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What to Plant in June in Minnesota

Your complete June planting guide for Minnesota (USDA Zone 4). Last frost: May 10. First frost: September 25. Growing season: 135 days.

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Start Indoors

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Transplant Outdoors

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508

Direct Sow

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172

Harvest

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🏠 Start Indoors in Minnesota — June36

Microgreens(36)

Cilantro Microgreens

10-14 days · Moderate

Arugula Microgreens

10-15 days · Easy

Fenugreek Microgreens

7-14 days · Easy to moderate

Wheatgrass Microgreens

7-10 days · Very easy

Alfalfa Microgreens

6-10 days · Easy

Clover Microgreens

8-12 days · Easy to Moderate

🌿 Transplant Outdoors in Minnesota — June605

Tomatoes(88)

Black Krim

80-90 days · Moderate

Jet Star

72-78 days · Easy

Pineapple

85-95 days · Moderate

Cherry Belle

65-70 days · Easy

Tumbling Tom

65-70 days · Easy

Big Beef

70 days · Moderate

Peppers(71)

Hot Pepper 'Fresno'

75-85 days · Easy

Ghost Pepper 'Bhut Jolokia'

100-120 days · Difficult

Jalapeño 'NuMex Piñata'

70-80 days · Easy

Serrano 'Tampiqueno'

75-85 days · Easy

Bell Pepper 'Red Knight'

75-80 days · Easy

Carolina Reaper

90-120 days · Moderate to challenging

Flowers(53)

Zinnia State Fair Mix

75-85 days · Easy

Cosmos Sensation Mix

Very Easy

Sweet Pea Royal Mix

65-75 days · Moderate

Rose David Austin Lady of Shalott

N/A days · Moderate

Rose Eden Climbing

60-80 days · Moderate

Sweet Alyssum Snow Princess

N/A days · Easy

Brassicas(49)

Kale 'Winterbor F1'

60-65 days · Easy

Purple Vienna Kohlrabi

60-70 days · Easy

Arugula 'Rocket'

20-40 days · Very Easy

Easter Egg Radish

30 days · Very easy

Ruby Perfection Cabbage

85 days · Moderate

Red Russian Kale

50-65 days · Easy

Melons(38)

Watermelon Charleston Gray

85-95 days · Moderate

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

85 days · Moderate

Cantaloupe Athena

80-85 days · Easy to moderate

Hale's Best Cantaloupe

85-90 days · Moderate

Banana Melon

90-100 days · Moderate

Galia Melon

85-100 days · Moderate

Herbs(32)

Curly Parsley

70-90 days · Easy

Petroselinum crispum 'Forest Green'

70-85 days · Easy

Gourmet Gold Dill

40-50 days · Easy

Chocolate Mint

65-75 days · Easy

Allium schoenoprasum 'Purly'

60-75 days · Easy

Common Chives

75-85 days · Very easy

Cucumbers(30)

Mexican Sour Gherkin

67 days · Easy

Homemade Pickles

52-55 days · Easy

Kirby Cucumber

55-60 days · Easy

Crystal Apple Cucumber

65-75 days · Easy

Japanese Climbing

58-65 days · Moderate

National Pickling

52-58 days · Easy

Eggplants(30)

Violette di Firenze

80-90 days · Moderate to Challenging

Calliope

64 days · Easy to Moderate

White Egg

70-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Purple Top

37 days · Easy to Moderate

Beatrice F1

65-75 days · Easy to Moderate

Diamond F1

70-80 days · Easy to Moderate

Shrubs & Hedges(28)

Rhododendron Catawbiense

N/A days · Moderate

Japanese Pieris

N/A days · Moderate

PeeGee Hydrangea

N/A days · Easy

Coral Honeysuckle

N/A days · Easy

Japanese Spirea

N/A days · Easy

Annabelle Hydrangea

Easy

Shade Trees(27)

Black Gum

N/A days · Easy

Silver Maple

N/A days · Easy

Norway Maple

N/A days · Very easy

Crimson King Maple

N/A days · Easy

Eastern Redbud

N/A days · Easy

Thornless Honeylocust

N/A days · Easy

Vines & Climbers(25)

Blacktail Mountain Watermelon

70-75 days · Moderate

English Ivy

Easy

Armenian Cucumber

75 days · Easy

Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Moderate

Delicata Squash

95-105 days · Easy to Moderate

Moon and Stars Watermelon

90-100 days · Moderate

Ornamental Trees(25)

