What to plant in June in Hungary
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in June in Hungary, for the climate around Central Slovakia (Banská Bystrica area), 48°N 19°E.
Climate: Cold continental climate with severe winters (down to about -16 °C), last spring frosts into late April, a warm wet early summer and a dry-ish late summer, with hot days up to about 37 °C.
Vegetables
Radish Raphanus sativus
Fast-growing and frost-hardy, radishes can be sown in succession from April to August.
Harvest: 25-30 daysEasyIn pots
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, loose soil and cool nights give sweet carrots, and sowings can continue through early summer.
Harvest: 70-80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cabbage Brassica oleracea
Cabbage is frost-hardy and heads well in the cool autumn that follows a spring transplant.
Harvest: 80-100 daysModerateCare guide →
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Started indoors in late winter and planted out after the last frost, tomatoes ripen in the warm summer.
Harvest: 60-85 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Zucchini grows vigorously in the warm summer and yields heavily once the soil has warmed.
Harvest: 50-60 daysEasyCare guide →
Bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans sown after the frosts enjoy the warm summer and need little care.
Harvest: 50-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Beetroot tolerates the cool spring and grows well in the mild, moist summer.
Harvest: 55-70 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Dill Anethum graveolens
Dill sown in succession from spring to midsummer thrives in the warm, sunny weather.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn pots