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Is There Still Time to Plant (blank)?
How can you tell exactly which varieties you still have time to plant and mature in your fall garden? It's easy! Just calculate how many frost-free days you have left, then subtract 14 days from that number to compensate for the shorter, cooler days at the end of the season. If the days-to-maturity of the variety in question is less than the number you calculated, then it's fine to plant. Follow this formula and your crops should be 90 percent grown by the first frost, and they should be able to handle "cold storage" in your garden well.
For example, let's say it's July 15 and the first frost date in your zone is September 15. You have 60 frost-free days left; subtract 14 for that end-of-the-season allowance and you'll see that you still have 46 days- enough time to plant, for example, 'Kentucky Wonder' bush beans (45 days) or 'Goldrush' zucchini (45 days), but not 'Derby bush beans (57 days).
