Create your calendar
Method
Rel. frost
Last spring frost (0°C) 9 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 67 days 9 Jun – 15 Aug
Probability that frost is over

25% = Half of years are frost-free by this date. More about frost & season →

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

Herbs

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