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