With the summer temperatures reaching the upper 90s and the humidity skyrocketing, many home gardeners choose to stay indoors these days. August is a too hot and uninspiring of a month to garden. It’s so hot that many folks, including myself, have almost given up on summer gardening; however, August also is an opportunity to hit the reset button and start over. 

Like with a video game, gardeners get another chance to play and try again, even if the spring garden was a failure. Although many of the summer vegetables are finished and harvested, there is still time to grow another round. Most summer vegetables will grow and produce fruit right until the first frost, which on average occurs around Nov. 10. Beans, summer squash and tomatoes can be planted again for a late season crop, even as late as Christmas. Â