What should i plant in june

Alternatively, leave them in their trays — or even in seedbed somewhere on your allotment — and pick young leaves for salads. Continue sowing seeds where you intend the plants to grow. Thin out seedlings if necessary, keep well-weeded, protect against slugs, and net to keep off birds. These are usually started off earlier in the year in pots, but they can be planted straight into the ground in June.

Prepare the soil by adding lots of well-rotted compost or manure. Sow a few salad radishes in small quantities throughout the month for a constantly replenishing crop. This is your last opportunity for sowing runner beans. With luck, seeds sown at the end of June may provide you with a crop as late as October — or at least until the first autumn frosts. Continue succession sowing of rocket, corn salad, summer purslane, chard, kale, mizuna, and other mixed leaves to use as cut-and-come-again salads.

Sow a couple more batches of seeds during the month to ensure you have a continuous supply through the autumn. Broccoli Sow late sprouting broccoli seeds either where you want to grow them or in a seedbed for transplanting later.

Carrots This is the last chance to sow maincrop varieties that will be ready for harvesting in September or October. Chicory All three sorts of chicory — Witloof or Belgian, sugarloaf, and radicchio — can be sown outdoors in June. Peas The beginning of June is probably your last chance to sow maincrop peas, mangetout, and snap peas.

Cucumbers Outdoor cucumbers are usually started off earlier in the year in pots or under cover, but if you sow some seeds outside this month they should give you a crop in August or September. Endive Sow curly or broad-leaved varieties outside for a crop in autumn and early winter. Lettuces Sow in situ and thin out if the seedlings are too crowded.

Oriental leaves Sow mizuna, mibuna, mustard greens, pak choi, and other Oriental leaves for salads when leaves are small, and for stir-fries when larger. With warm summer temperatures on your side, you can get seeds off to a flying start by sowing in June. New to sowing seed? Take a look at our seed sowing tips to bring you up to speed. This leafy vegetable is perfect for adding crisp texture and fresh taste to salads and stir-fries, with a flavour in between cabbage and spinach.

Keep on sowing spring onions now and you can expect harvests into autumn. A small area will do. Here are more space-saving veg crops to grow. Late sprouting broccoli cultivars and calabrese can both be sown now. Start sowing Florence fennel successively in June. This should ensure have harvests from around September. Try a small plot of corn, working your way to a large field of several varieties. Cucumbers Zones : Fast growing vine or bush cucumber plants can produce an abundance of cucumber fruits.

Be careful to pick a variety for the space you have in your garden. Vine cucumbers can be the best tasting but need far more space than bush varieties. Herbs Zones : All Zones can plant an herb garden indoors or outdoors, but now is the time to plant heat loving herbs like basil, oregano, thyme and sage!

Melons and Watermelons Zones : Tasty melons make for a great treat on hot, long summers and a staple for summer picnics and family fun. Peas Zones : For Zones and 6 depending on weather, green peas and sugar peas are good to plant in June, and will produce a great summer crop of fresh, crisp peas.

Summer Squash Zones : Summer squash sowing in June will lead to the perfect fresh squash and zucchini in July and August. If you would like to see a detailed map and planting schedule for your state please select below:.

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