June Kitchen Garden Almanac

What vegetables are best to plant in June?
What should I start growing in June?
What can I harvest in June?
What vegetables can be planted each month?
Can I start a garden in June?
Can I plant tomato seeds in June?
What fruit can be planted in June?
Can I plant onions in June?
Can you plant bulbs in June?
Can I sow peas in June?
What fruit and veg can you plant in June?
What can I plant in my allotment in June?

What vegetables are best to plant in June?

In June, plant root vegetables like radishes, carrots, beets, and potatoes, so that their sprouts appear after the last frost (which can happen mid-June in high mountain regions). Hardy plants like peas, scallions, kale, and chard also do well sown straight into the ground.

What should I start growing in June?

Courgettes, marrows and pumpkins can still be sown outdoors in early June in southern districts. Although most winter brassicas need to be sown earlier in the season, calabrese, turnips and kohl rabi can be sown now for an autumn crop. Start treating potatoes and tomatoes against blight.

What can I harvest in June?

Five crops to harvest in June

Peas. Picking a pea-pod.
Broad beans. Broad beans.
New potatoes. Digging up potatoes.
Gooseberries. Picking gooseberries.
Strawberries. Strawberries.

What vegetables can be planted each month?

Set out late cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, leeks and celery. Early in the month sow beans, beets, endive, kale, lettuce, radish, winter cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and celery plants. Mid-month sow beans, early corn, and early peas for late fall crops and successions of lettuce and radish.

Can I start a garden in June?

Planting later crops in June also applies to flowers! ... June and July are also good times to start seeds for perennials and biennials to bloom next spring. I sow seeds in a protected seed bed and then transplant seedlings in fall to overwinter, then bloom, ensuring me a wonderful spring greeting in the garden next year.

Can I plant tomato seeds in June?

Tomato seed needs to be sown indoors in warm conditions in order to germinate. For example, If your last frost is expected around the end of May, you would sow (indoors) from the middle to the end of March. Your seedlings would then be ready to be planted outside around the end of May, beginning of June.

What fruit can be planted in June?

Strawberries and gooseberries. Vegetables and salads to sow: Sprouting broccoli and calabrese, beetroot, french beans, turnips, carrots, kale, swedes, runner beans, kohl rabi, peas, spinach, perpetual spinach, fennel and swiss chard.

Can I plant onions in June?

Onions. If you can still find a package of onion sets at your local nursery they will do okay this time of year. You won't get a lot of large onions but you will have plenty of smaller onions and green onions. Don't try growing onions from seed or starts this late in the year.

Can you plant bulbs in June?

Summer bulbs need warm weather and warm soil. Since no one can predict the weather from year to year, there's no calendar planting date. Once the soil has dried out and warmed up to about 60 F or higher, it's time to get summer bulbs in the ground.

Can I sow peas in June?

Peas are best sown by mid May but can still be sown up to the beginning of June. This year had such a cold start that many gardens are behind (including mine) so later than ideal sowings may be needed. ... It is probably worth noting here that all tall plants like peas and beans will need plenty of water during dry spells.

What fruit and veg can you plant in June?

Beetroot. Continue sowing beetroot seeds in June – perhaps a few at the beginning of the month and a few at the end so that in September and October you'll have some to harvest that haven't grown too large. ...
Broccoli. ...
Carrots. ...
Chicory. ...
Courgettes, summer squash, and marrows. ...
Peas. ...
Cucumbers. ...
Endive.

What can I plant in my allotment in June?

Brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflowers, celeriac, courgettes, outdoor cucumbers, French and runner beans, leeks, pumpkins, squashes, sweet corn, outdoor tomatoes can all be planted out into their final position now. As with all young plants water in carefully and protect from birds with netting.