What to plant in June in United States
7 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in June in United States, for the climate around Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, USA.
Climate: A cold continental temperate climate with hard winters (nights to -16 °C, frost roughly November to March), warm humid summers up to 39 °C, and rain spread evenly through the year with a wetter July to September.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm summers and long days ripen tomatoes well once transplanted after the last frost.
Harvest: 60–85 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Hot summer days give peppers the heat they need, and they grow happily in containers.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Warm soil and summer rain produce heavy harvests from a single plant.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Loose soil warms in spring and carrots can be sown in succession through summer.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Green bean Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans sown after frost love the warm summer and produce well with regular rain.
Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Beets handle both cool springs and warm summers and can be sown repeatedly.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn pots
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Basil needs warm nights and hot days, which the summers here provide.
Harvest: 30–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →