Zone 5 · June · 7 weeks after last frost
What to plant in June in Zone 5
Typical last frost in zone 5 is around Apr 30, and first frost around Oct 5. Everything is in the ground. Work shifts from sowing to staking, feeding and watering — and to planning the autumn crop.
Start indoors this month
Seed trays indoors, under a light or in the brightest window you have. These are slow crops that need a head start on the season.
Nothing in our dataset needs an indoor start this month in this zone.
Set out into the final container
Transplants go into the pot they will finish in. Hardening them off for four to five days first prevents most transplant shock.
No transplanting window is open this month here.
Direct sow
Sow straight into the final pot. These crops resent root disturbance, and transplanting them usually costs more time than it saves.
No direct-sowing window this month in this zone.
Sow for autumn
A second sowing timed backwards from first frost. Fewer pests, less watering, and better flavour in most cool crops.
No autumn sowing window opens this month in this zone.
Harvesting this month
- Loose-leaf Lettuce — harvest from Jun 14 (2 gal, 6" deep)
- Kale — harvest from Jun 10 (3 gal, 10" deep)
- Zucchini — harvest from Jun 26 (7 gal, 14" deep)
- Spinach — harvest from May 24 (2 gal, 6" deep)
- Carrot — harvest from Jun 25 (3 gal, 12" deep)
Not this month
- Radish — next window opens in August. Starting it now means 2 months of impatient waiting, or a plant that stalls.
Zone 5 at a glance
Zone 5 gets about 140 frost-free days, which fits two full seasons: cool crops in spring, warm crops in summer, greens again in autumn.
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