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What can I plant this time of year?

17 years ago

Hi all - I'm new to the area (well, recently returned after years away). I live and garden in New Paltz (Ulster County). I've been told that this time of year there is still the danger of a slight frost. With that in mind, what vegetables and herbs can I plant outdoors this time of year from seed?

Any good resources for knowing what to plant when? Thanks.

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dadgardens
17 years ago
Sweet peas might make it, although its a bit late in the season; string beans are a reasonable option - my first row usually goes in on Mother's Day.
makalu_gw
17 years ago
You should still be good with radishes, beets, maybe carrots and you might be able to get some leaf lettuce or spinach to use as young greens before they bolt in the heat of summer. Adams still had seed potatoes last weekend and you could try some early / mid season varieties. For herbs, catnip, chives for a fall crop and maybe take a chance on chamomile.
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If the idea is to save money, and especially if you're doing containers, I agree that herbs are your best bet. Potatoes and squash won't save a lot of cash. Okra and eggplant might be good bets. I especially like the latter because they produce well through the hot summer. Tomatoes and peppers turn off in the fiercest months of heat, though you might get a fall crop. Summer greens? Well, they say that they are "heat tolerant", but that phrase has a different meaning in Texas than elsewhere, and I haven't had a lot of success nurturing at least kale in July and August. Of course, if you're planting in June, we're talking about harvest in September and beyond, so it's mainly going to be about survival.
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corapegia
17 years ago
You could plant almost anything that's not eggplant, peppers, squash or such like, the hot weather plants. I have planted tomatoes this early in the past, under glass jugs, and it snowed on them (May 7, Mother's day that year)
they were fine, just the effort did not produce tomatoes much earlier. Memorial day is the traditional planting date for these, I still cover eggplant and squash with remay for a couple of weeks for added warmth and bug protection.

All herbs with the exception of basil would be fine now. Parsley, cilantro, sorrel, loveage, (my chervil lived through this past winter) all onions.

I can't think of any green things that would have trouble now, lettuces, kales, peas and sweet peas went in a couple of weeks ago, arrugula is well up.

They say corn can be planted when the oak leaves are the size of a mouse ear. I've always loved that image.
shaolin
17 years ago
I just noticed that a lot of self seeded sunflowers are already growing in my garden. Morning glories, too! So when I see that, I figure that those little plants know what they're doing and you're probably safe for the season on most of the tender plants.

I usually plant my tomatoes by mid May and I've never (knock wood) had them killed off, yet.
oldroser
17 years ago
We had a frost a couple of nights ago but it is still a good time to plant carrots, beets, turnips, lettuce, swiss chard, parsley, endive. Peas were planted two weeks ago and are up. It's still a bit early for beans, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers here - they like warm soil and warm nights. But it's OK to plant potatoes (getting a bit late), onion sets and seed, leeks.
nygardener
17 years ago
Also consider seeding parsnips, parsley root, cilantro, fenugreek (for greens). In a couple of weeks set out celery and celeriac plants.

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