10 Fast Mid-Summer Vegetables You Still Can Plant From Seed

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10 Fast Mid-Summer Vegetables You Still Can Plant From Seed

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When you think about planting for your vegetable garden – especially planting from seed – you might get a mental image of those early spring plantings just as your garden is getting started for the season. But just because we are now well into the warmer months of the year doesn’t mean you can’t still plant new crops from seed.
In fact, now is the perfect time to start planning and planting for your fall harvest. Here is a list of 10 vegetables that you can plant from seed in the middle of the summer, no matter where you live. These are great cool0weather vegetables that should be ready just in time for fall.
1. Beets – Brighten up your fall table with these sweet root vegetables. Beets come in a variety of colors ranging from deep purple-red to golden yellow.

There is even a variety called Chioggia which has red and white stripes. Beets have been found to have unique phytonutrients called betalains which have been linked to anti-inflammatory and detoxification properties. Mid-to-late summer is the ideal time for planting beets and many varieties can still be harvested well beyond the last frost date.

2. Broccoli – This healthy staple that your mother told you to eat is another good choice for a mid- summer planting. Extremely high in vitamins, you can get 245 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin K, and 135 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C from this vegetable.

While you’re likely to only ever to find the florets at your local supermarket, the stems and leaves of this brassica plant also are edible.
3. Carrots – High in vitamin A and beta carotene – which are both known to provide many benefits including to vision health – carrots are an ideal vegetable to plant during the summer months. If you happen to be having a summer without much rain, ensure that you water your carrots well.
4. Cauliflower – A cousin to broccoli, cauliflower is a popular vegetable which often produces large white florets. But recently, we have seen a resurgence of other colors of cauliflower, including yellow, green and purple…..more here

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