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Last spring frost (0°C) 10 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 135 days 10 May – 22 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)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
16 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
21 Jul
0 wk
14 May
11 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
28 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
26 Jul
0 wk
14 May
16 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
14 Mar – 11 Apr
28 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
4 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
18 – 25 May
26 May
4-5 wk
22 Jun
23 Jun
6 wk after
28 Jun
7 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Greenhouse
30 May – 6 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
15 Feb – 15 Mar
1 Apr
8-12 wk
10 May
27 May
0 wk
31 May
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
14 May
16 Jun
1 wk after
14 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
9 – 16 May
12 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
4 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
20 – 27 Apr
30 Jun
3-4 wk
18 May
21 Jul
1 wk after
31 May
11 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
10 May
26 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
14 – 28 Apr
28 May
4-6 wk
26 May
25 Jun
2 wk after
26 May
15 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
21 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
26 Jul
0 wk
14 May
16 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
25 May – 1 Jun
15 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
6 Jul
6 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
20 – 27 Apr
10 Jun
3-4 wk
18 May
1 Jul
1 wk after
31 May
21 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
21 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
12 – 19 Apr
10 Jul
3-4 wk
10 May
31 Jul
0 wk
14 May
21 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
21 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
2 Jun
2-4 wk
10 May
16 Jun
0 wk
10 May
6 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
14 May
16 Jun
1 wk after
14 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
12 – 19 Apr
25 Jul
3-4 wk
10 May
15 Aug
0 wk
6 May
5 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
11 – 25 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
11 – 25 Apr
21 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
4 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
9 – 23 May
17 Jun
2-4 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
4 wk after
28 Jun
7 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
21 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
12 – 19 Apr
25 Jun
3-4 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
14 May
6 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
11 – 25 May
24 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
1 – 15 Mar
21 May
8-10 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
6 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
14 May
21 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
15 – 29 Mar
4 Jun
6-8 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
14 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
15 Feb – 15 Mar
21 May
8-12 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
6 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
10 May
10 Aug
0 wk
31 May
31 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
9 – 23 Mar
6 May
8-10 wk
18 May
1 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
1 – 15 Mar
11 May
8-10 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
15 – 29 Mar
25 May
6-8 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
26 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
15 – 29 Mar
25 May
6-8 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
14 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
9 Feb – 9 Mar
30 Mar
10-14 wk
18 May
8 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
25 May – 1 Jun
31 May
3-4 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
14 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
28 Mar – 11 Apr
29 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
24 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
15 – 29 Mar
6-8 wk
10 May
0 wk
26 May
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
11 – 25 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
24 Jun
4 wk after
23 Jul
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
3 – 17 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
29 May
26 Jun
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
19 Apr – 17 May
29 May
4-8 wk
14 Jun
26 Jun
5 wk after
14 Jun
16 Jun
5 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
1 – 15 Mar
8-10 wk
10 May
0 wk
31 May
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
30 Mar – 27 Apr
19 Jun
8-12 wk
22 Jun
14 Aug
6 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
11 – 25 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
4 Jul
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Greenhouse
25 Apr – 9 May
2 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
9 – 23 Mar
16 Apr
8-10 wk
18 May
11 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
14 May
21 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
11 – 25 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
14 Jun
4 wk after
23 Jul
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
23 Feb – 23 Mar
16 Apr
8-12 wk
18 May
11 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
2 – 30 Mar
22 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
30 Mar – 27 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
27 Apr – 11 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
14 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
15 Feb – 15 Mar
11 May
8-12 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
26 May
26 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
13 – 27 Apr
9 May
8-10 wk
22 Jun
4 Jul
6 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
15 Mar – 5 Apr
1 Jun
5-8 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
15 – 29 Mar
4 Jun
6-8 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
31 May
6 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
15 – 29 Mar
5 May
6-8 wk
10 May
16 Jun
0 wk
31 May
6 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
1 – 15 Mar
21 May
8-10 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
26 May
6 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
14 Mar – 11 Apr
29 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
24 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
23 Mar – 6 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
18 May
11 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jun
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
25 Apr – 9 May
1 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
29 Jun
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
18 May – 1 Jun
31 May
3-5 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
25 Apr – 9 May
29 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
26 Jun
4 wk after
28 Jun
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
9 Apr – 7 May
16 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
11 Jul
8 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
15 Feb – 15 Mar
21 Apr
8-12 wk
10 May
16 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15 – 29 Mar
5 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
17 May
0 wk
31 May
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
10 May
16 Jun
0 wk
14 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
15 – 29 Mar
25 May
6-8 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
22 Apr
26 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
6 Jul
0 wk
31 May
26 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Fleece
14 – 28 Mar
28 Mar
10-12 wk
6 Jun
6 Jun
4 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
9 – 16 May
7 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jun
28 Jun
4 wk after
14 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
11 – 25 Apr
27 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
8 Jul
4 wk after
28 Jun
28 Jun
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
30 Mar – 13 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
25 May
4 Jul
2 wk after
28 Jun
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
15 – 29 Mar
6-8 wk
10 May
0 wk
31 May
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
15 Feb – 15 Mar
21 Apr
8-12 wk
10 May
16 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
11 – 25 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
4 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
23 Mar – 6 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
18 May
28 Jun
1 wk after
28 Jun
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
1 – 15 Mar
11 Apr
8-10 wk
10 May
6 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
13 Apr – 11 May
10 May
6-10 wk
22 Jun
6 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
14 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
28 Mar – 11 Apr
28 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
23 Jun
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
15 – 29 Mar
5 May
6-8 wk
10 May
16 Jun
0 wk
31 May
6 Jun
3 wk after