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Last spring frost (0°C) 1 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 105 days 1 Jun – 14 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)
13 – 27 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
15 Mar – 12 Apr
31 Mar
8-12 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
9 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
17 – 24 May
25 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
15 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
10 – 17 May
1 Jun
4-5 wk
14 Jun
29 Jun
2 wk after
6 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
12 – 19 Jun
3-4 wk
10 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
9 Mar – 6 Apr
23 Mar
8-12 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
5 Jun
7 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
10 – 17 May
15 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
6 – 13 May
28 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
9 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
9 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
6 – 20 May
20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
17 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
19 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
17 – 24 May
13 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
6 – 13 May
23 May
3-4 wk
3 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
4 – 11 May
8 Jul
3-4 wk
1 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
19 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
26 May
2-4 wk
1 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
5 Jun
7 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
4 – 11 May
23 Jul
3-4 wk
1 Jun
13 Aug
0 wk
28 May
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
3 – 17 Jul
4-6 wk
14 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
12 – 26 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
17 – 31 May
1 Jun
2-4 wk
14 Jun
15 Jun
2 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
4 – 11 May
23 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
4 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
3 – 17 May
22 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
23 Mar – 6 Apr
19 May
8-10 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
5 Jun
19 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
6 – 20 Apr
2 Jun
6-8 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
9 Mar – 6 Apr
19 May
8-12 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
1 Jun
8 Aug
0 wk
22 Jun
29 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
25 Mar – 8 Apr
4 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
23 Mar – 6 Apr
9 May
8-10 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
6 – 20 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
6 – 20 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
25 Feb – 25 Mar
26 Mar
10-14 wk
3 Jun
4 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
17 – 24 May
29 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
19 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
5 – 19 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
19 Apr – 3 May
5 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
14 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
17 Apr – 1 May
7 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
11 May – 8 Jun
21 May
4-8 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
6 Jul
5 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
23 Mar – 6 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
10 Apr – 8 May
9 Jun
8-12 wk
3 Jul
4 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
19 Apr – 3 May
15 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
3 – 17 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
25 Mar – 8 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
1 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
19 Apr – 3 May
25 Apr
6-8 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
14 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
11 Mar – 8 Apr
14 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
15 Mar – 12 Apr
20 Mar
8-12 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
22 Mar – 19 Apr
14 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
28 Apr
6-8 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
9 Mar – 6 Apr
9 May
8-12 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
5 – 19 Apr
12 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
7 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
6 – 27 Apr
30 May
5-8 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
6 – 20 Apr
2 Jun
6-8 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
4 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
6 – 20 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Fleece
3 – 17 May
7 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
23 Mar – 6 Apr
19 May
8-10 wk
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
22 Mar – 19 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
8 – 22 Apr
28 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
20 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
3 – 17 May
22 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
10 – 24 May
29 May
3-5 wk
14 Jun
19 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
3 – 17 May
21 May
4-6 wk
14 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
10 Apr – 8 May
14 May
8-12 wk
3 Jul
9 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
9 Mar – 6 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
1 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
6 – 20 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
14 May
24 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
20 Apr – 4 May
6 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
24 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Mar
31 Mar
10-12 wk
7 Jun
9 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
17 – 24 May
3 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
6 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
19 Apr – 3 May
23 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
12 – 26 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
9 Mar – 6 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
19 Apr – 3 May
15 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
8 – 22 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
20 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
23 Mar – 6 Apr
9 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
4 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
5 Apr – 3 May
8 May
6-10 wk
14 Jun
19 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
1 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
5 – 19 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
6 – 20 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after