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Last spring frost (0°C) 20 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 102 days 20 May – 30 Aug
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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)
1 – 15 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
17 Jul
0 wk
21 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
22 Jul
0 wk
21 May
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 3 May
4 Jun
4-5 wk
31 May
2 Jul
2 wk after
2 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
2 – 9 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
25 Feb – 25 Mar
13 Mar
8-12 wk
20 May
0 wk
20 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
11 May
28 May
1 wk before
11 May
18 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
26 Apr – 3 May
3-4 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
28 Apr – 5 May
26 Jun
3-4 wk
26 May
17 Jul
1 wk after
2 Jun
7 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
20 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
4-6 wk
17 May
0 wk
17 May
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
17 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
22 Jul
0 wk
21 May
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
22 – 29 Apr
24 Apr
3-4 wk
20 May
0 wk
20 May
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
22 – 29 Apr
6 Jul
3-4 wk
20 May
27 Jul
0 wk
21 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
6 – 20 Apr
21 May
2-4 wk
4 May
4 Jun
2 wk before
4 May
25 May
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
11 May
28 May
1 wk before
11 May
18 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
22 – 29 Apr
21 Jul
3-4 wk
20 May
11 Aug
0 wk
17 May
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
14 – 28 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
2-4 wk
24 May
1 wk after
2 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
22 – 29 Apr
21 Jun
3-4 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
21 May
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
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
4-6 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
11 – 25 Mar
17 May
8-10 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
21 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
25 Mar – 8 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
21 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
25 Feb – 25 Mar
17 May
8-12 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
20 May
6 Aug
0 wk
2 Jun
27 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
17 – 31 Mar
2 May
8-10 wk
26 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
11 – 25 Mar
7 May
8-10 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
25 Mar – 8 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
22 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
25 Mar – 8 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
21 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
11 Feb – 11 Mar
2 Apr
10-14 wk
20 May
11 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
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
21 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
15 – 29 Mar
8-10 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
25 Mar – 8 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
0 wk
30 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
1 wk after
21 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
25 Mar – 8 Apr
12 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
24 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
31 Mar – 28 Apr
26 Apr
4-8 wk
26 May
1 wk after
26 May
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
11 – 25 Mar
8-10 wk
20 May
0 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
5 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
31 May
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
7 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
17 – 31 Mar
12 Apr
8-10 wk
26 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
20 May
27 Jun
0 wk
21 May
17 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
1 wk after
21 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
3 – 31 Mar
12 Apr
8-12 wk
26 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
1 – 29 Mar
18 Mar
8-12 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
21 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
25 Feb – 25 Mar
7 May
8-12 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
30 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
22 Mar – 5 Apr
24 Mar
8-10 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
25 Mar – 15 Apr
28 May
5-8 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
25 Mar – 8 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
25 Mar – 8 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
20 May
12 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
2 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
4-6 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
11 – 25 Mar
17 May
8-10 wk
20 May
12 Jul
0 wk
30 May
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
1 – 29 Mar
14 Mar
8-12 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
31 Mar – 14 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
2 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
4-6 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
3-5 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
26 Apr
4-6 wk
24 May
24 May
1 wk after
2 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
17 Mar – 14 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
25 Feb – 25 Mar
17 Apr
8-12 wk
20 May
12 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
25 Mar – 8 Apr
1 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
0 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
20 May
12 Jun
0 wk
21 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
25 Mar – 8 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
4 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
8 – 22 Apr
4 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
2 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
8 – 22 Mar
10-12 wk
31 May
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
3 – 10 May
10 Jun
3-4 wk
31 May
1 Jul
2 wk after
2 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
14 – 28 Apr
18 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
29 Jun
3 wk after
2 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
25 Mar – 8 Apr
7 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
0 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
25 Mar – 8 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
0 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
25 Feb – 25 Mar
17 Apr
8-12 wk
20 May
12 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
7 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
31 Mar – 14 Apr
8 May
6-8 wk
26 May
19 Jun
1 wk after
2 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
11 – 25 Mar
7 Apr
8-10 wk
20 May
2 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
22 Mar – 19 Apr
6-10 wk
31 May
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
20 May
11 Jul
0 wk
21 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
22 Mar – 5 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
31 May
27 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
25 Mar – 8 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
20 May
12 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
2 Jun
2 wk after