Full sowing calendar
Sowing calendar
What to sow in June
June brings the longest days of the year, which is not good news for every plant. Lettuce, spinach and rocket bolt quickly now; sow them in partial shade or skip the month. Radish and herbs carry on regardless. The real work in June is not sowing but watering and harvesting.
Start indoors
Sow outdoors
Harvest now
- Growing basil on a windowsillMarch to June, indoors on the windowsill
- Sowing and growing radishes in a potMarch to September, resow every two weeks
- Growing loose-leaf lettuce in a pot or troughMarch to September, every three weeks
- Growing mint in a potSow April to June, or take cuttings year-round
- Growing spinach in a troughMarch to May and August to September
- Growing parsley in a potFebruary to April indoors, April to July outdoors
- Growing rocket in a troughMarch to May and August to September
- Growing microgreens: harvest in ten daysAll year round, a new tray weekly
Jobs this month
- Pinch flower buds off basil and mint as soon as you see them.
- Pinch out tomato side shoots weekly.
- Move vulnerable troughs into partial shade before the first heatwave.
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