What to plant in June in Sweden
12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in June in Sweden, for the climate around Stockholm, Sweden.
Climate: A cold continental-maritime climate with hard winters (nights down to -17 °C, frost from roughly October to April), a short warm summer and fairly even rainfall year-round, peaking in June and October.
Vegetables
Carrot Daucus carota
Long, cool summer days give sweet roots, and the crop stores well in the cold autumn.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Quick to mature in the cool summers and tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Planted after the last frost, it grows well in the mild summer and is harvested before autumn rains.
Harvest: 80–120 daysEasyIn pots
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool temperatures and long summer light give crisp, quick heads.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Very fast crop that grows well in cool weather and needs little space.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Courgette Cucurbita pepo
Prolific under warm summer sun once the frosts are over.
Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Frost actually sweetens kale, so it keeps producing into early winter.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Turnip Brassica rapa
Fast-growing root that does well in cool, moist summer conditions.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Dill Anethum graveolens
Self-sows readily and thrives in the cool summer, with sprigs available through autumn.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Hardy biennial that tolerates light frost and keeps leaves in cool weather.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Hardy with good drainage, and it tolerates the cold once established.
Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Fully hardy perennial that thrives in the moist summer and dies back in winter.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →