What to Plant in June in Zone 5
Here is what you can sow in June if you garden in USDA zone 5. Dates use typical zone 5 frosts, so your own microclimate may shift them by a week or two.
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| Crop | Window | Sow between |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato, slicingBig Beef | spring | May 7 – Jul 7 |
| Tomato, cherrySun Gold | spring | May 7 – Jul 7 |
| Tomato, pasteAmish Paste | spring | May 7 – Jul 3 |
| Pepper, bellAce | spring | May 16 – Jul 7 |
| Pepper, hotJalapeño | spring | May 16 – Jul 7 |
| EggplantNadia | spring | May 21 – Jul 7 |
| Cucumber, slicingMarketmore 76 | spring | May 7 – Jul 19 |
| Cucumber, picklingExcelsior | spring | May 7 – Jul 29 |
| Squash, summerZucchini Dunja | spring | May 7 – Aug 2 |
| Squash, winterWaltham Butternut | spring | Jun 6 – Jun 25 |
| PumpkinNew England Pie | spring | Jun 20 – Aug 5 |
| WatermelonCrimson Sweet | spring | May 21 – Jul 5 |
| CantaloupeHale's Best | spring | May 21 – Jul 7 |
| OkraClemson Spineless | spring | May 21 – Jul 21 |
| Sweet CornInspiration | spring | May 7 – Jul 15 |
| Bush BeanProvider | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 20 |
| Pole BeanKentucky Wonder | spring | May 7 – Jul 7 |
| Sweet PotatoBeauregard | spring | Jun 6 – Jul 21 |
| PotatoKennebec | fall | Jun 17 – Jun 30 |
| BasilGenovese | spring | May 21 – Aug 6 |
| CollardsGeorgia Southern | fall | Jun 21 – Aug 20 |
| CabbageTiara | fall | Jun 21 – Aug 5 |
| BroccoliBelstar | fall | Jun 21 – Jul 31 |
| CauliflowerSnow Crown | fall | Jun 21 – Jul 26 |
| Lima Bean (Bush)Henderson | spring | May 7 – Jun 29 |
| Edamame (Soybean)Envy | spring | May 7 – Jul 4 |
| Southern Pea (Black-Eyed Pea)California Blackeye No. 5 | spring | May 14 – Jul 14 |
| Bean, dryPinto | spring | May 7 – Jun 11 |
| Amaranth, grainGolden Giant | spring | May 14 – Jun 1 |
| Sorghum, grainMennonite | spring | May 14 – Jun 1 |
| Pigeon peaGeorgia-2 (early dwarf) | spring | May 14 – Jun 9 |
| Brussels SproutsLong Island Improved | fall | Jun 21 – Aug 6 |
| Napa CabbageBlues F1 | fall | Jun 27 – Aug 6 |
| CeleryTango | fall | Jun 27 – Jul 27 |
| ParsnipHollow Crown | fall | Jun 22 – Jul 27 |
| LeekLincoln | fall | Jun 22 – Aug 10 |
| SalsifyMammoth Sandwich Island | fall | Jun 15 – Jul 27 |
| CeleriacPrinz | fall | Jun 29 – Aug 3 |
| RutabagaLaurentian | fall | Jun 22 – Aug 3 |
| TomatilloToma Verde | spring | May 7 – Jul 7 |
| Ground CherryAunt Molly's | spring | May 7 – Jul 7 |
| Honeydew MelonEarli-Dew | spring | May 21 – Jul 5 |
| Spaghetti SquashTivoli | spring | May 21 – Jul 2 |
| Acorn SquashTable Queen | spring | May 21 – Jul 10 |
| Luffa GourdSmooth Luffa | spring | May 21 – Jun 30 |
| Sunflower, confectionMammoth Grey Stripe | spring | May 14 – Jul 10 |
| Pepper, bananaSweet Banana | spring | May 16 – Jul 7 |
| Pepper, poblanoPoblano | spring | May 16 – Jul 4 |
| Pepper, serranoSerrano Tampiqueno | spring | May 16 – Jul 7 |
| Pepper, cayenneLong Slim | spring | May 16 – Jul 7 |
| Pepper, shishitoShishito | spring | May 16 – Jul 7 |
| Pepper, habaneroOrange Habanero | spring | May 16 – Jul 1 |
| DillFernleaf | spring | Apr 23 – Jun 11 |
| OreganoGreek | spring | Apr 23 – Jun 11 |
| ThymeEnglish | spring | Apr 23 – Jun 11 |
| RosemaryTuscan Blue | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 11 |
| SageBroadleaf | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 11 |
| MintSpearmint | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 25 |
| ChivesCommon | spring | Apr 16 – Jun 11 |
| TarragonFrench | spring | May 21 – Jul 9 |
| MarjoramSweet Marjoram | spring | May 14 – Jul 23 |
