Is it too late to start a vegetable garden now?

[Anonymous]

I want to plant tomatoes, okra, eggplants, bell peppers, maybe some other veggies that I can't think of right now. If It's too late, when should I actually start planting these next year? As you can tell, I'm a novice at this and would like to try out if i can make a vegetable garden work.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's too hot to get them established. You could use already pre-grown vegetables, but my plants are huge, and it would stress them out to move them.

You start direct sow into the ground around May 10-15. You can start seeds indoors two weeks before that.

[Anonymous]

summer veggies are obviously too late. you may be able to plant late fall veggies,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it's too hot to get them established. You could use already pre-grown vegetables, but my plants are huge, and it would stress them out to move them.

You start direct sow into the ground around May 10-15. You can start seeds indoors two weeks before that.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:summer veggies are obviously too late. you may be able to plant late fall veggies,

When do you usually start sowing and planting these?

[Anonymous]

The U. Of MD has a handy chart for you:

https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_images/programs/hgic/Publications/not_updated/GE007_Vegetable_Planting_Calendar_for_Central_MD.pdf

You can still seed beans outside, as well as direct seed cool weather fall crops like beets, chard, Chinese cabbage, carrots, endive, kale, kohlrabi, mustard greens, fall peas, potato, radish, rutabega, spinach, turnips, lettuce (in part shade) (seedings of many of the same can also go out now for Fall); but wait for this heat snap to end and water well.

You can start indoor seedlings of cool weather fall crops like broccoli, cabbage, collards, and some lettuces.

[Anonymous]

You might be able to find larger tomato plants in pots at a plant nursery or home depot?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The U. Of MD has a handy chart for you:

https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_images/programs/hgic/Publications/not_updated/GE007_Vegetable_Planting_Calendar_for_Central_MD.pdf

You can still seed beans outside, as well as direct seed cool weather fall crops like beets, chard, Chinese cabbage, carrots, endive, kale, kohlrabi, mustard greens, fall peas, potato, radish, rutabega, spinach, turnips, lettuce (in part shade) (seedings of many of the same can also go out now for Fall); but wait for this heat snap to end and water well.

You can start indoor seedlings of cool weather fall crops like broccoli, cabbage, collards, and some lettuces.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You might be able to find larger tomato plants in pots at a plant nursery or home depot?

I could, but these can get pricey, and it also doesn't help me learn how to grow my vegetables from seeds, which is what I intend to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You might be able to find larger tomato plants in pots at a plant nursery or home depot?

I could, but these can get pricey, and it also doesn't help me learn how to grow my vegetables from seeds, which is what I intend to do.

If you happen to eat an especially nice tomato, save some of the seeds and try to grow them next year.

[Anonymous]

You can start zucchini and summer squash now, also cukes and bush beans. It’s too late for tomato, eggplant, peppers and okra.

[Anonymous]

Unless you have a greenhouse, no you cannot start from seeds this year. And for most of the vegetables you mention, most people don't start them from seeds, you start them from bought seedlings.

If you want to start with the seeds, plant them inside in little seed-starter pots (or the cardboard egg cartons) in February or March. In this area, Mother's day is usually a good time to look at planting, unless you have a cold spell. I got a late start this year and probably did it in early June, so my plants aren't ripening yet -- but the tomatoes are finally coming out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You might be able to find larger tomato plants in pots at a plant nursery or home depot?

I could, but these can get pricey, and it also doesn't help me learn how to grow my vegetables from seeds, which is what I intend to do.

Yes, but maybe you will learn whether guarding is for you (or not). A lot of people start and invest a lot of money and time just to give up later when you can't keep up weeding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You might be able to find larger tomato plants in pots at a plant nursery or home depot?

I could, but these can get pricey, and it also doesn't help me learn how to grow my vegetables from seeds, which is what I intend to do.

If you happen to eat an especially nice tomato, save some of the seeds and try to grow them next year.

That won’t work if the tomato is a hybrid.

[Anonymous]

My husband has managed to grow tomatoes very late in the season, but he’s a pro.

Try varieties that grow fast and produce early in their development, like the cherry tomato “Early Cherry”. It has 55 days to production.