@peteyfoozer 
Don't despair!! Pivet.
I heard a nurse on the radio on "Nurse's Day." The radio host asked her how she/they (in an ambulance) planned.
She said that they make 3 plans:
1) Plan for what they think the situation is
2) Plan for what they think it Could be
3) Pivet bc the situation is NOTHING like anybody thought it would be
THAT's been MY gardening for the last 3 years.
I have had distractions and have done some useful sidequests so far this season, like the 5' x 10' section along the outside of the corner of my north pasture which which growing tall weeds and a few saplings. I used my loppers to cut those off and carried them to my burn pile, then poisoned, THEN laid down cardboard and 2 full loads of used stall bedding on top. I won't have to mow there for a few years and it was a difficult place to push a mower. NOT vegetable gardening, but worth the trouble.
Get some plants and stuff them in pots, like tomatoes or peppers and you will have some harvest from them.
Plant some vining beans along a fence line.
Study up on Fall gardening and plan now to start a cool weather crop.
Here is a seed starting plan that I think will help you.
Chuck Vogt's Seed Starting Schedule (Professor Emertis, University of Illinois, College of Aces, specialties in vegetables and herbs)
***(This a plan for zone 5a, Kankakee, IL. You are probably 2 zones higher, so you can adjust accordingly)
WHEN TO SOW FOR TRANSPLANTING FOR A FALL GARDEN
June 1-June15
brussels sprouts(bitter when grown for a spring schedule)(transplant in July)(harvest mid October)
==not going to make tight sprouts
==Glucosinolates in spring grown brussels sprouts
"The bitter taste of Brussels sprouts comes from compounds called glucosinolates and their degradation products, he explains. These bitter tasting compounds are an important part of the plant’s defence mechanism against leaf-eating enemies, such as insects, nematodes, slugs, and herbivores, like pigeons and deer. They are also responsible for many of the health-giving properties of Brussels and other brassicas, particularly their antioxidant and anti-cancer properties."
Brussels: a bittersweet story
www.soci.org
July 1- July 15
broccoli
cauliflower
kohlrabi
late cabbage
collards
kale (flowering and regular)
fennel (florence)
July 15-July 30
early cabbage
August 1-August 15
kohlrabi
lettuce
dill (for weed)(don't want to flower late, so big fronds)
WHEN TO SOW FOR TRANSPLANTING FOR A SPRING GARDEN
January 15-February 15 (go out in March/April)
celery
celeriac
parsley
onion
shallot (from seed)
leek
chives
February 16-February 28
rosemary]]better off w/clone or cultivar
lavendar]]better off w/clone or cultivar
March 1-March 15(go out late March/early April)
cabbage
broccoli
cauliflower
kohlrabi
collards
kale
lettuce
oregano
March 15-March 31
fennel
dill
pepper
eggplant
sage
April 1-April 15
tomato (develop faster and go leggy if started earlier)
April 15-April 30
cucumber]]develop Very fast, put out when it has 1st true leaves
watermelon]]develop Very fast, put out when it has 1st true leaves
May 1-Mar 15
basil(don't put out before Memorial Day)
***
I would throw some cucumber seeds in ANYTIME. If you keep them watering you will have some to munch on.
. I can imagine my prehistoric ancestors pushing some cows around, leaving the old folks to tend the cabbage and kohlrabi at home. Moving back to the village at All Hallow's Eve with the livestock. Ah, the good life ...
