I wrote to Nancy Awot who is a Horticulture Specialist at W. Atlee Burpee & Company and asked that same question. Here is her answer to my Zone 7 question.
“It is too late for tomatoes, however, there are many things you can plant now and in the fall. You can still plant lettuce, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, onions and garlic. Onions and garlic you plant in September for a next summer harvest. If you want to try a fruit you could try alpine strawberries. If you would like some flowers try pansies they will flower until the hard freeze.
As it gets colder you can still continue to plant lettuce, beets, carrots and spinach about every two weeks for continual harvest. If you check out our website www.burpee.com click on the growing calendar on the left column. It will tell you what you can plant and when to plant your vegetable. So you can plant well into the fall. A winter garden doesn’t mean you can plant things all winter long. Once the ground freezes no more planting but you should be able to harvest up until that first heavy freeze.
Make sure you try spinach you can still plant those in October they like the cold.”
Thank you Nancy Awot ~ That was very helpful information! :D
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