You don't ask for much :)
Dog friendly - that's a new wrinkle for me. There are all kinds of
application-stuff: peppers, deterrents that you can apply to the
plants. Your pooch may chomp these once, but it seems unlikely it
would go for the buffet repeatedly if you have put cayenne pepper on
your plants! We aren't talking about covering the plants in the
stuff, but a general dusting. I heard there was a groundhog deterrent
that makes plants particularly unnappealing. And for plants you are
really concerned about, try a localized cage - you can get small wire,
dark green fencing that would blend into a lush garden area.
Now planting - you are talking very late in the season for long-season
crops. You won't be able to get a 100-day crop to get to a harvest
stage in 80 days (pulling numbers out of thin air, but the concept is
sound). 100 days is what that plant will need. However - there are
things you can do between now and then..
You can start some plants now/early June so transplant in Mid-June.
Fall crops include: carrots, cabbage, peas, lettuce, green onions,
mustard, kohlrabi, beets. I bet you can get some tomoatoes yet, but
check the harvest dates carefully. The shorter dates will be your
best bets this season. Watermelon.. You can always try but I think
there's not enough time in the season for that. But again, you could
try containers and protect the plant/s from early frosts and hope for
the best. Maybe the bush varietes/smaller fruits would ripen more
quickly than the standard variety.
How late is too late? In zone 5, I aim to put some plants in as late
as August (see list above). Plants sown this late in the season will
take longer to mature, produce smaller plants - but they will produce.
Congrats on your new place, and good luck with the garden!
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