Zone 5A — June
What to Plant in June in Zone 5A
June in Zone 5A:
0 crops to start indoors,
0 to plant or direct sow outside, and
143 entering harvest window.
Last frost averages April 30. Reference city: Des Moines, IA.
0 Start Indoors
0 Plant Outside
143 Harvest
Start Indoors in June
No crops to start indoors in June for Zone 5A.
Plant Outside in June
No crops to plant outside in June for Zone 5A.
Harvest in June
| Plant | Type | Planted / Sown | Harvest Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Early Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 3 – Jun 8 |
| Alaska Mix Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| Alfalfa Cover Crop | cover crop | Apr 23 | Jun 22 – Jul 2 |
| All Season Cabbage | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 25 – Jul 5 |
| All Year Round | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 10 – Jun 19 |
| All Year Round Cauliflower | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Baby Blue Eyes Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 29 |
| Blue Curled Scotch | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 1 – Jun 6 |
| Boltardy Beets | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| Borage | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 14 |
| Bouquet Dill | herb | Apr 16 | Jun 5 – Jun 20 |
| Broad Windsor Fava Bean | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 23 – Jul 3 |
| Bull's Blood Beets | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 24 |
| Calabrese Broccoli | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Calendula | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| Calypso Cilantro | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 24 |
| Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 13 – Jun 15 |
| Charleston Wakefield Cabbage | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 23 |
| Chinese Forget-Me-Not Flowers | flower | Apr 16 | Jun 20 – Jul 10 |
| Chives | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 14 |
| Clemson Spineless Okra | vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 3 |
| Copenhagen Cabbage | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Crackerjack Mix Marigolds | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 14 |
| Crimson Clover | cover crop | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 29 |
| Crimson Forest Bunching Onions | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 29 |
| Crisphead | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 14 – Jun 21 |
| Crosby's Egyptian Beets | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jun 29 |
| Curly Kale | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 1 – Jun 11 |
| Cylindra Beets | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 29 |
| Dark Green Italian Giant Parsley | herb | Apr 16 | Jun 15 – Jun 30 |
| Dark Green Romaine | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 16 |
| Delicatesse Blue Kohlrabi | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 3 – Jun 8 |
| Delicatesse White Kohlrabi | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 3 – Jun 8 |
| Di Cicco Broccoli | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Dill | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 9 – Jun 24 |
| Dwarf Jewel Mix Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 13 – Jun 23 |
| Early Purple Broccoli | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Early Wonder Beets | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 19 |
| Empress of India Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| Evergreen Parsley | herb | Apr 16 | Jun 25 – Jul 10 |
| Fairy Dwarf Mix Candytuft Flowers | flower | Apr 23 | Jun 7 – Jun 22 |
| French Marigold | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| French Tarragon | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 19 |
| Garlic Chives | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 14 |
| Georgia Southern Collard Greens | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 26 |
| German Chamomile | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 4 |
| Globe Gilia Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 19 |
| Glorious Gleam Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 9 |
| Golden Acre Cabbage | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Golden Detroit Beets | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jun 29 |
| Golden Globe Turnips | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 14 – Jun 19 |
| Green Arrow Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 13 – Jun 18 |
| Green Onion | vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 29 |
| Hard Red Wheat Cover Crop | cover crop | Apr 9 | Jun 23 – Jul 13 |
| Herb Fennel | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 9 |
| Iceberg | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 14 – Jun 21 |
| Igloo Cauliflower | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 – Jun 25 |
| Japanese Eggplant | vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jul 4 |
| Lacinato Kale | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 11 |
| Lacy Phacelia Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 14 |
| Lemon Balm | herb | Apr 30 | Jun 14 – Jun 29 |
| Lemon Cucumber | cucumber | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 9 |
| Little Fingers Carrots | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 24 |
| Little Marvel Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 8 – Jun 11 |
| Magenta Sunset | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 1 – Jun 6 |
| Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 16 – Jun 22 |
| Medium Red Clover Cover Crop | cover crop | Apr 16 | Jun 15 – Jun 30 |
| Michihili Cabbage | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 18 |
