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Last spring frost (0°C) 24 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 50 days 24 May – 13 Jul
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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)
5 – 19 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
28 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
25 Jul
0 wk
28 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
15 Jul
0 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
11 – 18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
16 – 23 May
4-5 wk
20 Jun
4 wk after
28 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
13 – 20 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
1 – 29 Mar
23 Mar
8-12 wk
24 May
0 wk
24 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
28 May
1 wk after
28 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
27 Apr – 4 May
3-4 wk
25 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
4 – 11 May
11 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
14 Jun
22 Jun
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
24 May
25 Jun
0 wk
24 May
15 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
15 Jul
0 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
28 Apr – 12 May
3 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
9 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
15 Jul
0 wk
28 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
11 – 18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
26 Apr – 3 May
18 May
3-4 wk
24 May
8 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
26 Apr – 3 May
29 Jun
3-4 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
28 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
11 May
2-4 wk
24 May
25 May
0 wk
24 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
28 May
1 wk after
28 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
26 Apr – 3 May
23 Jul
3-4 wk
24 May
13 Aug
0 wk
20 May
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
25 Jun – 9 Jul
4-6 wk
6 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
2-4 wk
25 May
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
26 Apr – 3 May
14 Jun
3-4 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
28 May
25 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
27 Apr – 11 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
15 – 29 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
28 May
2 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
29 Mar – 12 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
24 May
15 Jul
0 wk
28 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
1 – 29 Mar
20 May
8-12 wk
24 May
15 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
5 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
24 May
22 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
12 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
23 Mar – 6 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
1 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
15 – 29 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
29 Mar – 12 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
29 Mar – 12 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
28 May
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
15 Feb – 15 Mar
26 Mar
10-14 wk
24 May
4 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
11 – 18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
24 May
15 Jul
0 wk
28 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
16 – 30 Mar
8-10 wk
25 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
4 Jul
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
8 Apr – 6 May
4-8 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
3 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
15 – 29 Mar
8-10 wk
24 May
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
9 – 23 May
4-6 wk
20 Jun
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
15 – 29 Mar
10 Apr
8-10 wk
24 May
5 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
24 May
20 Jun
0 wk
28 May
10 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
4 Jul
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
1 – 29 Mar
10 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
5 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
2 – 30 Mar
20 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
28 May
25 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
1 – 29 Mar
30 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
25 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
15 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
29 Mar – 19 Apr
31 May
5-8 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
29 Mar – 12 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
25 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
29 Mar – 12 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
24 May
15 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
15 – 29 Mar
20 May
8-10 wk
24 May
15 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
2 – 30 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
29 Mar – 12 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
5 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
4-6 wk
25 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
4 – 18 May
3-5 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
4-6 wk
25 May
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
28 Mar – 25 Apr
8-12 wk
20 Jun
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
1 – 29 Mar
10 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
5 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
29 Mar – 12 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
24 May
14 Jun
0 wk
28 May
4 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
6 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
12 – 26 Apr
28 May
4-6 wk
24 May
25 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
15 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
16 – 30 Mar
10-12 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
23 – 30 May
3-4 wk
20 Jun
4 wk after
28 Jun
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
25 Apr – 9 May
5 May
6-8 wk
20 Jun
4 wk after
12 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
1 – 29 Mar
10 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
5 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
6 – 20 Apr
25 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
6 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
15 – 29 Mar
31 Mar
8-10 wk
24 May
26 May
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
30 Mar – 27 Apr
6-10 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
24 May
4 Jul
0 wk
28 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
17 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
12 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
29 Mar – 12 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
24 May
15 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
3 wk after