What to plant in July in Canada
7 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in July in Canada, for the climate around Southern Ontario, Canada (near Toronto and Georgian Bay).
Climate: Cold continental climate with severe winters down to about -28 °C and frost typically from late October to late April, warm humid summers up to 36 °C, and fairly even rain of roughly 50 to 120 mm a month, so the growing season runs from late May to September.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Loose-leaf lettuce grows quickly in the cool months and can be sown in succession through summer.
Harvest: 30-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, loose soil warmed by late spring suits carrots, and the autumn cool keeps the roots sweet.
Harvest: 70-80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Beetroot tolerates the cool springs and the warm summers here and stores well into autumn.
Harvest: 50-70 daysEasyIn pots
Bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans need warm soil, which arrives in June, and the rainy summer supports quick growth.
Harvest: 50-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Radishes mature in under a month in the cool spring and early autumn, and can be resown all season.
Harvest: 25-30 daysEasyIn pots
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale tolerates frost and actually sweetens in the cold autumn, extending the harvest into November.
Harvest: 55-65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Dill Anethum graveolens
Dill grows quickly in the warm summer and self-sows freely in the local season.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn pots