Sowing in June
June is the first month where sowing and harvesting run side by side. Spring sowings are ready while successions for autumn go in. The longest day is also a cut-off for many crops: whatever is sown now has to finish before autumn.
Start indoors in June
6 plants
Sow outdoors in June
20 plants
- BeetrootBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- Climbing beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- CourgetteCucurbita pepo
- CucumberCucumis sativus
- DillAnethum graveolens
- Dwarf beanPhaseolus vulgaris var. nanus
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- Mooli radishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- PumpkinCucurbita maxima
- Spring onionAllium fistulosum
- Summer savorySatureja hortensis
- SwedeBrassica napus subsp. rapifera
- SweetcornZea mays convar. saccharata
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. cicla
Plant out in June
29 plants
- AubergineSolanum melongena
- BasilOcimum basilicum
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica
- Brussels sproutsBrassica oleracea var. gemmifera
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
- CeleriacApium graveolens var. rapaceum
- ChilliCapsicum annuum
- CourgetteCucurbita pepo
- CucumberCucumis sativus
- KaleBrassica oleracea var. sabellica
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- LeekAllium porrum
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- LovageLevisticum officinale
- MarjoramOriganum majorana
- MintMentha × piperita
- OreganoOriganum vulgare
- PumpkinCucurbita maxima
- Red cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- SageSalvia officinalis
- Savoy cabbageBrassica oleracea var. sabauda
- Sweet pepperCapsicum annuum
- SweetcornZea mays convar. saccharata
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- ThymeThymus vulgaris
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicum
- White cabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba
Harvest in June
30 plants
- BasilOcimum basilicum
- Broad beanVicia faba
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica
- Butterhead lettuceLactuca sativa var. capitata
- CarrotDaucus carota subsp. sativus
- CauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
- ChervilAnthriscus cerefolium
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum
- CorianderCoriandrum sativum
- DillAnethum graveolens
- KohlrabiBrassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
- Loose-leaf lettuceLactuca sativa var. crispa
- LovageLevisticum officinale
- MangetoutPisum sativum var. saccharatum
- MintMentha × piperita
- Mooli radishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- OreganoOriganum vulgare
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum
- PeaPisum sativum
- PotatoSolanum tuberosum
- RadishRaphanus sativus var. sativus
- RocketEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
- SageSalvia officinalis
- SpinachSpinacia oleracea
- Spring onionAllium fistulosum
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. cicla
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus
- ThymeThymus vulgaris
These timings are for the moderate climate band. In the mild west everything runs about two weeks earlier, in harsh uplands two weeks later. Adjust for your region
All timings are guide values for the given climate, not a guarantee. Weather, aspect and variety all have a say.