In June, the vegetable garden is in full swing. The soil is warm, the days are long, and almost everything is growing rapidly. June is ideal for sowing a wide variety of crops, as the warm weather and lack of frost create optimal growing conditions. You can still sow a lot, harvest in abundance, and simultaneously replenish and eat your supplies .

This June vegetable garden calendar shows you what you can sow in June, as well as harvest, store, and cook . Use the sowing calendar as a handy overview to plan the best sowing times in June. Ideal as a practical guide for your vegetable garden in June.

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🏠 Indoor · 🪟 Greenhouse/greenhouse · 🪏 Outdoors in the open ground

• 🪏 Endive – summer and autumn/winter crop . Sow now for firm heads later.

• 🪏 Arugula – normal cultivation , fast-growing leaves that you harvest young.

• 🪟 (Pale) celery – summer cultivation in greenhouse/hothouse , plant out later.

• 🪏 Lettuce – summer crop . In warm weather, choose lettuce varieties that are less prone to bolting. A lettuce seed tape is ready in no time.

• 🪏 Spinach – summer cultivation , use heat-tolerant varieties or sow in a cool place.

• 🪏 Swiss Chard – a super-productive leafy vegetable for harvesting well into autumn.

It's best to sow leafy vegetables in June in the morning or evening and keep the soil moist for rapid germination. In warm weather, pay extra attention to caring for young seedlings; they need sufficient water to grow well. Use a watering can with a shower head to gently water young seedlings, preventing the seeds from washing away and ensuring the plants receive even moisture.

• 🪏 Cauliflower – winter cultivation , sow now for cabbage in the cold months.

• 🪏 Kale – winter crop , becomes sweeter after the first frost.

• 🪏 Broccoli – autumn cultivation , sow now, transplant later.

• 🪟🪏 Kohlrabi – summer and autumn cultivation , sow in a greenhouse or outdoors.

• 🪏 Turnip / turnip cabbage – pre-sow and in open ground , fast-growing root vegetable.

• 🪏 Radish – summer/autumn , ideal as a catch crop.

• 🪏 Savoy cabbage – late cultivation , sturdy cabbages for autumn/winter.

• 🪏 Kale – you can sow kale in June for an autumn and winter harvest.

• 🪏 Chinese cabbage – fast-growing cabbage that you can sow in June for a summer harvest.

• 🏠 Garden cress – super-fast sprouts on the windowsill, harvest in just a few days.

Growing various types of cabbage, such as broccoli, kale, and Chinese cabbage, is easy in June. When growing these cabbages, ensure they are protected from pests and diseases, for example, by using natural pesticides like insect screens, and by keeping the plants healthy for a good harvest. Also, give them plenty of space, and observe the planting distances outlined in the crop information.