A gardener who specialises in growing her own fruit and vegetables has shared five vegetables that you can still plant in June – and you’ll have a good chance of getting a good harvest from them
Alice Sjoberg Social News Reporter
16:31, 06 Jun 2025
A garden expert has shared a list of five vegetables you can sow in your garden in June (stock image)(Image: Getty Images)
If you’ve not yet sown any fruit or vegetables in your garden, fear not, as it’s not too late to begin.
Despite the common belief that June is too late for sowing most seeds, a gardener specialising in homegrown produce has shared a list of five vegetables that can still be planted in June. Louise, who has gained over 537,800 followers on TikTok with her straightforward tips and tricks for growing your own fruit and vegetables at home, shared the five vegetables she’s still adding to her garden this month.
“Five vegetables that I’m sowing right now in June,” she said in her video before delving into her list.
Broccoli raab
She explained that for quick-growing crops like this, you’ll need to sow them successively every two weeks to keep your broccoli supply going as long as possible.
“The problem with sowing seeds in summer is that there’s always a risk that soil will dry out,” she warned. “And if this happens, you’ll get a very low germination rate.”
To prevent this, Louise revealed that she’d added a fresh layer of compost to the top of her garden box to help retain some moisture in the soil.
“So in this bed, I’ve added a new layer of compost to the top to try to help retain some moisture,” she stated. “Then I thinned out some of the last sowing, and I’ll be using this as salad.”
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“June is a great time to sow any herbs,” Louise said. “I cook with herbs in almost any meal so I need a pretty constant supply.”
She went on to explain that she prefers to sow her herbs every few weeks in rectangular garden containers, saying she finds that it helps keep the slugs away.
“But also when it’s finished growing and I’ve harvested it for cooking, I can simply take the whole thing to the compost bin, tip it out, replace it with new soil, and sow some new seeds,” Louise explained.
Carrots
“Next up, I’m sowing some more carrots,” Louise stated.
She went on to explain that she usually waits to sow them until after harvesting her potatoes, as she claimed that the soil that her potatoes had been growing in is the perfect soil for to grow carrot due to its fine texture.
“This is because carrots need to go into a really fine soil with no lumps or rocks,” Louise explained. “And as you’re sifting through your own harvesting of potatoes, you’re naturally gonna break up any lumps and removing any rocks that you find anyway.”
To keep her soil moist and not too dry as the carrots start to grow, Louise placed two planks over the area, which can be removed as the carrots begin to sprout.
French beans
Next up, Louise said: “So now, I’ve got to sow some more dwarf French beans.”
She went on to explain that her first attempt at sowing was less than successful with only three plants germinated, even though the seeds were within their use-by date. Because of this,, Louise decided to make another sowing attempt.
“So I’ve got to sow some more because three just isn’t gonna cut it for me,” Louise said.
Pak Choi
“And finally, I’m gonna sow some pak choi,” Louise revealed before explaining her sowing technique.
“Now I know you know the drill already, but make some holes [in your soil],” she said as she was seen poking holes into the soil in small containers.
“Put two seeds per hole, give it a water, cover it with some clingfilm until germination, then put it in your greenhouse in a sunny window until you see some shoots,” she explained.