This was posted to Virginia gardening, not sure how it ended up in vegetable gardening..

Tomatoes have been in the ground for close to a month. Planted onion sets about a month ago as well. I've transplanted a few pumpkins and squash and direct sowed some as well. Put about 20 sweet potato slips out this past week, and have another 15-20 to put in the ground. Planning on doing that this week. Carrots and radishes were put in late, about a month ago. We'll see if the summer heat gets them. The kale and broccoli were put in about 6-8 weeks ago and are doing well. Hoping the broccoli doesn't bolt, but after the next three scorchers, the ten day looks fairly mild. Also put in another 40 or so strawberry plants, as well as about 10 blackberries, a couple of raspberries, and a couple of boysenberry (of which I think only one transplant has survived...boo). Thinking of planting muscadines, but I've got some work to do on my little city lot to make room for them. Might be next year before I'm ready for them.

Well, here I sit, looking at a packet of corn seeds and thinking about it ... I do have patch of nice looking dirt from where I removed a lilac the other day. And I have a packet of "scarlett runner beans" that I bought for another spot. I don't do veggies nearly as well as the farmer's market, so I have never planted very many. I'm in zone 6 now, not sure how to change my profile.

My garden is always going - garlic started last fall will be ready for harvest soon. Herbs are already going like mad, to where I've already harvested some to dry for year-round use. Many tomatoes in the ground, and I started putting in peppers over the last week. Eating peas and all sorts of salad stuff - lettuce, (spinach about done), other salad greens, radish. Cilantro already going to seed, so I'll be continuing to sow at intervals. Soon will plant beans, corn, squash, cukes, and okra. Also watermelons and melons.

Question!! My daughter is moving to Ft. Lee in July. She is so sad to leave her garden in New York and wants to know what veggies can she start in July and into the fall?? Every thing is so different in each region.. Thank you in advance.!

I am in Northern VA. I have 4 kinds of beans, Swiss chards, carrots, radishes, onions, garlic (planted in the fall), tomatoes, egg plants, 3 kinds of peppers and 4 herbs. My peach trees, Asian pear trees, blueberry bush, blackberry bush, persimmon tree and one paw paw tree have loads of fruit. Now the challenge is to control the chipmunk and squirrel population so that they do not destroy it all Last weekend I saw chipmunks and a squirrel eating green peaches. I caught 2 chipmunks and shot one squirrel.

About starting some planting in July, I will say we have a long gardening season - certainly longer than in New York - so some things can still be planted based on time. Certainly beans, and it may even be possible to get some corn that late. I'd try running some squash or cucumbers as well. The big problem is that it is very hot, so anything that is tiny or doesn't like the heat to germinate could struggle. The other problem is that here in Virginia we tend to have some time during July through August where it goes two weeks or more without a bit of rain. I always end up with some extra garden space as peas and then garlic finish up during June, so I then get new things planted.

I'm in Arlington, Va. Got a full community plot this past March. I plant Roma beans, tomatoes, okra, corn, zuc&squash. They are all direct sow except tomato plants. The Roma beans are already flowering also some of the tomato plants. Planted some purple hull two days ago, hopefully they will come up before birds dig and eat it all.

My first gardening here in Arlington area and trying to figure out what vegetables grows best in there season here. Hopefully can figure how to post picture from my phone and share.

Thanks for reading.

Wanted to share my first community plot garden here in Arlington, Va.

Also, tried this mighty mato grafted plant for the first time.