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Last spring frost (0°C) 26 Feb Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
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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)
8 – 22 Jan
20 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Feb
25 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
15 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
15 – 29 Jan
2 Jul
4-6 wk
26 Feb
30 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
20 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
11 Jan – 8 Feb
26 Mar
8-12 wk
5 Apr
21 May
5 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Jan
15 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
13 Feb
10 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
20 – 27 Mar
20 May
3-4 wk
17 Apr
10 Jun
7 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
13 – 20 Mar
12 Jun
4-5 wk
17 Apr
10 Jul
7 wk after
8 Apr
30 Jun
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Fleece
19 – 26 Apr
7 May
3-4 wk
17 May
28 May
11 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
4 Dec – 1 Jan
5 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Feb
31 May
0 wk
13 Feb
21 May
2 wk before
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
23 Jan
20 Jun
5 wk before
23 Jan
10 Jun
5 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
8 – 15 Mar
10 May
3-4 wk
5 Apr
31 May
5 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
31 Jan – 7 Feb
9 Jul
3-4 wk
28 Feb
30 Jul
0 wk
11 Mar
20 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
13 Feb
30 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Jan
15 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
13 Feb
10 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
26 Dec – 9 Jan
12 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Feb
10 Jul
3 wk before
6 Feb
30 Jun
3 wk before
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
8 – 22 Jan
25 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Feb
30 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
20 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
20 – 27 Mar
11 Jun
3-4 wk
17 Apr
2 Jul
7 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Season too short
29 Jan – 5 Feb
9 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Feb
30 Jul
0 wk
13 Feb
20 Jul
2 wk before
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Jan
27 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Feb
25 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
29 Jan – 5 Feb
14 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Feb
4 Aug
0 wk
20 Feb
25 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Jan
27 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Feb
25 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
14 – 28 Dec
6 Jun
2-4 wk
11 Jan
20 Jun
7 wk before
11 Jan
10 Jun
7 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
23 Jan
20 Jun
5 wk before
23 Jan
10 Jun
5 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
29 Jan – 5 Feb
29 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Feb
19 Aug
0 wk
6 Feb
9 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
30 Mar – 13 Apr
4-6 wk
11 May
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
8 – 22 Feb
19 Apr
6-8 wk
5 Apr
31 May
5 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
8 – 22 Mar
13 Jun
2-4 wk
5 Apr
27 Jun
5 wk after
8 Apr
17 Jun
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Jan
27 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Feb
25 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
29 Jan – 5 Feb
29 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
10 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
6 – 20 Mar
20 May
4-6 wk
17 Apr
17 Jun
7 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
18 Dec – 1 Jan
25 May
8-10 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
24 Mar
10 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
20 Feb
30 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Season too short
1 – 15 Jan
8 Jun
6-8 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
23 Jan
10 Jul
5 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
4 Dec – 1 Jan
25 May
8-12 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
24 Mar
10 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
26 Feb
19 Aug
0 wk
11 Mar
9 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
20 Dec – 3 Jan
10 May
8-10 wk
28 Feb
5 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
18 Dec – 1 Jan
15 May
8-10 wk
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
1 – 15 Jan
29 May
6-8 wk
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
24 Mar
30 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
1 – 15 Jan
29 May
6-8 wk
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
30 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
22 Nov – 20 Dec
11 Apr
10-14 wk
28 Feb
20 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
20 – 27 Mar
27 May
3-4 wk
17 Apr
17 Jun
7 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
10 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
25 Jan – 8 Feb
4 May
8-10 wk
5 Apr
29 Jun
5 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
1 – 15 Jan
6-8 wk
26 Feb
0 wk
3 Mar
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
8 – 22 Feb
18 May
6-8 wk
5 Apr
29 Jun
5 wk after
11 May
19 Jun
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
1 – 15 Feb
25 May
6-8 wk
29 Mar
6 Jul
4 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
31 Dec – 28 Jan
12 Jun
4-8 wk
25 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
25 Feb
30 Jun
0 wk
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
18 Dec – 1 Jan
8-10 wk
26 Feb
0 wk
11 Mar
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
23 Jan – 20 Feb
22 Jun
8-12 wk
17 Apr
17 Aug
7 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
8 – 22 Feb
28 May
6-8 wk
5 Apr
9 Jul
5 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Fleece
6 – 20 Mar
20 Apr
4-6 wk
17 Apr
18 May
7 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
20 Dec – 3 Jan
25 Apr
8-10 wk
28 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
26 Feb
5 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
25 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
8 – 22 Feb
8 May
6-8 wk
5 Apr
19 Jun
5 wk after
11 May
9 Jun
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
6 Dec – 3 Jan
25 Apr
8-12 wk
28 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
11 Jan – 8 Feb
26 Mar
8-12 wk
5 Apr
21 May
5 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
23 Jan – 20 Feb
12 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Apr
7 Jun
7 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
20 Feb – 6 Mar
26 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Apr
7 Jun
7 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
10 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
4 Dec – 1 Jan
15 May
8-12 wk
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
3 Mar
30 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
6 – 20 Feb
14 May
8-10 wk
17 Apr
9 Jul
7 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
1 – 22 Jan
5 Jun
5-8 wk
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
1 – 15 Jan
8 Jun
6-8 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
11 Mar
10 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
1 – 15 Jan
9 May
6-8 wk
26 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
11 Mar
10 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
6 – 20 Mar
5 May
4-6 wk
17 Apr
2 Jun
7 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
18 Dec – 1 Jan
25 May
8-10 wk
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
3 Mar
10 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
11 Jan – 8 Feb
4 May
8-12 wk
5 Apr
29 Jun
5 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
3 – 17 Jan
9 May
6-8 wk
28 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
8 Apr
10 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
22 Feb – 8 Mar
4 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Apr
2 Jul
5 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
13 – 27 Mar
27 May
3-5 wk
17 Apr
17 Jun
7 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
22 Feb – 8 Mar
8 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Apr
6 Jul
5 wk after
8 Apr
26 Jun
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
12 Feb – 12 Mar
12 May
8-12 wk
7 May
7 Jul
10 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
4 Dec – 1 Jan
25 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
24 Mar
10 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1 – 15 Jan
9 Apr
6-8 wk
26 Feb
21 May
0 wk
11 Mar
11 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
26 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
20 Feb
10 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
1 – 15 Jan
29 May
6-8 wk
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
11 Jan
30 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
15 – 29 Jan
12 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
11 Mar
30 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
23 Jan – 6 Feb
24 Mar
10-12 wk
17 Apr
2 Jun
7 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
8 – 15 Mar
19 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Apr
10 Jul
5 wk after
24 Mar
30 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
8 – 22 Feb
8 Jun
6-8 wk
5 Apr
20 Jul
5 wk after
8 Apr
10 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
25 Jan – 8 Feb
28 May
6-8 wk
22 Mar
9 Jul
3 wk after
8 Apr
29 Jun
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
1 – 15 Jan
6-8 wk
26 Feb
0 wk
11 Mar
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
4 Dec – 1 Jan
25 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
24 Mar
10 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
8 – 22 Feb
28 May
6-8 wk
5 Apr
9 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
3 – 17 Jan
29 May
6-8 wk
28 Feb
10 Jul
0 wk
8 Apr
30 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
18 Dec – 1 Jan
15 Apr
8-10 wk
26 Feb
10 Jun
0 wk
24 Mar
31 May
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
6 Feb – 6 Mar
6 May
6-10 wk
17 Apr
17 Jun
7 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
26 Feb
20 Jul
0 wk
20 Feb
10 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
25 Jan – 8 Feb
15 May
8-10 wk
5 Apr
10 Jul
5 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
Season too short
1 – 15 Jan
9 May
6-8 wk
26 Feb
20 Jun
0 wk
13 Feb
10 Jun
2 wk before