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