What to plant in June
June means something very different in Minnesota and in Texas. Below is what the month looks like in each USDA zone, then a dated list for each state.
June by USDA zone
Counted from each zone’s typical frost dates. Your own frost dates matter more than your zone number - the state pages below use state averages.
| Zone | Frost dates | Crops to sow or plant | Including |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 (June dates) | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 90 | arugula, beet, fava bean (broad bean), green onion / scallion, mizuna |
| Zone 2 (June dates) | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 83 | bok choy / pak choi, borage, cilantro / coriander, collard greens, kale |
| Zone 3 (June dates) | May 15 – Sep 15 | 69 | ground cherry, new zealand spinach, peanut, pumpkin, rosemary |
| Zone 4 (June dates) | May 10 – Sep 25 | 53 | basil, bell pepper, bitter melon, cantaloupe / muskmelon, chili pepper |
| Zone 5 (June dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 28 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower |
| Zone 6 (June dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 11 | brussels sprouts, rutabaga |
| Zone 7 (June dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 10 | brussels sprouts |
| Zone 8 (June dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 9 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 9 (June dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 9 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 10 (June dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 4 | planning and seed ordering |
June planting lists by state (50)
Alabama9 crops to sow or plantAlaska68 crops to sow or plantArizona9 crops to sow or plantArkansas9 crops to sow or plantCalifornia9 crops to sow or plantColorado45 crops to sow or plantConnecticut11 crops to sow or plantDelaware10 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia10 crops to sow or plantFlorida9 crops to sow or plantGeorgia9 crops to sow or plantIdaho53 crops to sow or plantIllinois11 crops to sow or plantIndiana11 crops to sow or plantIowa14 crops to sow or plantKansas10 crops to sow or plantKentucky10 crops to sow or plantLouisiana9 crops to sow or plantMaine61 crops to sow or plantMaryland10 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts11 crops to sow or plantMichigan51 crops to sow or plantMinnesota46 crops to sow or plantMississippi9 crops to sow or plantMissouri10 crops to sow or plantMontana69 crops to sow or plantNebraska28 crops to sow or plantNevada11 crops to sow or plantNew Hampshire61 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey11 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico10 crops to sow or plantNew York32 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina10 crops to sow or plantNorth Dakota65 crops to sow or plantOhio11 crops to sow or plantOklahoma9 crops to sow or plantOregon10 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania29 crops to sow or plantRhode Island11 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina9 crops to sow or plantSouth Dakota53 crops to sow or plantTennessee10 crops to sow or plantTexas9 crops to sow or plantUtah45 crops to sow or plantVermont61 crops to sow or plantVirginia10 crops to sow or plantWashington11 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia45 crops to sow or plantWisconsin51 crops to sow or plantWyoming69 crops to sow or plant
More states are added regularly. In the meantime every state has a full-year planting calendar, and you can get dates for your own ZIP code there.