For many vegetables, this is a very good time to plant for a fall crop. For some, plant even later so they will not mature before cool weather. Radishes, for example, will mature in 45 days. Plant them later.

Many green vegetables will grow more successfully when planted for a fall crop than for summer because heat causes them to bolt. As a fall crop, they mature as weather is cooling.

In general think of planting cool weather crops such as greens, radishes, turnips and peas. But it's not too late to plant certain warm weather vegetables, if they are ones which grow quickly (60 days to maturity), such as bush beans, and mature before cool weather.

Jim

Here in Zone 8b, July is the ideal time to plant sweet potatoes,collard greens and rutabagas. I have also planted potatoes this time of year, they will give you "new" 1 to 2 inch diameter potatoes in the fall. I'm guess cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and kale would also do well now, although I haven't tried them. The more heat sensitive greens, like radishes, turnips, lettuce should wait for cooler weather. My father usually plants those in September.