Hi Pete! We are moving in to a new house soon and wont be able to get the garden going until the end of July. I read your Summer Sowing article but wondered how far we can push some of those recommended dates? I have some hidasta red beans and bush lima beans I’d like to plant (80-100, 60-65 days to maturity, respectively). Should I try or wait for Spring?
Albany’s AVERAGE first frost date is around the first week of October…HERE’S a site that will give you your’s based on your zip code. All of August and September would give you 61 days…probably not worth it for the beans. You could do some greens and cool weather crops like broccoli which don’t mind a little light frost.