What to Sow in June
Long days, fast growth — sow for succession and the winter ahead.
June brings the longest days and rapid growth. The rush of spring sowing eases, but this is a key month to keep the harvest going with successional salads and to sow slower crops that will feed you through autumn and winter.
Dates assume a temperate Central European climate. Warmer regions can sow a little earlier; colder or higher areas a little later. Ask a coach if you’d like advice for your own climate zone.
Start indoors / under cover
Winter brassicas (for transplanting)
VegetablesSow kale, sprouting broccoli, and cabbage in a seedbed or modules to plant out later.
Sow direct outdoors
French beans & runner beans
VegetablesA final sowing 5 cm deep gives beans well into autumn.
Carrots, beetroot & turnips
VegetablesKeep sowing 1-2 cm deep; water drills before sowing in dry spells.
Salads, chard & spring onions
VegetablesSow little and often; choose bolt-resistant lettuce for summer heat.
Biennials (wallflowers, foxgloves)
FlowersSow now for flowers next spring.
Tips for June
- Water new sowings in the evening so moisture soaks in rather than evaporating.
- Keep sowing salad in light shade during heat to slow bolting.
- Pinch out tomato side-shoots and tie in growth as plants take off.
Harvesting now
Strawberries, early potatoes, peas, broad beans, lettuce, and the first courgettes.