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Last spring frost (0°C) 5 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 101 days 5 Jun – 14 Sep
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Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
17 Apr – 1 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
19 Mar – 16 Apr
31 Mar
8-12 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
17 Apr – 1 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
21 – 28 May
25 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
14 – 21 May
3 Jun
4-5 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
30 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
16 – 23 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
13 Mar – 10 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
2 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
14 – 21 May
15 May
3-4 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
10 – 17 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
17 Apr – 1 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
4 – 18 May
12 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
17 Apr – 1 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
9 – 16 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
10 – 17 May
18 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
8 – 15 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
5 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
8 – 22 May
16 May
2-4 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
2 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
8 – 15 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
5 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
2 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
30 Jun – 14 Jul
4-6 wk
11 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
16 – 30 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
21 May – 4 Jun
1 Jun
2-4 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
18 Jul
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
8 – 15 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 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
7 – 21 May
24 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
27 Mar – 10 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
1 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
6 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
10 – 24 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
13 Mar – 10 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
1 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
5 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
18 Jun
31 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
29 Mar – 12 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
27 Mar – 10 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
10 – 24 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
10 – 24 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
1 – 29 Mar
24 Mar
10-14 wk
7 Jun
0 wk

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
21 – 28 May
31 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
9 – 23 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
10 – 24 Apr
6-8 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
23 Apr – 7 May
5 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
11 Aug
10 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
21 Apr – 5 May
7 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
23 Apr – 21 May
3 Jun
4-8 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
18 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
27 Mar – 10 Apr
8-10 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
14 Apr – 12 May
11 Jun
8-12 wk
7 Jul
6 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
23 Apr – 7 May
15 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
29 Mar – 12 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
5 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
16 – 30 Apr
2 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jul
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
15 Mar – 12 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
13 Mar – 10 Apr
17 Mar
8-12 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
26 Mar – 23 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
23 Apr – 7 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
13 Mar – 10 Apr
6 May
8-12 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
28 Apr – 12 May
1 May
8-10 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
10 Apr – 1 May
27 May
5-8 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
10 – 24 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
10 – 24 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
5 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
30 Apr – 14 May
16 May
4-6 wk
11 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
27 Mar – 10 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
26 Mar – 23 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
12 – 26 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
7 – 21 May
24 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
14 – 28 May
31 May
3-5 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
7 – 21 May
21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
18 Jul
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
14 Apr – 12 May
16 May
8-12 wk
7 Jul
11 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
13 Mar – 10 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
5 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
10 – 24 Apr
6-8 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
5 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
10 – 24 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
20 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
24 Apr – 8 May
3 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
19 Mar – 2 Apr
2 Apr
10-12 wk
11 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
21 – 28 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
30 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
23 Apr – 7 May
21 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
18 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
16 – 30 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
10 – 24 Apr
6-8 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
13 Mar – 10 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
5 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
23 Apr – 7 May
15 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
12 – 26 Apr
11 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
27 Mar – 10 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
9 Apr – 7 May
10 May
6-10 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
5 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
9 – 23 Apr
22 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
10 – 24 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
5 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after