I hope with the lettuce, cabbage and broccoli you are starting with seedlings and not seeds since it already is so late.

Advice? Read the OSU Garden Planning Guide I've linked below and then come back and ask us the questions you need answered. In that guide, you'll see planting dates given as a range of dates like this: April 10 - April 30. The earliest date given is for southeastern OK and the latest date given is for northwestern OK so, depending on where you live in the state, choose some planting date in between those two extremes....unless you actually are in SE OK or NW OK.

Tomatoes need to be planted as trannsplants and it really is too late to start them from seed now to grow your own, so it would be better to purchase tomato plants to put into the ground. All the others that you listed can be direct-seeded, and we are getting very close to the earliest recommended planting date for sweet corn.

To the extent that you can, try to plant everything on-time or even a week or two early if the weather permits. With cool-season crops and some heat-sensitive warm-season crops, even planting them a couple of weeks later than the recommended dates can significantly impact your harvest in a negative way. That is especially true if we have a roasting-hot summer like we had last year.

Finally, it all starts with the soil. In order to have a good garden, you need good soil. The best seeds and the best transplants in the world will not perform well if you have poor soil.

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: Oklahoma Garden Planning Guide

Hi Mammy! Welcome to the forum. Best group of people I've met online. Just an awesome bunch.

This year is my second year but technically my first because I started way too late last year in the middle of the heat wave. But I learned SO much about dirt and soil amendments.

I just now got my broccoli and cabbage and cauliflower in the ground. I probably won't get produce from them but, HEY, I'm learning and the ground needs roots in it and they'll tell me how they like the soil.. so there they go.

My warm weather seedlings are little behind because I had to start over but they look good and I'm excited to see how far I get with everything this year.

Blessings

Hello!

This is only my third year gardening and while I have learned a lot, I can honestly say you cannot learn enough when it comes to gardening! Don't be like me, take your time, learn as you go and just have fun with it. Keep a journal! I cannot stress that enough. I am the worst for that and I pay dearly now! Don't have to be fancy, just something log what works and what does't so you remember from year to year. It really is the best way to learn what works for you.

I just planted transplants last weekend, and with all this rain I am so glad I didn't plant anymore!