What to plant in pots in July?
You can sow all the leaf veggies, lettuces, spinach, rocket, radish, beetroot, and carrot. You might end up with only baby vegetables but hey they are tasty too; and if we will have a nice and sunny September… Broccoli, cabbage, and carrot seeds can be directly sown starting in mid-July. Keep well-watered in times of heat, and give shade on the hottest of days.By July there’s a wealth of flower seeds to sow outdoors, including aquilegia, campanula, coreopsis, delphinium, myosotis, penstemon and pansy. You can also prepare for autumn biennial planting by sowing foxglove, sweet William, and forget-me-nots.
Can I plant marigold seeds in July?
Summer and Fall Planting Planting marigolds in late summer or early fall can be very successful in regions with mild winters and warm fall weather (zones 8-11). The warm soil and cooler temperatures are ideal for marigold growth, and they can continue to bloom well into the fall and sometimes even early winter. Tip: Marigold seeds can also be sown in the less formal ‘scatter seed’ method. Simply roughen the soil, scatter seeds evenly over the surface, then smooth the soil over lightly to cover the seeds. Optional: In cool climates marigold seeds can be sown indoors 6 weeks before the last expected frost.
Is mid-July too late to plant?
In truth, each season is different and garden planting dates have been even harder to peg down than the traditional wisdom would lead one to believe! I want to emphasize that it’s not too late to plant a great garden, even in June and July. In most years, the weather will cool too much and the day length becomes too short in the late fall such that if you plant in late summer you’ll get few tomatoes out of the plant. In other words, go ahead and plant tomatoes after the Fourth of July but don’t count on getting a big harvest.