What to Plant in June in Zone 3
109 crops you can start in zone 3a & 3b during June. The dates are worked out from zone 3's typical frosts: last spring frost around May 30, first fall frost around Sep 5. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 3.
Sow or plant outside in June
What goes in the ground this month, either as seed or as a transplant. Dates are the planting-out window for zone 3.
Vegetables & herbs
- BasilTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- BurdockDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- Bush BeansDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- CucumberSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- CuminDirect sowJun 20–Jun 27
- Edamame (Soybean)Direct sowJun 6–Jun 13
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)TransplantJun 20–Jun 27
- HorseradishDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- HyssopSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Lemon BalmTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- PeaDirect sowJun 23–Jul 7Fall
- PumpkinDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- RoselleTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Shiso (Perilla)Direct sowJun 6–Jun 13
- SteviaPlant a nursery startJun 6–Jun 13
- Summer Squash (Yellow)Sow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Sweet CornDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- Tarragon (French)Plant a nursery startJun 6–Jun 13
- TobaccoTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- TomatilloTransplantJun 20–Jun 27
- TomatoTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- ValerianTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Vegetable AmaranthDirect sowJun 13–Jun 20
- Winter SquashDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- ZucchiniSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
Peppers
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- 7 Pot Primo PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Aji Amarillo PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Bell PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Carolina Reaper PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Cayenne PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Chile de Árbol PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Cubanelle PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Datil PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Dorset Naga PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Fresno PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Habanero PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Hungarian Wax PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Jalapeño PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Komodo Dragon PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Lemon Drop PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Naga Viper PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Padrón PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Pimento PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Rocoto PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Scotch Bonnet PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Serrano PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Shishito PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Sweet Banana PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Sweet Cherry PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Tabasco PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T PepperTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
Flowers
- Ageratum (Flossflower)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Black-Eyed Susan VineTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Campanula (Bellflower)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Castor BeanDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- CelosiaSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- China AsterTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Cleome (Spider Flower)Sow or transplantJun 13–Jun 20
- ColeusTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- ColumbineTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- CosmosSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- DahliaPlant bulbsJun 13–Jun 20
- DelphiniumPlant a nursery startJun 20–Jun 27
- Dusty MillerTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Echinops (Globe Thistle)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Eryngium (Sea Holly)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- EucalyptusTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Four O'ClockDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)Sow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- GazaniaTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Sow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Sow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Hyacinth Bean VineDirect sowJun 20–Jun 27
- ImpatiensTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- LantanaPlant a nursery startJun 13–Jun 20
- LisianthusTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- LobeliaTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- MarigoldSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Morning GloryDirect sowJun 13–Jun 20
- NasturtiumDirect sowJun 6–Jun 13
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- PetuniaTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)Sow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)TransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Scarlet Runner BeanSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Sow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
- StaticeTransplantJun 6–Jun 13
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Sow or transplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)TransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- Wax BegoniaTransplantJun 13–Jun 20
- ZinniaSow or transplantJun 6–Jun 13
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What to plant in June in zone 3: 109 crops to plant outside, including tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, basil, with exact dates for zone 3a and 3b.
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