WHAT TO PLANT IN
July

Gulf Coast Region

 “There is no easier nor cheaper way to improve your soil’s texture and fertility than by using natural mulches in your vegetable and flower garden. Using a mulch is like having someone do your gardening for you free of charge.”

 Betty Brinhart, Your Garden+Natural Mulches=Better Harvests

Issue #10, July 1971

‘Moon and Stars’ watermelon

To read more about what to plant in other months and regions, visit our What to Plant Now home page.

For planting times specific to your zip code, check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Vegetable Garden Planner. 

Top Crops for Gulf Coast Gardening:

 

Here are the Top Ten crops for the Gulf Coast region, followed by other recommended crops, as rated in our National Survey of Most Productive Garden Crops. (The criteria for selection include ease of culture, efficient use of garden space and time, ease of storage and desirability at the table.) The recommended crops are sorted by plant family to help you plan rotations so that the same plant families are not grown consecutively in the same area, as much as possible.

Top 10 Crops: Gulf Coast

1. Sweet pepper
2. Cherry tomato
3. Bulb onion
4. Slicing tomato
5. Garlic
6. Lettuce
7. Spinach
8. Potato
9. Cucumber
10. Summer squash

Other Highly Recommended Crops:

Cabbage family:  Broccoli, collards 

Cucumber family:  Cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon, winter squash 

Leafy greens: Arugula, chard, mustard (all types)

Legumes:  Lima bean, snap beans (all types), Southern peas

Root crops:  Beet, garlic, onions, sweet potato, turnip 

Tomato family: Eggplant, peppers (all types),  tomato (all types)

Miscellaneous:  Okra 

VEGETABLES 

Sow Indoors   

Sow Outdoors  

Transplant 

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Okra 

Tomato 

CULINARY HERBS  

Sow Indoors   

Sow Outdoors  

Transplant 

Basil 

Cilantro 

Marjoram  

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