5 Crops You'll Deeply Regret Not Planting In July

July feels like the worst time to plant anything, but it's actually one of the most important planting windows of the entire year. In this video, I'm breaking down the five crops every home vegetable gardener should be planting in July for a massive fall harvest, whether you're in a short, cool-summer climate or a long, hot-summer climate. From storing potatoes all winter to timing romaine lettuce for the sweetest fall harvest, this is everything you need to know to keep your garden producing right through frost. What You'll Learn • Why potatoes are one of the most underrated fall crops (and the exact planting window based on your frost date) • How to keep cucumbers and zucchini producing all season with succession planting • The bolting mistake that ruins basil in July, and which varieties resist downy mildew • Why bush beans are the easiest crop you can direct sow right now • How to time romaine lettuce for a sweeter, crisper fall harvest than you'll ever get in spring Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:38 Potatoes 5:40 Cucumbers, Zucchini & Squash 9:23 Basil 12:25 Bush Beans 14:48 Romaine Lettuce Favorite Seed Varieties Mentioned in This Video Potatoes: Yukon Gold, Kennebec, Red Pontiac Cucumbers: Merlin, Party Time, Crispy Crunchy Zucchini/Squash: Dunja, Success PM, Zucchino Rampicante Basil: Prospera Italian Large Leaf, Prospera Red, Amazel Basil, Holy Basil Bush Beans: Contender, Jade Romaine Lettuce: Giant Caesar, Parris Island Cos If this video helped you plan your July garden, hit like, subscribe, and drop a comment below telling me which of these five crops you're planting this week. I read every single comment! #julygardening #vegetablegarden #fallgarden #homegardening #gardeningtips #growyourownfood #successionplanting #falllettuce #growingpotatoes #organicgardening