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Last spring frost (0°C) 13 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 58 days 13 Jun – 10 Aug
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)
25 Apr – 9 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
13 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
2 – 16 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
13 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
27 Mar – 24 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
13 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
15 – 22 May
31 May
4-5 wk
19 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
26 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
24 Jun – 1 Jul
3-4 wk
22 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
21 Mar – 18 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
14 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
16 – 23 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
18 – 25 May
31 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
13 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
13 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
3 – 17 May
14 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
13 Jun
5-7 wk
13 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
29 May – 5 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
16 – 23 May
20 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
2 – 16 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
13 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
16 – 23 May
2 Jul
3-4 wk
13 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
2 – 16 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
13 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
16 – 30 May
2-4 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
14 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
16 – 23 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
13 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
10 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
8 – 22 Jul
4-6 wk
19 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
18 Apr – 2 May
20 Apr
6-8 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
22 May – 5 Jun
28 May
2-4 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
2 – 16 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
13 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
16 – 23 May
17 Jun
3-4 wk
13 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk

Herbs

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