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Last spring frost (0°C) 14 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 80 days 14 Jun – 2 Sep
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)
26 Apr – 10 May
14 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
28 Mar – 25 Apr
8-12 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
9 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
23 – 30 May
3-4 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
23 – 30 May
31 May
4-5 wk
27 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
19 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
25 Jun – 2 Jul
3-4 wk
23 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
22 Mar – 19 Apr
28 Mar
8-12 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
10 Jun
1 wk before
10 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
17 – 24 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
19 – 26 May
27 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
8 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
9 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
7 – 21 May
14 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
19 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
23 – 30 May
9 Jun
3-4 wk
20 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
17 – 24 May
17 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
17 – 24 May
8 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
19 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
17 – 31 May
2-4 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
10 Jun
1 wk before
10 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
17 – 24 May
23 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Jun
13 Aug
0 wk
10 Jun
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
16 – 30 Jul
4-6 wk
27 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
17 – 31 May
11 Jun
2-4 wk
14 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
17 – 24 May
23 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
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
Greenhouse
9 – 23 May
18 May
4-6 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
5 – 19 Apr
19 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
18 Jun
18 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
19 Apr – 3 May
2 Jun
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
22 Mar – 19 Apr
19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
14 Jun
7 Aug
0 wk
5 Jul
28 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
7 – 21 Apr
4 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
5 – 19 Apr
9 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
19 Apr – 3 May
23 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
19 Apr – 3 May
23 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
10 Mar – 7 Apr
26 Mar
10-14 wk
16 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
23 – 30 May
25 May
3-4 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
19 Apr
8-10 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
25 Apr – 9 May
3 May
6-8 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
12 Aug
8 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
7 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
29 Apr – 27 May
1 Jun
4-8 wk
24 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
5 – 19 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
4 Apr – 2 May
5 Jun
8-12 wk
27 Jun
31 Jul
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
25 Apr – 9 May
13 May
6-8 wk
20 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
16 – 30 May
4-6 wk
27 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
7 – 21 Apr
13 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
14 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
25 Apr – 9 May
6-8 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
12 Aug
8 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
24 Mar – 21 Apr
13 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 25 Apr
10 Apr
8-12 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
25 Apr – 9 May
6-8 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
22 Mar – 19 Apr
9 May
8-12 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
9 May
8-10 wk
20 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
19 Apr – 10 May
30 May
5-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
19 Apr – 3 May
2 Jun
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
19 Apr – 3 May
3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
9 – 23 May
4-6 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
5 – 19 Apr
19 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
28 Mar – 25 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
21 Apr – 5 May
27 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
2 Aug
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
9 – 23 May
18 May
4-6 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
16 – 30 May
25 May
3-5 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
9 – 23 May
21 May
4-6 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jul
5 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
4 Apr – 2 May
10 May
8-12 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
22 Mar – 19 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
23 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
27 May
24 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
3 – 17 May
6 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
10-12 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
23 – 30 May
13 Jun
3-4 wk
20 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
5 Jul
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
2 – 16 May
23 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
2 Aug
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
13 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
22 Mar – 19 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
25 Apr – 9 May
13 May
6-8 wk
20 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
21 Apr – 5 May
13 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
2 Aug
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
5 – 19 Apr
9 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
11 Apr – 9 May
4 May
6-10 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
20 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
19 Apr – 3 May
3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after