What kinds of things can you plant in July and August? We want to plant
some basil, is it too late in the year? I understand that you probably
can't plant beans and squash and tomatos (can you?), but what can you
plant in July and August, and when should you plant it?

Depends on where you live and if you start from seeds I guess.
Peppers, for instance, take 80-90 days or so from seed. Do you have that
long till first frost?

Carl

It's mid July, and average first frost is the end of September or first week
of August. So we have about 10-12 weeks left. Not enough time for peppers,
probably not enough time for tomatoes. I'm thinking of trying Okra one last
time, maybe a few more squash, and then just plant winter stuff in the
middle of August. Does this sound reasonable?

Around here, the weather doesn't warm up until July, and it cools off at the
end of August. My eggplants are just now *finally* starting to take off. My
peppers are growing very slowly. They look healthy, but are just not really
doing much. My tomatoes are exploding. My pumpkins are doing this OMG look
at me grow, 10 foot vines already! But this is my first garden in 10 years,
and I really don't know what I'm doing LOL. I just throw seeds down and see
what grows, and what doesn't :-)