This is the time of year we normally think of planting a fall garden. Crops that can be planted now include lettuce, radishes, spinach, and similar crops. There still is time to raise another crop of green beans along with some summer squash (if your summer squash have bitten the dust already).
If you can find plants, there still is time to grow cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. Planting a fall garden is just like planting a spring garden with some big advantages.             
You will find the weed pressure to be much less and insect problems may be far fewer than in a spring garden.  Seeds will germinate rapidly, so you will have crops up and growing in just a few days — compared to several weeks in the spring. There are a few drawbacks to fall gardening, and one of those is that you must provide some regular, frequent watering (possibly daily) until the crops are up and growing.
It is best to plant seeds deeper than you do for a spring garden because soil is cooler and moister down a little deeper. As far as soil preparation is concerned, don't get too excited about deep tillage for a fall garden.
Lightly work the soil enough to establish a seedbed, reserve your deep tillage for later in the fall. Also, don't concentrate on adding a lot of organic matter and fertilizer for the fall garden. The organic matter can be added later in the fall with the deeper tillage, and excessive fertilizer application in hot weather is not a good idea. If you have some crop residue to remove from a previous crop, chop the residue with a lawn mower and lightly till the soil surface after the residue has had a chance to dry for two to three days.
Heat Can Squelch Tomatoes’ Red
When temperatures rise above 95 degrees, often the red pigments can’t form properly in tomatoes on the vine. Yet, the orange and yellow pigments can.
"The result is orange or orangey-pink tomatoes. They look a little strange, but they’re just as edible," said Ward Upham, Master Gardener program coordinator for Kansas State University Research and Extension.
Tomatoes will not change color after they’ve completely ripened, Upham said. 
"If it’s hot and you want deep-red fruit, you’ll have to pick your tomatoes just as they’re starting to turn," he said. "Put them in cooler temperatures to ripen, and those tomatoes will develop their normal coloration." 
Upham said the best tomato-ripening temperatures are in the 75- to 85-degree range.
Additional K-State recommendations for growing tomatoes — orange or red — are available at any county or district K-State Research and Extension office, and on the Web at http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf312.pdf.