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Last spring frost (0°C) 8 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 128 days 8 Jun – 14 Oct
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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)
20 Apr – 4 May
13 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
22 Mar – 19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
8 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
17 – 24 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
5 – 12 Jun
5 Jun
4-5 wk
10 Jul
5 wk after
21 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
19 – 26 Jun
3-4 wk
17 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
16 Mar – 13 Apr
29 Mar
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
9 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
11 – 18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
13 – 20 May
2 Jul
3-4 wk
10 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
13 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
8 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
8 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
7 – 21 May
5 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
18 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
18 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
24 – 31 May
3-4 wk
21 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
13 – 20 May
17 Jun
3-4 wk
10 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
11 – 18 May
7 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
11 – 25 May
30 May
2-4 wk
8 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
9 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
11 – 18 May
22 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
12 Aug
0 wk
5 Jun
2 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
3 – 17 Jul
4-6 wk
14 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Apr
15 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
17 – 31 May
23 May
2-4 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
3 Jul
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
11 – 18 May
22 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk

Herbs

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