What to plant in June in New Zealand
9 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in June in New Zealand, for the climate around Waikato, New Zealand.
Climate: Cool temperate maritime climate with frosts from May to September (coldest night 0 °C), warm summers peaking near 27 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, heaviest in summer.
Vegetables
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Cool, moist spring conditions suit peas, and they fix nitrogen to enrich the soil.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Autumn-planted onions form bulbs in the long summer days and store well over winter.
Harvest: 120–180 daysModerateCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Frost-hardy and productive through winter, when many other crops stop growing.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Chill hours from winter frosts suit it, and it grows well in acidic, peaty containers.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Canes survive cold winters and crop reliably in summer in this temperate climate.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Apple Malus domestica
Needs a cold winter for dormancy and the warm summer for ripening, both of which this climate provides.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasyCare guide →
Plum Prunus domestica
Hardy European plum that gets enough winter chill and summer warmth to set fruit reliably.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsEasy
Feijoa Acca sellowiana
Tolerates light frosts and mild summers, and bears a heavy autumn crop with little care.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasy
Kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa
The warm, rainy summers and cool winters here suit it, given a sturdy trellis and shelter from wind.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate