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Last spring frost (0°C) 15 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 81 days 15 Jun – 4 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)
27 Apr – 11 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
3 Apr – 1 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
29 May – 5 Jun
8 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
29 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
31 May – 7 Jun
31 May
4-5 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
10 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
28 Jun – 5 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
23 Mar – 20 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
6 Jun
9 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
22 – 29 May
29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
24 – 31 May
27 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Jun
18 Jul
1 wk after
28 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
5 – 19 May
11 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
17 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
7 – 14 Jun
13 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
18 – 25 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
18 – 25 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
15 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
12 – 26 May
24 May
2-4 wk
9 Jun
1 wk before
9 Jun
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
6 Jun
9 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
18 – 25 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
15 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
12 Jun
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
10 – 24 Jul
4-6 wk
21 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
24 Apr – 8 May
8 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
29 May – 12 Jun
15 Jun
2-4 wk
26 Jun
29 Jun
2 wk after
10 Jul
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
18 – 25 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
2 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
Greenhouse
15 – 29 May
30 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
6 – 20 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
16 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
20 Apr – 4 May
31 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
23 Mar – 20 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
15 Jun
7 Aug
0 wk
28 Jun
28 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
12 – 26 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
21 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
6 – 20 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
20 Apr – 4 May
21 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
20 Apr – 4 May
21 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
9 Mar – 6 Apr
3 Apr
10-14 wk
15 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
29 May – 5 Jun
6 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
3 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
1 – 15 May
17 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
4 Aug
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
26 Apr – 10 May
19 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 24 May
4 Jun
4-8 wk
21 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
21 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
6 – 20 Apr
8-10 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
26 Apr – 24 May
9 Jun
8-12 wk
19 Jul
4 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
1 – 15 May
27 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
24 May – 7 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
12 – 26 Apr
13 Apr
8-10 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
15 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
1 – 15 May
7 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
4 Aug
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
29 Mar – 26 Apr
13 Apr
8-12 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
27 Mar – 24 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
3 Apr – 1 May
22 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
6 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
23 Mar – 20 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
26 Apr – 10 May
13 May
8-10 wk
5 Jul
8 Jul
3 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
20 Apr – 11 May
28 May
5-8 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
20 Apr – 4 May
31 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
20 Apr – 4 May
1 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
15 – 29 May
15 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
6 – 20 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
3 Apr – 1 May
3 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
26 Apr – 10 May
27 Apr
6-8 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
15 – 29 May
30 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
22 May – 5 Jun
6 Jun
3-5 wk
26 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
15 – 29 May
2 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
10 Jul
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
12 Apr – 10 May
22 May
8-12 wk
5 Jul
17 Jul
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
23 Mar – 20 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
15 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
21 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
30 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
4 – 18 May
4 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
10-12 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
29 May – 5 Jun
11 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
28 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
1 – 15 May
31 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
12 Jul
2 wk after
10 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
1 – 15 May
13 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
28 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
23 Mar – 20 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
1 – 15 May
27 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
26 Apr – 10 May
3 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
6 – 20 Apr
7 Apr
8-10 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 15 May
16 May
6-10 wk
26 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
15 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
3 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
20 Apr – 4 May
1 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after