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Zone 5B — June

What to Plant in June in Zone 5B

June in Zone 5B: 0 crops to start indoors, 0 to plant or direct sow outside, and 118 entering harvest window. Last frost averages May 4. Reference city: Kansas City, MO.
Updated May 13, 2026 · Frost data from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
0 Start Indoors
0 Plant Outside
118 Harvest
Frost risk: Cleared

Frost season has cleared in Zone 5B. The last spring frost typically passed by May 4, and the very latest 10% chance closed by May 18. Tender crops are safe to plant out.

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Start Indoors in June

Nothing to start seeds indoors in June for Zone 5B.
Next window: October — 1 variety, including Garlic.

Plant Outside in June

Nothing to plant or sow outside in June for Zone 5B.
Next window: July — 2 varieties, including Nantes Carrot (fall planting), Sugar Snap Pea (fall planting).

Harvest in June

Plant Type Planted / Sown Harvest Window
Crisphead lettuce Mar 28 Jun 4 – Jun 11
Full Heart Batavian lettuce Mar 28 Jun 21 – Jun 26
Iceberg lettuce Mar 28 Jun 4 – Jun 11
Morris Heading lettuce Mar 28 Jun 11 – Jun 16
Napa Cabbage brassica Mar 28 Jun 6 – Jun 26
Romaine Lettuce lettuce Mar 28 Jun 1 – Jun 11
Verona Red lettuce Mar 28 Jun 21 – Jun 28
Alaska Early Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 7 – Jun 12
All Season Cabbage brassica Apr 20 Jun 29 – Jul 9
All Year Round Cauliflower brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Bouquet Dill herb Apr 20 Jun 9 – Jun 24
Broad Windsor Fava Bean legume Apr 13 Jun 27 – Jul 7
Calabrese Broccoli brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 17 – Jun 19
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage brassica Apr 13 Jun 27
Chinese Forget-Me-Not Flowers flower Apr 20 Jun 24 – Jul 14
Copenhagen Cabbage brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Dark Green Italian Giant Parsley herb Apr 20 Jun 19 – Jul 4
Delicatesse Blue Kohlrabi brassica Apr 13 Jun 7 – Jun 12
Delicatesse White Kohlrabi brassica Apr 13 Jun 7 – Jun 12
Di Cicco Broccoli brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage brassica Apr 13 Jun 17 – Jun 27
Early Purple Broccoli brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Evergreen Parsley herb Apr 20 Jun 29 – Jul 14
Fairy Dwarf Mix Candytuft Flowers flower Apr 27 Jun 11 – Jun 26
Golden Acre Cabbage brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Green Arrow Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 17 – Jun 22
Hard Red Wheat Cover Crop cover crop Apr 13 Jun 27 – Jul 17
Igloo Cauliflower brassica Apr 20 Jun 24 – Jun 29
Little Marvel Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 12 – Jun 15
Mammoth Dill herb Apr 20 Jun 4 – Jun 24
Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 20 – Jun 26
Medium Red Clover Cover Crop cover crop Apr 20 Jun 19 – Jul 4
Michihili Cabbage brassica Apr 13 Jun 22
Oregon Giant Snow Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 22 – Jun 26
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 12 – Jun 20
Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 10 – Jun 14
Rapeseed Cover Crop cover crop Apr 20 Jun 4 – Jun 29
Rapini Broccoli Raab brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Red Acre Cabbage brassica Apr 13 Jun 27 – Jul 2
Royal Carpet Alyssum Flowers flower Apr 27 Jun 11 – Jun 26
Scarlet Flax Flowers flower Apr 20 Jun 14 – Jun 29
Snowball Self-Blanche Cauliflower brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Sugar Ann Snap Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 4 – Jun 8
Vienna Purple Kohlrabi brassica Apr 13 Jun 7 – Jun 17
Vienna White Kohlrabi brassica Apr 13 Jun 17
Viola and pansy edible flowers flower Apr 20 Jun 19 – Jun 29
Violetta Purple Cauliflower brassica Apr 20 Jun 24
Wando Pea legume Apr 13 Jun 15 – Jun 20
Yellow Sweet Blossom Clover Cover Crop cover crop Apr 20 Jun 19 – Jul 19
Alaska Mix Nasturtium Flowers flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
Beit Alpha Cucumbers cucumber May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 15
Black Beauty Zucchini squash May 15 Jun 29 – Jul 9
Blue Lake Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 8
Boltardy Beets root vegetable May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
Borage flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 18
Boston Pickling Cucumber cucumber May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 5
Buckwheat cover crop May 4 Jun 3 – Jun 18
Bull's Blood Beets root vegetable May 4 Jun 23 – Jun 28
Bush Pickle Cucumbers cucumber May 11 Jun 25 – Jul 3
Calendula flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
California Bluebell flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 8
Calypso Cilantro herb May 4 Jun 23 – Jun 28
Cherry Belle Radish root vegetable May 11 Jun 1 – Jun 10
Clemson Spineless Okra vegetable May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 7
Cocozelle Summer Squash squash May 11 Jun 30
Contender Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 25 – Jul 5
County Fair Cucumbers cucumber May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 2
Crosby's Egyptian Beets root vegetable May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 3
Daikon Radishes root vegetable May 11 Jun 25 – Jul 5
Dill herb May 4 Jun 13 – Jun 28
Dwarf Jewel Mix Nasturtium Flowers flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
Early Wonder Beets root vegetable May 4 Jun 23
Easter Egg Radishes root vegetable May 4 Jun 1 – Jun 5
Eight Ball Zucchini squash May 11 Jun 25 – Jul 5
Empress of India Nasturtium Flowers flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
French Breakfast Radish root vegetable May 11 Jun 1 – Jun 8
French Marigold flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
Glorious Gleam Nasturtium Flowers flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 13
Gold Rush Zucchini squash May 11 Jun 25 – Jun 30
Golden Detroit Beets root vegetable May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 3
Golden Globe Turnips root vegetable May 4 Jun 18 – Jun 23
Golden Wax Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 10
Green Purslane vegetable May 11 Jun 15 – Jun 30
Hailstone Radishes root vegetable May 4 Jun 3
Harvester Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 5
Japanese Eggplant vegetable May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 8
Lacy Phacelia Flowers flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 18
Landreth Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 5
Lebanese White Bush Summer Squash squash May 11 Jun 25
Little Fingers Carrots root vegetable May 4 Jun 28
Maxibel Filet Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 10
Nasturtium flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 8
National Pickling Cucumber cucumber May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 1
Orange Sulphur Cosmos Flowers flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 13
Paris Market Carrots root vegetable May 4 Jun 23 – Jun 28
Pattypan Squash squash May 11 Jun 27 – Jul 5
Peach Melba Nasturtium Flowers flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
Phacelia cover crop and bee forage cover crop May 4 Jun 18 – Jul 3
Provider Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 5
Purple Plum Radishes root vegetable May 4 Jun 1 – Jun 3
Round de Nice Zucchini Summer Squash squash May 11 Jun 25
Royal Burgundy Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 5
Slow-Bolt (Slo-Bolt) Cilantro/Coriander herb May 4 Jun 1 – Jun 13
Sparky Mix Marigolds flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 13
Sweet Alyssum flower May 4 Jun 13 – Jun 28
Tall Trailing Mix Nasturtium Flowers flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 13
Tendergreen Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 5
Top Crop Bush Bean legume May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 5
Tri Color Amaranth (Joseph's Coat) vegetable May 11 Jun 10 – Jun 25
Turnip root vegetable May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 10
Vietnamese Coriander herb May 4 Jun 13 – Jul 3
Watermelon Radishes root vegetable May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 15
Whirlybird Nasturtium Flowers flower May 4 Jun 23 – Jul 3
White Detroit Beets root vegetable May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 3
White Icicle Radishes root vegetable May 4 Jun 3 – Jun 13
Yellow Crookneck Squash squash May 11 Jun 30 – Jul 10
Yellow Sulphur Cosmos Flowers flower May 4 Jun 28 – Jul 13

Key Tasks for June in Zone 5B

  1. 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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