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Last spring frost (0°C) 2 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 94 days 2 Jun – 4 Sep
Note: This location has a shorter growing season. Plants marked with Fleece, Greenhouse or Season too short need extra protection or are difficult to grow here.

Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
13 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
21 Mar – 18 Apr
30 Mar
8-12 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
18 – 25 May
30 May
4-5 wk
22 Jun
27 Jun
3 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
15 – 22 Jun
3-4 wk
13 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
29 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
3 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
16 – 23 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
11 – 18 May
26 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
17 Jul
1 wk after
15 Jun
7 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
1 – 15 May
19 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
18 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
8 – 15 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
11 – 18 May
5 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
5 – 12 May
7 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
27 May
2-4 wk
2 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
3 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
5 – 12 May
22 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
12 Aug
0 wk
30 May
2 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
27 Jun – 11 Jul
4-6 wk
8 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
18 Apr – 2 May
23 Apr
6-8 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
25 May – 8 Jun
31 May
2-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
5 – 12 May
22 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Fleece
11 – 25 May
24 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
24 Mar – 7 Apr
18 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
3 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
3 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
7 – 21 Apr
1 Jun
6-8 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
10 Mar – 7 Apr
18 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
3 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
2 Jun
6 Aug
0 wk
15 Jun
27 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
30 Mar – 13 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
7 – 21 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
7 – 21 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
2 – 30 Mar
19 Mar
10-14 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after

Annual flowers

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Fleece
25 May – 1 Jun
31 May
3-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
13 – 27 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
27 Apr – 11 May
5 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
8 Aug
10 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
22 Apr – 6 May
11 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
2 – 30 May
25 May
4-8 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
13 Apr – 11 May
11 Jun
8-12 wk
6 Jul
6 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
27 Apr – 11 May
15 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
30 Mar – 13 Apr
12 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
2 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
8 Aug
10 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
16 Mar – 13 Apr
12 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
14 Mar – 11 Apr
19 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
30 Mar – 27 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
27 Apr – 11 May
1 May
8-10 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
7 – 28 Apr
29 May
5-8 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
7 – 21 Apr
1 Jun
6-8 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
3 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
7 – 21 Apr
2 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Fleece
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
24 Mar – 7 Apr
18 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
30 Mar – 27 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
13 – 27 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
11 – 25 May
24 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
18 May – 1 Jun
31 May
3-5 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
11 – 25 May
25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
22 Jun
3 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
13 Apr – 11 May
16 May
8-12 wk
6 Jul
11 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
10 Mar – 7 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
2 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
3 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
17 May
23 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
21 Apr – 5 May
5 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
23 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
21 Mar – 4 Apr
1 Apr
10-12 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
25 May – 1 Jun
27 May
3-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
27 Apr – 11 May
16 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
27 Jun
3 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
18 Apr – 2 May
15 May
6-8 wk
13 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
10 Mar – 7 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
27 Apr – 11 May
15 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
13 – 27 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
13 Apr – 11 May
10 May
6-10 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
13 – 27 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
7 – 21 Apr
2 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after