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I harvested sweet corn yesterday, and now I've got a big open area in the garden all mulched and with soaker hoses set on 42" rows. I'm trying to think of what to plant there for a late crop.
We're getting lots of green beans for freezing, so I don't need more. Same with corn - I've got a year's supply put away now. Cucumbers - do ya want a wheelbarrow-load? I've got lots of tomatoes, peppers, melons, basil, tomatillos, okra, squash. I've already planted cowpeas in another area.
It's too late now to plant lots of things, and too hot for many cool-weather veggies. Right now we're getting 92 degree days, and I've got 8 or 9 weeks until our average first frost date, Oct. 2.
So, what could I plant in that area and get some good out of?
For food: Radishes are VERY fast growing, and there are varieties of peas that might work. I'm partial to sugar snap peas, myself, and they only take about 60 days to grow, if you don't mind harvesting in Sept/Oct.
For cover: Back in Maine, we alawys used to cover with buckwheat. Even if it didn't get a chance to seed, it makes a lovely cover, and MIGHT flower in time to give any bees in the area a bit of food to stock up their hives before winter.
Too hot for mature cool weather plants, but OK for germinating and the they'll mature just as the weather gets prime for them. Brocolli, cauliflower, mustard greens, collards, bok choi & any of the other cabbages, sugar snaps, , , ,
You're about a week late for potatoes (I think). If you find some ugly red ones at a store somewhere you may still get a fall crop of new potatoes... Carrots also will do. I'm planning to throw straw over my broccoli etc to protect it til the worst heat is past.
