.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Oh no. Rodents. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@oddopops1327]

👍👍😊

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Thanks for watching Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@timmartin8191]

Hi Gary! Do you use rainwater, well water or city water for your garden?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

It's all well water. Im my previous home it was city water. No issues with that later BTW. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@sshumkaer]

What can you grow in ND? In the south it doesn't actually get be definition cold

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Not sure but look up growing in ND. For more information of tomato catfacing and vegetable gardening, visit my blog, The Rusted Garden Journal at therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-potential-cause-and-treament-for.html

[@dbpuckett6919]

116° yesterday, 20 straight days over 100°, maybe 30 -40 more. Nothing in ground (raised beds) until Sept 1 earliest, maybe Sept 15 or Oct 1. Interested to know how more zucchini will do. Southside of Chandler AZ, about 1000 feet to the reservation fields (alfalfa)

[@jeromyers]

I've been planting bush beans, corn and a few determinate tomatoes and carrots. I noticed that there was no mulch on these beds? Should this be done once they germinate?

[@callikohl5698]

I have some radishes coming, Malabar spinach, basil, carrots and some herbs, and still planting. I have some flower seedling to get into the ground soon. I ll be pulling beets in the next day or so and will be planting a few different types of lettuce. I want to do some bunching onions.

[@angelaraum1545]

What is the white pole in the arch trellis (concrete mesh?)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Probably just a random pvc pipe I just stuck there temporarily. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@mcastro145]

my garden seems incredibly healthy but none of the curcubits will produce ANY flowers - i see all the nodules but nothing blooms. it's been a weird weather year in 7a but ... yeah. i've added fertilizer, phosphorous, more water ... am i nearing the point of it being too late to reasonably get any larger squash (like buttnuts, fairytale pumpkins)? so bummed! anyway, thanks for all you do, your info is always super helpfiul.

[@cookiemama4]

I live in the Central Valley of California. Currently, it's 110 degrees and will remain quite hot for a while. Would zucchini and melons survive the heat? Tomatoes should do fairly well.. Thank you! 💕

[@tarekmoustafa2126]

What tomato variety can fruit in this heat?

[@cookiemama4]

@@tarekmoustafa2126 Beefsteak might do well..

[@erikayang4309]

I notice that you don’t have any straw mulch over the area where the new seeds are planted. Is there a reason?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

No reason. it down help with moisture and the seeds can grow through it. It's good to use. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@jeanpaeth7424]

Have 70 day corn that are about 3 ft or 3 1/2 and theyall ready have tassels....would you know why...are they ruined?😮

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

No thats fine. Keep them watered well and they will grow just fine. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@rosalindhb]

I feel like my plants are going slower with the heat. 😂

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

They do slow down with Intense Heat passed 80 degrees. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@libertyandcheesesteaks8928]

seems like your videos recently have mirrored another youtube gardener and that's unfortunate. Your content was always top notch. Not so much recently.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Just a coincidence. My content comes from what is going on in my garden. For instance. July is time for what can be planted in July. And lol, I've covered this years back in videos. So maybe everyone is copying my old videos. Visit my Blog The Rusted Garden Journal: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/ Garden Plants You Can Direct Seed in July and August therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/garden-plants-you-can-direct-seed-in.html

[@robertkat]

That is totally where you live.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Similar temps follow me, otherwise you adjust earlier or later. Visit my blog The Rusted Garden Journal for the hydrogen peroxide recipe and more details. Identifying Fungal Issues on Tomato Leaves & Using Hydrogen Peroxide as a Treatment: therustedgarden.blogspot.com/2023/07/identifying-fungal-issues-on-tomato.html