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Last spring frost (0°C) 19 May Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 132 days 19 May – 28 Sep
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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)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
17 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
22 Jul
0 wk
12 May
12 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
29 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
27 Jul
0 wk
12 May
17 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
15 Mar – 12 Apr
9 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
7 May
7 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
27 May – 3 Jun
3 Jun
3-4 wk
24 Jun
24 Jun
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
20 – 27 May
3 Jun
4-5 wk
24 Jun
1 Jul
5 wk after
24 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Greenhouse
3 – 10 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
24 Feb – 24 Mar
2 Apr
8-12 wk
19 May
28 May
0 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
12 May
17 Jun
1 wk before
12 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
10 – 17 May
24 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
14 Jun
3 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
27 Apr – 4 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
25 May
27 Jul
1 wk after
29 May
17 Jul
1 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
7 May
27 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
7 May
7 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
12 – 26 Apr
9 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
24 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
22 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
27 Jul
0 wk
12 May
17 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
27 May – 3 Jun
22 Jun
3-4 wk
24 Jun
13 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
27 Apr – 4 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
25 May
11 Jul
1 wk after
29 May
1 Jul
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
22 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
21 – 28 Apr
11 Jul
3-4 wk
19 May
1 Aug
0 wk
12 May
22 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
22 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
9 – 23 Apr
3 Jun
2-4 wk
7 May
17 Jun
2 wk before
7 May
7 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
12 May
17 Jun
1 wk before
12 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
21 – 28 Apr
26 Jul
3-4 wk
19 May
16 Aug
0 wk
1 May
6 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
15 – 29 Jun
4-6 wk
27 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
12 – 26 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
14 Jun
3 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
10 – 24 May
24 Jun
2-4 wk
7 Jun
8 Jul
3 wk after
24 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
22 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
21 – 28 Apr
26 Jun
3-4 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
12 May
7 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
13 – 27 May
31 May
4-6 wk
24 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
10 – 24 Mar
22 May
8-10 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
7 Jul
3 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
12 May
27 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
24 Mar – 7 Apr
5 Jun
6-8 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
12 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
24 Feb – 24 Mar
22 May
8-12 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
7 Jul
3 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
19 May
16 Aug
0 wk
29 May
6 Aug
1 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
16 – 30 Mar
7 May
8-10 wk
25 May
2 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
10 – 24 Mar
12 May
8-10 wk
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
24 Mar – 7 Apr
26 May
6-8 wk
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
27 Jun
3 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
24 Mar – 7 Apr
26 May
6-8 wk
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
12 May
27 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
16 Feb – 16 Mar
8 Apr
10-14 wk
25 May
17 Jun
1 wk after

Annual flowers

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor
27 May – 3 Jun
7 Jun
3-4 wk
24 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
12 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
29 Mar – 12 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
0 wk
24 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
12 – 26 Apr
19 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
27 Jul
10 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
7 – 21 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
14 Apr – 12 May
8 Jun
4-8 wk
9 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
9 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
10 – 24 Mar
8-10 wk
19 May
0 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
1 – 29 Apr
29 Jun
8-12 wk
24 Jun
24 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
12 – 26 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
3 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 10 May
12 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
9 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
16 – 30 Mar
22 Apr
8-10 wk
25 May
17 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
19 May
2 Jul
0 wk
12 May
22 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
12 – 26 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
20 Jun
3 wk after
27 Jul
10 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
2 – 30 Mar
22 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
17 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
15 Mar – 12 Apr
23 Mar
8-12 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
1 – 29 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
29 Apr – 13 May
7 May
6-8 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
12 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
24 Feb – 24 Mar
12 May
8-12 wk
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
24 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
15 – 29 Apr
15 May
8-10 wk
24 Jun
10 Jul
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
24 Mar – 14 Apr
2 Jun
5-8 wk
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
24 Mar – 7 Apr
5 Jun
6-8 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
29 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
19 May
17 Jun
0 wk
29 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
13 – 27 May
16 May
4-6 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
10 – 24 Mar
22 May
8-10 wk
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
24 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
15 Mar – 12 Apr
5 May
8-12 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
25 May
17 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jun
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
26 Apr – 10 May
11 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
9 Jul
3 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
20 May – 3 Jun
7 Jun
3-5 wk
24 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
26 Apr – 10 May
8 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
24 Jun
26 Jun
5 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
13 Apr – 11 May
23 May
8-12 wk
6 Jul
18 Jul
7 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
24 Feb – 24 Mar
22 Apr
8-12 wk
19 May
17 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
0 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
19 May
17 Jun
0 wk
12 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
24 Mar – 7 Apr
26 May
6-8 wk
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
10 Apr
27 Jun
6 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
7 – 21 Apr
9 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
7 Jul
0 wk
29 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
1 – 15 Apr
10-12 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
10 – 17 May
16 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jun
7 Jul
3 wk after
9 Jun
27 Jun
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
12 – 26 Apr
5 Jun
6-8 wk
7 Jun
17 Jul
3 wk after
24 Jun
7 Jul
5 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
4 – 18 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
30 May
10 Jul
2 wk after
24 Jun
30 Jun
5 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
0 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
24 Feb – 24 Mar
22 Apr
8-12 wk
19 May
17 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
12 – 26 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
3 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
30 Mar – 13 Apr
26 May
6-8 wk
25 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
24 Jun
27 Jun
5 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
10 – 24 Mar
12 Apr
8-10 wk
19 May
7 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
15 Apr – 13 May
17 May
6-10 wk
24 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
19 May
17 Jul
0 wk
12 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
19 May
17 Jun
0 wk
29 May
7 Jun
1 wk after