Emerald Green Arborvitae

Easy

Pink Flowering Crabapple

Easy

Star Magnolia

N/A days · Easy to moderate

October Glory Red Maple

N/A days · Easy

Fastigiata European Beech

Moderate

Sugar Maple

N/A days · Moderate

Berries & Fruits(23)

Patriot Blueberry

Easy

Bluecrop Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Northland Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Duke Blueberry

1095-1460 days · Moderate

Blueray Blueberry

60-70 days · Moderate

Emerald Blueberry

60-90 days · Easy to Moderate

Ground Covers(22)

Sedum 'Dragon's Blood'

N/A days · Very easy

Pachysandra

N/A days · Easy

Wild Ginger

Moderate

Ivy (English Ivy)

N/A days · Very easy

Moss Phlox

Easy

Bugleweed

N/A days · Easy

Native Wildflowers(20)

Blanket Flower

Not applicable days · Easy

Purple Coneflower

300-365 days · Easy

Coral Bells

N/A days · Easy

Wild Blue Phlox

Easy to moderate

Wild Lupine

N/A days · Moderate

Wild Blue Lupine

Moderate

Fruit Trees(19)

Early Harvest Apple

100-110 days · Easy to Moderate

Montmorency Sour Cherry

75-80 days · Easy to moderate

Bing Cherry

100-120 days · Moderate to Difficult

Anna Apple

90-100 days · Easy to Moderate

Granny Smith Apple

160-180 days · Moderate

Dwarf Red Delicious Apple

Moderate

Nut Trees(13)

English Walnut

150-180 days · Moderate

Franquette Walnut

170-200 days · Easy to moderate

Hazel (American)

120-150 days · Easy

Hazelnut (Ennis)

150-170 days · Easy to Moderate

Hazelnut (Lewis)

120-150 days · Moderate

Black Walnut

180-210 days · Easy

Grasses & Bamboo(9)

Perennial Ryegrass

N/A days · Easy

Blue Fescue

Easy

Eco-Lawn Mix

N/A days · Easy

Purple Top Timothy

60-90 days · Easy

Fine Fescue

Easy

Little Bluestem

N/A days · Easy

Roses(3)

Tropicana

52 days · Easy to moderate

Oklahoma

75-90 days · Moderate

Shrub Rose - Rugosa Rose

Very easy

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Beans & Legumes(58)

Provider Bush

50-57 days · Very Easy

King of the Garden Lima Pole

90-95 days · Moderate

Pole Lima Speckled Christmas

90-95 days · Moderate

Henderson Lima Bush

65-75 days · Easy

Vermont Cranberry Bush Bean

85-90 days · Easy

Provider Green Bush Bean

50-57 days · Very Easy

Flowers(53)

Zinnia State Fair Mix

75-85 days · Easy

Cosmos Sensation Mix

Very Easy

Sweet Pea Royal Mix

65-75 days · Moderate

Rose David Austin Lady of Shalott

N/A days · Moderate

Rose Eden Climbing

60-80 days · Moderate

Sweet Alyssum Snow Princess

N/A days · Easy

Lettuce & Salad Greens(52)

Tom Thumb

45-55 days · Easy

Summertime

70-80 days · Moderate

Salanova Green Crispy

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Romaine Cos

70-85 days · Moderate

Cimmaron Romaine

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Deer Tongue

45-55 days · Easy

Squash & Cucumbers(51)

Kabocha Winter Squash

95-105 days · Moderate

Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash

50-65 days · Easy

Blue Hubbard Squash

100-120 days · Moderate

Buttercup Squash (Burgess Strain)

100-120 days · Moderate

Buttercup Maxima

95-105 days · Moderate

Burgess Buttercup Squash

100-110 days · Moderate

Brassicas(49)

Kale 'Winterbor F1'

60-65 days · Easy

Purple Vienna Kohlrabi

60-70 days · Easy

Arugula 'Rocket'

20-40 days · Very Easy

Easter Egg Radish

30 days · Very easy

Ruby Perfection Cabbage

85 days · Moderate

Red Russian Kale

50-65 days · Easy

Root Vegetables(43)

German Giant Radish

45-60 days · Easy

Thumbelina Carrot

65-70 days · Easy

Red Ace Beet

50 days · Easy

Purple Daikon Radish

55-65 days · Easy

Purple Plum Radish

25-30 days · Easy

Early Wonder Tall Top Beet

48-55 days · Easy

Melons(38)