| Lemon BalmCommon | spring | May 14 – Jul 9 |
| Summer SavoryCommon | spring | May 14 – Jul 23 |
| GingerBaby Ginger (Hawaiian) | spring | May 30 – Jun 29 |
| TurmericHawaiian Red | spring | May 30 – Jun 29 |
| PeanutValencia | spring | May 14 – Jun 14 |
| LavenderMunstead (English) | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 11 |
| LemongrassWest Indian | spring | May 21 – Jun 29 |
| Bay LaurelSweet Bay | spring | May 14 – Jun 29 |
| BorageCommon | spring | Apr 30 – Jul 9 |
| SteviaSweet Leaf | spring | May 14 – Jun 14 |
| Catmint (Catnip)Nepeta cataria | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 29 |
| Shiso (Perilla)Britton | spring | May 21 – Jul 9 |
| Scarlet Runner BeanScarlet Emperor | spring | May 7 – Jun 29 |
| PopcornRobust Pop | spring | May 7 – Jun 6 |
| Cucamelon (Mouse Melon)Melothria scabra | spring | May 14 – Jun 29 |
| Malabar SpinachRed Stem | spring | May 21 – Jul 9 |
| Tomato | spring | May 7 – Jul 7 |
| Pepper, sweet | spring | May 16 – Jul 7 |
| Cucumber | spring | May 7 – Jul 19 |
| Bean | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 20 |
| NasturtiumJewel Mix | spring | Apr 30 – Jun 11 |
Zone 5 in June
June in Zone 5: Starting the Second Potato Crop
A second potato planting, timed off the first frost
Most Zone 5 gardeners plant potatoes once, in spring, and never think about a June planting. But a fall crop started in June and dug after the typical October 5 first frost gets about 16 to 18 weeks to size up, enough for a full main crop rather than the small new potatoes a shorter window produces. Use whole seed potatoes rather than cut pieces for this planting, since cut pieces rot more often in June's warmer, wetter soil than they do in April's cooler ground.
Fall brassicas start now, counting backward from frost
This is also the month the fall brassica lineup opens, crops like cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower that need 12 to 16 weeks to mature. Counted back from an early October frost, a June start is not early, it is on schedule, and waiting until July costs those varieties their finishing size. Start seed in cell trays kept out of direct afternoon sun, since June heat can push soil temperature in a black tray past 90 degrees and stall brassica germination outright.
The dry beans and grain crops close out
On the other end, June is last call for anything that needs a full 100-plus days to dry down on the vine, including dry beans, grain corn, and grain amaranth. Miss this window and an early frost catches the crop still green, which for a dry bean means a soft, unstorable harvest instead of a rattling, shelf-stable one. Kitchen herbs like sage, thyme, and rosemary also close their planting window now, though established plants of all three keep producing through fall regardless of when they went in.
June in zone 5: common questions
What can I plant in June in zone 5?+
In June, USDA zone 5 gardeners can sow Tomato, slicing, Tomato, cherry, Tomato, paste, Pepper, bell, Pepper, hot, Eggplant, and more. Dates use typical zone 5 frosts, so your own microclimate may shift them by a week or two.
What USDA hardiness zone am I in?+
Zone 5 is one band of the map, but planting time is set by your local frost dates, not the zone number. Enter your ZIP code in the free planner and it uses your actual frost dates, which can differ by weeks within a single zone.
Are these June planting dates exact?+
They are typical zone 5 windows. Two gardens in the same zone can be a week or two apart because of elevation and local climate, so treat these as a starting point and tune them to your ZIP code with the free planner.