Is it too late to plant?

I live in zone 6. We've had a crazy amount of rain this late spring and I haven't had a chance to get my corn, peas and other veggies in. Is it too late?

Peas are more of a cool-season veggie--the hot summers are usually too much for them so it's better to get them going in early spring so they have time to bear before the hot weather comes. You might be able to try them later in the year so that you get a crop in the fall when it's cooler--I'm not sure if that would work since you'd have to plant them while it's still summer and that may be too hot for them but if you're going to throw the seeds out otherwise it's worth a shot. Corn can't be started quite as early as peas, but I remember growing up there was a saying that corn should be knee high by the 4th of July and you're not going to be anywhere close. But again if you're going to throw the seeds away otherwise there's no harm in trying them and see if you're able to get anything decent from them. All your other veggies it's likely going to be the same story that you're planting way later than would be recommended, but if some of them are quick to mature and like heat then you could still get something from them.

Many gardeners are still putting in tomato and pepper plants, even in the mid-Atlantic and south. Now that it's past "optimum" planting time, you may be able to get good deals/sales if you purchase your plants at nursery centers and home improvement stores. Just be sure to check the plants to make sure they're healthy. Here are some tips for that:
http://www.tomatodirt.com/buy-tomato-plants.html

If you decide to plant tomato plants, try to do it on an overcast day or after the heat of the day has past. Place a folding chair or leafed branch over the plants to provide a little bit of shade during the first few days to help with transplant shock. And make sure to water plants each day for a week to help them adjust, especially if it's hot.

You can help things along with pollination and setting fruit. (This part might be the only bug in your plan -- if your days are excessively hot -- 90 degrees+ during the day -- fruit may have a hard time setting. Again, help plants by providing shade in the heat of the day.) When blossoms appear, gently tap plants.

Your tomatoes will come in a couple of weeks later than usual, but with careful attention, you should be able to get some fruit!

Good luck and happy gardening!

I imagine that the peas you are talking about are the field type peas, like purple hull or crowder peas as opposed to the English pea varieties. If you are, you can plant them most anytime. You just might have to keep them watered and the insects this time of the year will take a toll on them.

Is it too late, to start crape myrtles from seeds now?
Thanks. Gilbert S.

Can some one help me with this qestion. How do I start to grow roots from a crape myrtle cutting?
Thanks.
Gilbert S.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4480829_grow-crape-myrtle-from-cutting.html

THANKS, FOR HELPING WITH MY QUESTION ON ROOTING CRAPE MRTLES FROM CUTTINGS.
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