| Morris Heading | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 21 – Jun 26 |
| Mâche (Corn Salad) | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 30 |
| Napa Cabbage | brassica | Apr 7 | Jun 16 – Jul 6 |
| Nasturtium | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jul 4 |
| National Pickling Cucumber | cucumber | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 27 |
| Nodding Catchfly Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 29 |
| Orange Sulphur Cosmos Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 9 |
| Oregon Giant Snow Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 18 – Jun 22 |
| Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 8 – Jun 16 |
| Paris Market Carrots | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 24 |
| Peach Melba Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| Phacelia California Bluebell/Desert Bluebell Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 4 |
| Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 6 – Jun 10 |
| Radicchio | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jul 1 |
| Rapini Broccoli Raab | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Red Acre Cabbage | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 23 – Jun 28 |
| Red Romaine | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 16 |
| Romaine Lettuce | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 11 – Jun 21 |
| Royal Carpet Alyssum Flowers | flower | Apr 23 | Jun 7 – Jun 22 |
| Ruby Red | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 1 – Jun 6 |
| San Andreas Strawberries | berry | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 29 |
| Scarlet Flax Flowers | flower | Apr 16 | Jun 10 – Jun 25 |
| Snowball Self-Blanche Cauliflower | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Sparky Mix Marigolds | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 9 |
| Summer Bibb | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 1 – Jun 6 |
| Sweet Alyssum | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 9 – Jun 24 |
| Tall Plains Golden Tickseed Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 9 |
| Tall Trailing Mix Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 9 |
| Tomatillo | vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 24 |
| True Watercress | vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 14 – Jun 29 |
| Tuscany Black | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 21 |
| Upland Cress | vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 4 – Jun 19 |
| Vates | lettuce | Apr 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 21 |
| Vienna Purple Kohlrabi | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 3 – Jun 13 |
| Vienna White Kohlrabi | brassica | Apr 9 | Jun 13 |
| Viola and pansy edible flowers | flower | Apr 16 | Jun 15 – Jun 25 |
| Violetta Purple Cauliflower | brassica | Apr 16 | Jun 20 |
| Wando Pea | legume | Apr 9 | Jun 11 – Jun 16 |
| Watermelon Radishes | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| Whirlybird Nasturtium Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 19 – Jun 29 |
| White Detroit Beets | root_vegetable | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jun 29 |
| Yellow Sulphur Cosmos Flowers | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 24 – Jul 9 |
| Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Cover Crop | cover crop | Apr 16 | Jun 15 – Jul 15 |
| Zinnia | flower | Apr 30 | Jun 29 – Jul 29 |
| Black Beauty Zucchini | squash | May 11 | Jun 25 – Jul 5 |
| Blue Lake Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 4 |
| Boston Pickling Cucumber | cucumber | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 1 |
| Cocozelle Summer Squash | squash | May 7 | Jun 26 |
| Contender Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 21 – Jul 1 |
| Eight Ball Zucchini | squash | May 7 | Jun 21 – Jul 1 |
| Gold Rush Zucchini | squash | May 7 | Jun 21 – Jun 26 |
| Golden Wax Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 6 |
| Green Purslane | vegetable | May 7 | Jun 11 – Jun 26 |
| Harvester Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 1 |
| Landreth Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 1 |
| Lebanese White Bush Summer Squash | squash | May 7 | Jun 21 |
| New Zealand Spinach | lettuce | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 6 |
| Pattypan Squash | squash | May 7 | Jun 23 – Jul 1 |
| Phacelia cover crop and bee forage | cover crop | May 14 | Jun 28 – Jul 13 |
| Provider Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 1 |
| Roma II Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 29 – Jul 5 |
| Round de Nice Zucchini Summer Squash | squash | May 7 | Jun 21 |
| Royal Burgundy Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 1 |
| Slenderette Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 29 – Jul 3 |
| Snow Pea | legume | May 7 | Jun 28 – Jul 16 |
| Summer Max Mix Cover Crop | cover crop | May 14 | Jun 28 – Jul 13 |
| Tendergreen Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 1 |
| Tiny Tim Tomato | tomato | May 14 | Jun 28 – Jul 8 |
| Top Crop Bush Bean | legume | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 1 |
| Tri Color Amaranth (Joseph's Coat) | vegetable | May 7 | Jun 6 – Jun 21 |
| Turnip | root_vegetable | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 6 |
| Watermelon Radish | root_vegetable | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 11 |
| Yellow Crookneck Squash | squash | May 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 6 |
| Garlic | root_vegetable | Nov 1 | Jun 29 – Jul 29 |
Key Tasks for June in Zone 5A
- 1 Check soil moisture before watering — stick a finger 2 inches into the soil. Water only when the soil is dry at that depth. Consistent moisture is more important than frequency.
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