Sowing in June?

Secure Your Second Pea Harvest

Early June is the last time to sow marrowfat and sugar snap peas. Choose varieties that produce plenty of flowers and pods even in summer.

How to grow?

You can sow peas in clusters of 3 to 4 seeds about 20 cm apart. Mark rows at a distance of 30 cm. Peas need the most water during flowering and pod formation, so water them thoroughly every 2 to 3 days in dry weather.

Have green beans even in late summer

Unlike pole beans, which must be sown by the end of May at the latest, fast-growing bush beans can still be sown until mid-June.

How to grow?

Rows should be 40 cm apart. Sow seeds 3 cm deep, spacing them 2 to 3 cm apart in the row. When plants grow to palm height, start hilling soil around each row to increase their stability and promote the formation of root hairs important for water and nutrient uptake. Repeat hilling several times. The beans will produce more flowers and pods with a greater number of beans.

Field salad cucumbers still have time to grow

Until mid-June, you can still sow field salad cucumber seeds directly in beds. Suitable varieties include Alhambra F1, Altaj F1, and Amelia F1. All varieties are genetically tolerant and resistant to cucumber downy mildew.

How to grow?

The recommended spacing is 120 x 20 cm. A suitable sowing location is next to peas or pole beans, which will provide partial shade. In full sun, cucumbers would lose too much water through evaporation. Before planting, loosen the soil and work in a sufficient amount of compost.

Early broccoli varieties are worth a try

Broccoli is less demanding to grow than cauliflower. If you sow seeds of early varieties in June, you'll enjoy a tasty harvest in autumn.

How to grow?

Transplant pre-grown seedlings at spacing of 50 x 40 to 50 cm. Broccoli is more demanding on irrigation during dry summers. The main central head reaches consumption maturity in 10 to 11 weeks. If you cut it carefully, additional smaller heads will grow in the leaf axils.

Beetroot comes after vegetables with short growing season

Even in June you can still sow beetroot, which despite its longer growing period usually manages to fully mature by autumn. If you want to grow beetroot only for harvesting small bulbs, you don't need to worry about June sowing at all. After the seeds germinate, don't forget to thin them out. Beetroot is not particularly demanding on watering, but during prolonged drought it suffers and will greatly appreciate thorough watering. The most well-known variety is Round Red.

How to grow?

Sow in rows 25 cm apart. Beetroot germinates very slowly, so keep the bed constantly slightly moist. Covering it with white fleece fabric has proven effective.

Lettuce yes, but not head lettuce

Head lettuce sown in June will bolt. Therefore, opt for leaf lettuce or iceberg lettuce instead.

How to grow?

The only condition for summer cultivation of leafy vegetables is a bed in partial shade. Sow seeds on the surface, press gently, water and keep the soil evenly moist until germination. White fleece fabric works well. Start harvesting leaves when they reach 10 cm in height.

This exotic variety is also worth it

If you're among the gardeners who like to experiment, we recommend celtuce lettuce. Although it's classified as so-called Asian vegetable here, its growing requirements are comparable to head lettuce.

How to grow?

You can sow for successive harvesting from the end of March until the end of July. The optimal row spacing is 30 to 40 cm, thin seedlings when 5 cm tall to 15 to 20 cm apart. Harvest can be gathered 60 to 90 days after sowing. Stems should ideally be 2 to 3 cm thick, crisp and delicately flavored. It's good to harvest before the flower stalk forms.

Early Carrots Can Go Into Beds

Early carrots, such as varieties 'Nantes 5', 'Calibra F1', 'Jarana F1', 'Jitka F1', 'Kráska', 'Nantes 3', 'Naomi', or 'Nectar F1' can be sown until early July and used as a follow-on crop in beds from which you have already harvested lettuce or peas, for example.

Our TIP

In recent years, with carrots from early sowings, you may encounter carrot rust fly. Roots damaged in this way are more susceptible to rot during storage. And since adult carrot rust flies lay their eggs no later than mid-May, by sowing carrots at the end of the month, or even in June, you will avoid damage completely.