What to do in the garden in June
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Zone 1
❄️ Zone 1 · Min −51 °C · Northern Alaska, Yakutsk, Siberian far north. Almost no outdoor growing season.
- 🫛 Direct sow peas, spinach, radishes after June 10
- 🍅 Transplant tomatoes and peppers with frost protection
- 🌽 Sow beans and squash directly mid-month
- 🌿 Interplant marigolds and dill immediately
Zone 2
🥶 Zone 2 · Min −45 °C · Interior Alaska, Northern Canada, Norilsk.
- 🍅 Transplant tomatoes, peppers after June 10
- 🌽 Direct sow beans, squash, corn
- 🫛 Sow carrots, beets, radishes directly
- 🌿 Interplant companions; apply mulch
Zone 3
🌨 Zone 3 · Min −40 °C · Winnipeg, Northern Minnesota, Surgut. Very short season (90–120 days).
- 🍅 Transplant tomatoes, peppers after last frost
- 🌽 Direct sow beans, squash, corn
- 🌿 Mulch all beds; interplant companions
- 💧 Set up irrigation before dry spells
Zone 4
🌧 Zone 4 · Min −34 °C · Minneapolis, Calgary, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg. Season ≈ 140 days.
- 🍅 Transplant tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers outdoors
- 🌽 Direct sow corn and squash
- 🌿 Mulch all beds; interplant companions
- 💧 Install drip irrigation before hot spells
Zone 5
🌥 Zone 5 · Min −29 °C · Chicago, Montreal, Moscow, Helsinki. Season ≈ 160 days.
- 🍅 Transplant tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers
- 🌽 Sow corn and squash directly
- 🌿 Mulch all beds 3 inches deep
- 💧 Begin regular watering schedule
Zone 6
⛅ Zone 6 · Min −23 °C · Denver, Toronto, Warsaw, Oslo, Kyiv. Season ≈ 180 days.
- 💧 Water regularly; apply compost side-dress
- 🥬 Harvest lettuce, peas, early brassicas
- 🌽 Succession sow beans for fall harvest
- 🌾 Sow buckwheat green manure in gaps
Zone 7
🌤 Zone 7 · Min −18 °C · New York, Berlin, Strasbourg, Grenoble, Seoul. Long season ≈ 200 days.
- 🏆 Harvest peak — all summer crops in stride
- 💧 Deep watering in heat; side-dress heavy feeders
- 🌽 Succession sow beans every 3 weeks
- 🛡 Shade cloth for tender greens in heat
Zone 8
☀️ Zone 8 · Min −12 °C · Seattle, Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, Amsterdam. Near year-round growing.
- 🏆 Harvest tomatoes, beans, cucumbers
- 💧 Deep water 2–3×/week in heat
- ☀️ Shade cloth over lettuce and greens
- 🌾 Sow cover crops in any cleared beds
Zone 9
🌞 Zone 9 · Min −7 °C · London, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes, Rome, Madrid. Year-round outdoor growing.
- ☀️ Peak heat — water management critical
- 💧 Drip irrigate at root level; thick mulch
- 🏆 Harvest daily to keep plants producing
- 🛡 Shade cloth over tender crops if needed
Zone 10
🌴 Zone 10 · Min −1 °C · Nice, Lisbon, Athens, Southern California, Southern Florida. Subtropical.
- ☀️ Peak heat/dry season — water management
- 💧 Deep water every 2–3 days; thick mulch
- 🏆 Harvest tropical crops: aubergines, okra, peppers
- 🌿 Maintain food forest guilds
Zone 11
🌺 Zone 11 · Min +4 °C · Hawaii, Hong Kong, tropical coasts. True tropics, frost-free year-round.
- 🌧 Wet season — minimal tillage; observe guild function
- 🌿 Train climbers; manage vigorous growers
- 🏆 Harvest; process and preserve surplus crops
- 🌱 Propagate perennials from cuttings in humid weather
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