What to sow in June
In zone 8, most of the UK, June has 29 crops to sow or plant: lettuce, radish, carrot, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, climbing bean and beetroot.
Sow direct in June
Plant out in June
- Tomato
- Cherry tomato
- Courgette
- Basil
- Leek
- Cucumber
- Winter squash
- Red kuri squash
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Kale
- Sweet pepper
- Aubergine
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Mint
- Melon
- Celery
What to harvest in June
- Lettuce
- Radish
- Carrot
- Onion
- Courgette
- Dwarf bean
- Sunflower
- Garlic
- Spinach
- Broad bean
- Strawberry
- Basil
- Flower strip
- Green manure (phacelia)
- Cucumber
- Pea
- Beetroot
- Turnip
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Potato
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Rosemary
- Chives
- Mint
In the other zones
| Zone 6−23 to −18 °C (−10 to 0 °F): high mountains | tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint, melon and celery |
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| Zone 7−18 to −12 °C (0 to 10 °F): upland Britain, eastern France, the Alps | tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint, melon and celery |
| Zone 8 (reference)−12 to −7 °C (10 to 20 °F): most of the UK and France | tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint, melon and celery |
| Zone 9−7 to −1 °C (20 to 30 °F): south-west England, Brittany, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | tomato, cherry tomato, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, beetroot, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint and melon |
| Zone 10−1 to 4 °C (30 to 40 °F): Isles of Scilly, the French Riviera, coastal Corsica | nothing new this month: tend and harvest |
Indicative months. A cold year or a garden at altitude shifts everything by a month; watch the frosts too.
Next month
nothing new this month: tend and harvest
Questions about June
What to sow in June in zone 8?
Sow direct: lettuce, radish, carrot, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, climbing bean, beetroot, parsley and chives. Plant out: tomato, cherry tomato, courgette, basil, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, thyme, rosemary, mint, melon and celery. The table above covers zones 6 to 10.
What is harvested in June?
lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, courgette, dwarf bean, sunflower, garlic, spinach, broad bean, strawberry, basil, flower strip, green manure (phacelia), cucumber, pea, beetroot, turnip, cauliflower, broccoli, potato, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives and mint, depending on the sowing or planting date.
I am in zone 7 or zone 9, what changes?
Zone 7: tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, beetroot, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint, melon and celery. Zone 9: tomato, cherry tomato, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, beetroot, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint and melon. A colder zone shifts sowing by about a month; Hortipix uses your own zone.
Updated 20 October 2026, Hortipix catalogue version 1. Windows still being checked against Le Guide Clause, Vilmorin and Terre vivante (RHS and Cornell for the UK and the US), compared with OpenFarm (CC0). They remain indicative.