Have both of these (fresh, commercial) in exchange for hot peppers (other than jalapenos), broccoli, dwarf sunflowers or black and blue salvia.

I get that, but what if it is a hearty plant which can tolerate slight frost? You have to consider the growth rate of plants in the fall. Frost isn't the only issue as many plants can tolerate them for awhile. The day length is shorter so less sun for the plants and the average temp is cooler so plants will grow more slowly. What I do is I look at the days to maturity on the seed packet. If there is a range then I use the longest number of days. I add 2 weeks to that and subtract from the date I want to harvest them. This isn't a precise thing, and some years things may not work out as well as you hoped, but that is gardening. In general though, if you sow the seeds while summer is still around and the ground warm things germinate quickly and grow quickly and then they slow down as the temps cool. Ideally you want the plants near harvest at this point. Once the cool weather arrives many will 'keep' in the ground for a very long time because they aren't growing much and they don't have the urge to bolt. If you have the room, stagger the fall planting so you plant 1/3 each week for 3 weeks (or more) and keep notes so you can see how each did (and remember it for next year, I forget so much over the winter if I don't write things down).

If everything is well watered then they should be fine. 100 degree temps for weeks are something many of us deal with and summer vegetables tolerate it just fine. Are these in ground or in containers? If containers then some additional water may be needed if the containers are small. But you have several cool weather crops there - lettuce, peas, beets, turnips, radishes and they will be the most intolerant of heat. But if it is just 1 day, no problem. If more then erecting some sort of shade over them or moving them into shade will help. Dave

Hi, I've been looking bloody butcher corn seeds for a long time if you have any to trade.I've got hierloom tomatoes, zucchini, basil, marigolds, and banana peppers if your interested. Forestboy.:)