Can I plant anything now and still have a good result?

[Muggs]

Hi All,

My wife and I have been gardening for about 5 years now, and this year with our new baby and other family issues we weren't able to plant a garden. We live in northeast Ohio and have a really nice established space we use as our garden, so it's hard looking at that empty space. Things have settled down, so I'm wondering if anyone would have suggestions on what we could plant and still have decent success. It's Ohio weather, so the first frost should come in late October. I'm afraid it's too late, but thought I'd ask some more experienced gardeners.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Chuck]

Hi All,

My wife and I have been gardening for about 5 years now, and this year with our new baby and other family issues we weren't able to plant a garden. We live in northeast Ohio and have a really nice established space we use as our garden, so it's hard looking at that empty space. Things have settled down, so I'm wondering if anyone would have suggestions on what we could plant and still have decent success. It's Ohio weather, so the first frost should come in late October. I'm afraid it's too late, but thought I'd ask some more experienced gardeners.

Thanks for any help!

So about 90 days till frost. You can probably be successful with bush beans and blackeyed peas, maybe chard. When it cools off a little early lettuce will work until a hard freeze. Still time for a fair crop of squash too and also radishes when it starts to cool

 

[Muggs]

Hey Chuck! Thanks for the ideas. We love squash and have had good success that it in the past. I've never grown beans, peas, chard or radishes, but we love to eat all of those things. I like these ideas. I will go pick up the seeds and get them in this week.

 

[zigs]

Welcome to the forums

You could get a crop of potatoes by planting a first early variety, won't be huge but better than nothing. I'm guessing Ohio winters would be too cold for overwintering crops like Mizuna and Purple Sprouting Broccoli?

 

[Muggs]

Welcome to the forums I'm guessing Ohio winters would be too cold for overwintering crops like Mizuna and Purple Sprouting Broccoli?

Thank you! Yes, it gets really cold here, single digits in the winter. We've grown potatoes in the past too, I'll add plant some. It will be nice to at least have something to tend to out there.

 

[zigs]

I usually plant Charlotte potatoes in August to have some new potatoes for Christmas Dinner, they keep in the ground even after the tops have long gone, worth a go.

Oh, try some American Cress too, that grows well over winter

 

[Beth_B]

If you buy established starter plants many traditional garden veggies will be harvestable by frost, check the "harvest in xx days" label. Greens grow super fast and many survive several early frosts before actually freezing.