What to Plant in June USA
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What to plant in June in the USA depends entirely on your zone — this page answers it for every band. June is peak growth in the cold and mild bands and the start of the summer gap in the hot band. Direct sow cucurbits and succession beans, keep up with watering, and start thinking about fall brassicas.
June planting by region
| Band | Sow outdoors | Start indoors | Plant out | Harvest now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cold band USDA zones 3-5 |
Cucurbits once soil is 70°F+; succession beans, carrots, lettuce. | Fall brassicas. | Any remaining warm-season transplants. | Peas, lettuce, spinach, radish, strawberries, early beets. |
|
Mild band USDA zones 6-7 |
Succession beans and corn; heat-tolerant lettuce in shade. | Fall brassicas. | Sweet potato slips. | Garlic scapes, peas, lettuce, beets, early potatoes, berries. |
|
Hot band USDA zones 8-10 |
Okra, southern peas, melons only. | Fall tomatoes late month. | Nothing tender. | Harvest early morning; provide shade cloth for anything still cropping. |
June garden jobs
- Water deeply and less often rather than lightly and daily.
- Mulch every bed — it is the cheapest heat and drought protection available.
- Pinch out tomato side shoots on indeterminate varieties.
- Keep succession sowing beans and salad every two to three weeks.
- Start fall brassicas indoors where summers are hot.
Common June mistakes
- Letting soil dry then flooding it, which causes blossom end rot and split roots.
- Overhead watering in humid regions, which spreads fungal disease.
- Stopping succession sowing because the garden already looks full.
- Ignoring the first aphid or squash bug colonies.
Turn June's jobs into a written plan. The USA Vegetable Garden Planner (printable PDF) has frost-date planning pages, bed layouts, crop rotation, a sowing log and a harvest tracker — 74 printable pages.
More USA planting guides
- What to plant in May USA
- What to plant in July USA
- Vegetable Planting Calendar USA
- Vegetable Growing Guides for the USA
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are my tomatoes dropping flowers?
Usually heat. Above about 90°F daytime or 75°F at night, tomato pollen becomes non-viable and blossoms drop. It corrects itself when temperatures ease.
Can I plant anything new in June?
Yes — cucurbits, succession beans, carrots and heat-tolerant greens in the cold and mild bands, and fall brassica seedlings started indoors everywhere.
How much water does a vegetable garden need?
About an inch to an inch and a half per week including rainfall, delivered deeply rather than in frequent light sprinklings.
Plan your June beds
Turn this month's list into a layout: sketch your plot in the free Garden Layout Planner, then follow the whole season with the USA Vegetable Garden Planner (printable PDF, 74 pages). For the full year, see the USA vegetable planting calendar, browse every crop in the USA growing guides, or use the USA site directory.
Last updated 25 August 2026
Turn This Month's Jobs Into A Plan
Month-by-month advice works best when it becomes a written sowing list, bed plan, and follow-up task list.
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Plan the next step
Use the printable SoilCommander planner for your region to turn this guide into sowing dates, bed layouts and weekly garden tasks.