Watermelon Charleston Gray

85-95 days · Moderate

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

85 days · Moderate

Cantaloupe Athena

80-85 days · Easy to moderate

Hale's Best Cantaloupe

85-90 days · Moderate

Banana Melon

90-100 days · Moderate

Galia Melon

85-100 days · Moderate

Peas(35)

Purple Top

37 days · Moderate

Purple Podded

65-70 days · Easy to Moderate

Laxton's Progress No. 1

60-65 days · Easy

Lincoln

65-70 days · Easy

Kelvedon Wonder

60-65 days · Easy

Mr. Big

60-65 days · Easy

Alliums(35)

Rossa di Milano

95-105 days · Easy to moderate

French Gray Shallot

90-120 days · Easy to moderate

Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion

110-120 days · Easy

Garlic Chives

80-90 days · Easy

Elephant Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Music Hardneck Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Corn(31)

How Sweet It Is

87-92 days · Moderate

Silver and Gold

78-82 days · Easy

Ashworth

60-70 days · Easy

Incredible

85-90 days · Easy

Luscious

75-80 days · Moderate

Jubilee

85-90 days · Easy

Cucumbers(30)

Mexican Sour Gherkin

67 days · Easy

Homemade Pickles

52-55 days · Easy

Kirby Cucumber

55-60 days · Easy

Crystal Apple Cucumber

65-75 days · Easy

Japanese Climbing

58-65 days · Moderate

National Pickling

52-58 days · Easy

Native Wildflowers(20)

Blanket Flower

Not applicable days · Easy

Purple Coneflower

300-365 days · Easy

Coral Bells

N/A days · Easy

Wild Blue Phlox

Easy to moderate

Wild Lupine

N/A days · Moderate

Wild Blue Lupine

Moderate

Grasses & Bamboo(9)

Perennial Ryegrass

N/A days · Easy

Blue Fescue

Easy

Eco-Lawn Mix

N/A days · Easy

Purple Top Timothy

60-90 days · Easy

Fine Fescue

Easy

Little Bluestem

N/A days · Easy

Tropical Plants(4)

Ice Cream Bean

90 days · Easy to moderate

Black Pearl Ornamental Pepper

70-80 days · Easy

Fish Pepper

70-80 days · Easy to moderate

Big Bertha Bell Pepper

75-80 days · Easy

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Lettuce & Salad Greens(42)

Tom Thumb

45-55 days · Easy

Salanova Green Crispy

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Cimmaron Romaine

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Deer Tongue

45-55 days · Easy

Red Salad Bowl

50-60 days · Easy

Prizehead

50-60 days · Easy

Microgreens(36)

Cilantro Microgreens

10-14 days · Moderate

Arugula Microgreens

10-15 days · Easy

Fenugreek Microgreens

7-14 days · Easy to moderate

Wheatgrass Microgreens

7-10 days · Very easy

Alfalfa Microgreens

6-10 days · Easy

Clover Microgreens

8-12 days · Easy to Moderate

Brassicas(26)

Kale 'Winterbor F1'

60-65 days · Easy

Purple Vienna Kohlrabi

60-70 days · Easy

Arugula 'Rocket'

20-40 days · Very Easy

Easter Egg Radish

30 days · Very easy

Red Russian Kale

50-65 days · Easy

Tokyo Bekana

21-45 days · Easy

Peas(22)

Purple Top

37 days · Moderate

Laxton's Progress No. 1

60-65 days · Easy

Kelvedon Wonder

60-65 days · Easy

Mr. Big

60-65 days · Easy

Oregon Giant

60 days · Moderate

Maestro

61-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Root Vegetables(20)

German Giant Radish

45-60 days · Easy

Red Ace Beet

50 days · Easy

Purple Daikon Radish

55-65 days · Easy

Purple Plum Radish

25-30 days · Easy

Early Wonder Tall Top Beet

48-55 days · Easy

Black Spanish Round Radish

55-65 days · Easy

Berries & Fruits(12)

Patriot Blueberry

Easy

Bluecrop Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Northland Blueberry

Easy to moderate

Duke Blueberry

1095-1460 days · Moderate

Elliott Blueberry

Moderate

Anne Golden Raspberry

Easy to moderate

Alliums(12)

Elephant Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Music Hardneck Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Spanish Roja Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Japanese Bunching Onions

65 days · Easy

Evergreen White Bunching Onion

60-70 days · Easy

German Extra Hardy Garlic

240-270 days · Easy

Fruit Trees(2)

Dwarf Red Delicious Apple

Moderate

Dorsett Golden Apple

Easy to moderate

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