What to plant in June in Slovakia

Lettuce Lactuca sativa

Cool spring and autumn weather suits it, and it can be sown again every few weeks.

Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Tomato Solanum lycopersicum

Warm summers with up to 40 °C days ripen fruit well once plants go out after the last frost.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Carrot Daucus carota

Cool, moist spring soil gives sweet roots, and sowing can continue into midsummer.

Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Radish Raphanus sativus

It grows quickly in the mild seasons and gives a crop within a month.

Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots

Courgette Cucurbita pepo

Warm early summer and plenty of rain give vigorous plants and heavy yields.

Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Runner bean Phaseolus coccineus

It is sown after the frosts and climbs quickly in the warm, humid summer.

Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn pots

Kale Brassica oleracea

It tolerates the cold of winter and sweetens after frost, so it keeps producing late into the year.

Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Beetroot Beta vulgaris

Cool spring and autumn temperatures give tender roots and it handles the continental summers.

Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots

Melon Cucumis melo

Hot summer days up to 40 °C give sweet melons when sown after the frosts in a sunny spot.

Harvest: 70–90 daysModerate

Parsley Petroselinum crispum

It tolerates frost and keeps producing leaves through the mild seasons.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Dill Anethum graveolens

It grows fast in the warm summers and self-seeds readily.

Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots

Mint Mentha spicata

Hardy roots return every spring and thrive in the moist summer weather.

Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →