Most areas in the US there is only one growing season: summer. Here in the southwest we have several growing seasons, mainly spring and fall, but we can also grow some things in the heat of the summer (i.e. pinto beans, American yard long cucumbers, cantaloupe, pumpkins, sweet potatoes to name a few), or in the cool of winter (i.e. peas, radishes, spinach, turnips, lettuce, green onions, etc.). Right now we are in our fall season. Planting for most fall season veggies starts after Aug 15th. Seeing as it is September, here is a list of vegetables that are okay to plant right now (at 1100 ft elevation):
Beets
Bok Choy
Broccoli (transplant by the end of September)
Brussel Sprouts (transplant by September)
Cabbage (transplant by end of Sept)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery (transplant by end of Sept)
Collard greens
Cucumbers
Endive
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lettuce, both leaf and head (transplant by end of Sept)
Leeks
Mustard
Green onions
Peas
Radishes
Spinach
Turnips
Starting in October there are a few other vegetables you can start planting as well. If you want a nice Planting Calendar for vegetables, my FAVORITE site to use is The UofA Cooperative Extension. I have given a copy of this to a friend who taught a gardening class at my church to handout to her class, as well as a few other friends and so far everyone is a big fan of it too. If you want to garden and are not sure what to plant and when, check it out. It's all you need as far as vegetables go.
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