What to plant in June in Indonesia

13 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in June in Indonesia, for the climate around West Java near Bogor, Indonesia.

Climate: Tropical lowland climate with no frost (coldest night 22 °C), hot days up to 38 °C, a wet season from November to April with 300 mm or more in January and December, and a drier season from June to September with as little as 24 mm in July, so the dry months need irrigation.

Vegetables

  • Tomato Solanum lycopersicum

    Dry-season planting avoids the worst of the wet-season fungal disease and the warm nights still allow fruit set.

    Harvest: 70-90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →

  • Chili pepper Capsicum annuum

    Heat-loving and productive in the warm lowlands, and it fruits well through the dry months.

    Harvest: 70-100 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Eggplant Solanum melongena

    Thrives in the constant warmth and produces heavily through the dry season.

    Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Cucumber Cucumis sativus

    Fast-growing and reliable in warm weather when sown in the drier months.

    Harvest: 50-65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica

    A fast, heat-tolerant leafy green that regrows repeatedly in the warm, humid climate.

    Harvest: 30-40 daysEasyIn pots

  • Vegetable amaranth Amaranthus tricolor

    Quick-growing leafy green that prefers heat and handles the dry season well.

    Harvest: 30-45 daysEasyIn pots

  • Okra Abelmoschus esculentus

    Loves high temperatures and produces pods steadily through the warm months.

    Harvest: 50-65 daysEasyIn pots

  • Bok choy Brassica rapa

    Sown in the cooler, drier months it bolts less and forms crisp heads.

    Harvest: 45-60 daysModerateIn pots

  • Bitter gourd Momordica charantia

    A hot-climate vine that climbs a simple trellis and bears well in the warm season.

    Harvest: 55-70 daysEasyIn pots

Fruits

  • Pineapple Ananas comosus

    Tolerates the dry season and grows well in free-draining soil under tropical warmth.

    Harvest: 18-24 monthsEasyIn pots

  • Watermelon Citrullus lanatus

    Needs the hot, drier months to ripen sweet fruit, which this location provides from June to September.

    Harvest: 80-100 daysModerate

Herbs

  • Basil Ocimum basilicum

    Warm temperatures suit it year-round and it does well in pots on a sunny balcony.

    Harvest: 25-35 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Coriander Coriandrum sativum

    Sown in the cooler dry season it leafs well before bolting in the heat.

    Harvest: 40-50 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →