Top 10 Crops To Plant In Late July

My Grandma was from Houston, Missouri. She could grow ANYTHING. She was born in 1916 and grew almost 100% of their food through the depression. She was an awesome woman that could take a small patch of ground and produce so much there was almost too much to eat. Shes been gone 30 years and I still miss her.

For those of us with poor data retention: 1) Basil (Dark Purple Opal) 2) Beans (Dragon Tongue) 3) Couliflower 4) Cilantro 5) Cucumber (Beit Alpha) 6) Squash (Red Kuri) 7) Sweet Corn 8) Swiss Chard (Five Color Silver Beet) 9) Zinnia 10) Sunflower (Mongolian Giant) 11) Watermelon (Sugar Baby Bush)

when you cut the heart out of that beautiful watermelon, I thought of my parents. When my father cut into a watermelon he would always give my mom the heart before slicing it for us kids :)

I live in a small town in the heartland and our lovely library gives away seeds all year long. Remember those old dresser type things that librarians used to keep Dewey book cards in? Our library keeps seed packets stocked in those instead.

Top 10 varieties Crops for late July: 1. Basil (Dark Purple Opal Basil) 2. Beans (Dragon Tongue Bean) 3. Cauliflower (Amazing Cauliflower) 4. Cilantro (Slo Bolt Cilantro) 5. Cucumber (Beit Alpha Cucumber) 6. Squash (Red Kuri Squash) 7. Corn (Golden Bantam Corn) 8. Swiss Chard (Five Colored Silverbeet) 9. Zinnia (Scabiosa mix Zinnia) 10. Sunflower (Mongolian Giant) 11. Watermelon (Sugar Baby Bush Watermelon)

RareSeeds lists all 10+1 plants in the comments below. Don't just read the list. You MUST watch the tips explaining why to grow each plant or you are missing out on huge value. I'm glad I watched the video and didn't leave after reading the comment. Thanks for the useful tips. 1:59 Basil 3:18 Beans 3:54 Cauliflower grown indoors placed in garden in Spring 5:19 Cilantro 6:20 Cucumber 7:18 Squash 8:28 Sweet Corn 9:02 Swiss Chard 9:47 Zinnia 10:30 Sunflower 11:29 Watermelon

This video really gave me the confidence to plant those squash, bean, and sunflower seeds I have lying around thinking it was already too late! Thanks!

Farmers are the new rock stars.

That old dresser like thing at the library is called a card catalog. Great use for it.

How could anybody give a thumbs down to a video about planting crops and growing healthy foods?? Some people really need to re-evaluate their lives if they have a problem with this. Great video Shannie, keep them coming!! One question for "late planting", we are in zone 9a (SoCal) so our growing is pretty much year round. That being said, we do container crops on our patio, so would these crops you mention be good in 30 gallon "Rubbermaid tote" style containers?? Thanks!!

My farmer friend cooks the sunflower head (after removing the seeds) just like an artichoke.

I'm in southeast Idaho. Planted my seedlings mid-May, after planting seeds first of April......all in my home/apartment. I just move my veggies on a cart, from morning sun then back to the late afternoon/evening sun. I'm growing zucchini, squash, 3 kinds of tomatoes, okra, ginger, garlic, sweet potatoes, lettuce, green spring onions, red onions, jalapeno peppers, and beets. All ky veggies are growing beautifully...all healthy. Got my first jalapeno peppers, already! I get excited when i see my babies produce my food! All done in containers, in my 1 bedroom apartment...no balcony or patio...lol.

This was the best video ever...I had no motivation to keep going with the dog days of summer upon us but now I am out to my seed box and get some more stuff in the ground! Thank you

I needed this video! I completely missed planting a garden this year after getting COVID & other family issues. I was feeling defeated, but you reminded me about short season crops, which I've never done before. There's actually lots of things I can still plant, even in Minnesota! Thanks! I've heard great things about Baker Creek Seeds on Living Traditions Homestead, they have a very successful & productive garden using your seeds. 💜

You are a hardworking and tasteful woman, paying tribute to you.

Shannie, you do a wonderful, professional job!

My husband has become a Baker seed fanatic. We used your seeds this year and we've had an amazing garden with many unusual varieties of everything.. Baker Creek is sooo wonderful!♡☆♡

i love this monthly theme of planting crops, my zone is 9.

In Los Angels, I've had great luck with Swiss Chard. Even in 100+ heat & full sun. Given enough water, it takes quite a beating. One plant has lasted 3 years

She works for a very cool gardening business! She has a lot of positive spunk! My garden is planted and we are getting a pretty good harvest. I found three small watermelons today out in my garden, they're Sugar baby bush. I am inspired to replant some beans for a fall harvest, I think our beans are done out there, so time to plant some fresh seeds! I am also going to plant some more sunflower seeds, I have a ton of them from last year. The deer ate a lot of my sunflowers, but some are left. My pumpkin patch looks pretty good. Lots of different types of gourds, too. The tomatoes plants are getting big and we are eating most of them raw right now. We are eating the cucumbers, too. The corn I grow is the decorative, colorful, "Indian" corn that I put into fall wreaths and make into centerpieces and hang them as threesomes for good luck all around the farm. I MIGHT grow some more zucchini. The deer ate up some of them, we got some zucchini, but if it's not too late, then I will! Thanks for the late July encouragement. Never give up, never give in, keep planting and harvesting, and good luck out there!