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Last spring frost (0°C) 7 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 107 days 7 Jun – 22 Sep
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Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Date Growing timeGrow. time Date Rel. frost Date Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
Season too short
24 Apr – 8 May
5-7 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
26 May
2 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
11 Jun
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
21 Apr – 19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
5-7 wk
19 May
3 wk before
7 Jun
Vid frost
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
16 – 23 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Season too short
9 – 16 Jun
4-5 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
28 Jun – 5 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
15 Mar – 12 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
Vid frost
28 Jun
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
17 Jun
1 wk after
17 Jun
1 wk after
Sweetcorn
Zea mays
Season too short
20 – 27 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jul
6 wk after
Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
Greenhouse
15 – 22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jun
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
7 Jun
Vid frost
Cavolo nero
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
5-7 wk
19 May
3 wk before
7 Jun
Vid frost
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
12 – 26 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
23 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
5-7 wk
19 May
3 wk before
11 Jun
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
16 – 23 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
15 – 22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jun
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
4 – 11 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
1 wk before
11 Jun
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
1 wk before
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
2-4 wk
7 Jun
Vid frost
7 Jun
Vid frost
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
11 Jun
1 wk after
11 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
27 Apr – 4 May
3-4 wk
25 May
2 wk before
3 Jun
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
9 – 23 Jul
4-6 wk
20 Aug
11 wk after
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
French bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
4 – 18 Jun
2-4 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Pea
Pisum sativum
27 Apr – 4 May
3-4 wk
25 May
2 wk before
11 Jun
1 wk after
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Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Date Growing timeGrow. time Date Rel. frost Date Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Season too short
6 – 20 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jul
6 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
Vid frost
12 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
11 Jun
1 wk after
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
3 wk before
11 Jun
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
2 – 30 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
2 wk before
12 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
28 Jun
3 wk after
Sage
Salvia officinalis
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
17 Apr – 1 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
2 wk before
11 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Season too short
6 Mar – 3 Apr
10-14 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
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Annual flowers

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Date Growing timeGrow. time Date Rel. frost Date Rel. frost
Morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Season too short
25 Jun – 2 Jul
3-4 wk
23 Jul
7 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
25 May
2 wk before
11 Jun
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
8-10 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
2 wk before
23 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
18 Jul
6 wk after
Dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
3 – 31 May
4-8 wk
28 Jun
3 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
16 – 30 Mar
8-10 wk
25 May
2 wk before
28 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
21 Apr – 19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
11 – 25 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jul
7 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Season too short
3 – 17 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
11 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
18 Jul
6 wk after
Tall verbena
Verbena bonariensis
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
21 Apr – 19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
19 May – 2 Jun
6-8 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
11 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
9 Mar – 6 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
1 wk before
23 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
5 – 19 May
8-10 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
30 Mar – 20 Apr
5-8 wk
25 May
2 wk before
Stock
Matthiola incana
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
1 wk before
28 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
2 wk before
28 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
2 – 16 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
10 – 24 Mar
8-10 wk
19 May
3 wk before
23 Jun
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
21 May – 4 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
9 – 23 Jun
3-5 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
21 May – 4 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
30 Apr – 28 May
8-12 wk
23 Jul
7 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
15 Mar – 12 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
Vid frost
12 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
2 wk before
28 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
25 May
2 wk before
11 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
3 wk before
7 Jun
Vid frost
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
6 – 20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
10-12 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Season too short
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
17 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
2 wk before
28 Jun
3 wk after
Delphinium
Delphinium elatum
3 Apr – 1 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
12 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
Woodland sage
Salvia nemorosa
3 – 17 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
5 May – 2 Jun
6-10 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
11 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
8-10 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
2 wk before
28 Jun
3 wk after
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