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Last spring frost (0°C) 2 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 94 days 2 Jun – 4 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)
14 – 28 Apr
16 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
28 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
18 – 25 May
19 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
11 – 18 May
28 May
4-5 wk
15 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
7 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
13 – 20 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
6 Jun
1 wk after
6 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
5 – 12 May
27 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
7 – 14 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
4 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
5 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
7 – 21 May
13 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
18 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
21 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
18 – 25 May
11 Jun
3-4 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
7 – 14 May
14 May
3-4 wk
4 Jun
4 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
5 – 12 May
10 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
21 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
21 May
2-4 wk
2 Jun
4 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
6 Jun
1 wk after
6 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
5 – 12 May
25 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
15 Aug
0 wk
29 May
5 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
4 – 18 Jul
4-6 wk
15 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
7 – 21 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
18 May – 1 Jun
26 May
2-4 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
21 Jul
7 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
5 – 12 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
6 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
Fleece
4 – 18 May
20 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
24 Mar – 7 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
6 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
7 – 21 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
10 Mar – 7 Apr
21 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
2 Jun
4 Aug
0 wk
23 Jun
25 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
26 Mar – 9 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
4 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
24 Mar – 7 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
7 – 21 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
7 – 21 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
24 Feb – 24 Mar
4 Apr
10-14 wk
2 Jun
13 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
Fleece
18 – 25 May
27 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
6 – 20 Apr
19 Apr
8-10 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
20 Apr – 4 May
3 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
15 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
18 Apr – 2 May
6 May
6-8 wk
13 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
28 Apr – 26 May
30 May
4-8 wk
23 Jun
27 Jun
3 wk after
23 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
11 Apr – 9 May
7 Jun
8-12 wk
4 Jul
2 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
20 Apr – 4 May
13 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
4 – 18 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
26 Mar – 9 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
4 Jun
5 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
2 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
20 Apr – 4 May
23 Apr
6-8 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
15 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
12 Mar – 9 Apr
10 Apr
8-12 wk
4 Jun
5 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
10 Mar – 7 Apr
22 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
23 Mar – 20 Apr
12 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
26 Apr
6-8 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
10 Mar – 7 Apr
11 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
6 – 20 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
7 – 28 Apr
1 Jun
5-8 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
7 – 21 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
7 – 21 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
15 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
24 Mar – 7 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
23 Mar – 20 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
9 – 23 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
4 Jun
5 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
4 – 18 May
20 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
11 – 25 May
27 May
3-5 wk
15 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
4 – 18 May
20 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
21 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
23 Mar – 20 Apr
22 May
8-12 wk
15 Jun
17 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
10 Mar – 7 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
2 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
6 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
15 May
26 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
21 Apr – 5 May
8 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Mar
29 Mar
10-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
18 – 25 May
25 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
15 Jun
2 wk after
7 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
20 Apr – 4 May
14 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
21 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
13 – 27 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
10 Mar – 7 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
20 Apr – 4 May
13 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
9 – 23 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
24 Mar – 7 Apr
11 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
6 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
6 Apr – 4 May
6 May
6-10 wk
15 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
6 – 20 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
7 – 21 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
3 wk after