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Last spring frost (0°C) 3 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 124 days 3 Jun – 5 Oct
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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)
15 – 29 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
22 Mar – 19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
17 – 24 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
2 – 9 Jun
4 Jun
4-5 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
16 Jul
6 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)
Fleece
11 Mar – 8 Apr
28 Mar
8-12 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
4 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
10 – 17 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
12 – 19 May
1 Jul
3-4 wk
9 Jun
22 Jul
1 wk after
16 Jun
12 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
2 – 16 May
22 May
4-6 wk
13 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
13 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
17 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
26 May – 2 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
12 – 19 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
6 – 13 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
29 May
2-4 wk
3 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
4 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
6 – 13 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
31 May
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
28 Jun – 12 Jul
4-6 wk
9 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
17 – 31 May
2-4 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
28 Jun
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
6 – 13 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
4 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
3 – 17 May
7 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
25 Mar – 8 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
4 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
8 – 22 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
11 Mar – 8 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
3 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
16 Jun
1 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
31 Mar – 14 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
9 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
25 Mar – 8 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
8 – 22 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
8 – 22 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
3 – 31 Mar
3 Apr
10-14 wk
9 Jun
12 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
Greenhouse
17 – 24 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
5 – 19 Apr
9 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
23 Apr
6-8 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
23 Jul
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
21 Apr – 19 May
14 May
4-8 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
16 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
25 Mar – 8 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
14 Apr – 12 May
10 May
8-12 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
12 – 26 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
31 Mar – 14 Apr
17 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
3 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
23 Jul
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
17 Mar – 14 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
22 Mar – 19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 19 Apr
30 Mar
8-12 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
11 Mar – 8 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
19 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
8 – 29 Apr
28 May
5-8 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
8 – 22 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
8 – 22 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
3 – 17 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
25 Mar – 8 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
22 Mar – 19 Apr
9 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
14 – 28 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
3 – 17 May
7 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
10 – 24 May
14 May
3-5 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
3 – 17 May
14 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
28 Jun
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
31 Mar – 28 Apr
29 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
24 Jun
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
11 Mar – 8 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
3 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
8 – 22 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
18 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
22 Apr – 6 May
4 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 5 Apr
10-12 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
26 May – 2 Jun
11 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
3 wk after
28 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
28 Apr – 12 May
31 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
3 wk after
16 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
16 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
11 Mar – 8 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14 – 28 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
16 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
25 Mar – 8 Apr
7 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
5 Apr – 3 May
23 Apr
6-10 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
14 – 28 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
8 – 22 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after