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Last spring frost (0°C) 16 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 119 days 16 Jun – 13 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)
28 Apr – 12 May
13 Jun
5-7 wk
16 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
16 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
30 Mar – 27 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
8 Jun
5-7 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
13 – 20 Jun
4-5 wk
18 Jul
5 wk after
29 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
27 Jun – 4 Jul
3-4 wk
25 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
24 Mar – 21 Apr
29 Mar
8-12 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
17 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
21 – 28 May
2 Jul
3-4 wk
18 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
13 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
8 Jun
5-7 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
15 – 29 May
31 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
26 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
18 Jun
5-7 wk
16 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
25 May – 1 Jun
30 May
3-4 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
21 – 28 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
19 – 26 May
7 Jul
3-4 wk
16 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
19 May – 2 Jun
30 May
2-4 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
17 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
19 – 26 May
22 Jul
3-4 wk
16 Jun
12 Aug
0 wk
13 Jun
2 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
11 – 25 Jul
4-6 wk
22 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
19 May – 2 Jun
1 Jun
2-4 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
19 – 26 May
22 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
17 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
Greenhouse
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
7 – 21 Apr
18 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
17 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
21 Apr – 5 May
1 Jun
6-8 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
24 Mar – 21 Apr
18 May
8-12 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
16 Jun
12 Aug
0 wk
29 Jun
2 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
9 – 23 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
18 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
7 – 21 Apr
8 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
21 Apr – 5 May
22 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
21 Apr – 5 May
22 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
12 Mar – 9 Apr
4 Apr
10-14 wk
18 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
Greenhouse
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
15 Apr
8-10 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
26 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
5 Aug
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
23 Apr – 7 May
8 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
4 May – 1 Jun
22 May
4-8 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
29 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
7 – 21 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
25 Apr – 23 May
8-12 wk
18 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
9 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
9 – 23 Apr
18 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
16 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
21 Apr – 5 May
12 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
26 Mar – 23 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
30 Mar – 27 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
30 Mar – 27 Apr
31 Mar
8-12 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
24 Mar – 21 Apr
8 May
8-12 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
26 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
25 Apr
8-10 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
21 Apr – 12 May
29 May
5-8 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
21 Apr – 5 May
1 Jun
6-8 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
3 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
21 Apr – 5 May
2 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
7 – 21 Apr
18 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
26 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
30 Mar – 27 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
23 Apr – 7 May
2 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
29 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
18 May – 1 Jun
3-5 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
11 – 25 May
22 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
11 Jul
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
6 Apr – 4 May
30 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
24 Mar – 21 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
16 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
22 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
31 May
23 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
5 – 19 May
5 Jun
4-6 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
10-12 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
1 – 8 Jun
12 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
3 Jul
2 wk after
11 Jul
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
4 – 18 May
1 Jun
6-8 wk
29 Jun
13 Jul
2 wk after
29 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
9 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
24 Mar – 21 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
9 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
23 Apr – 7 May
22 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
29 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
7 – 21 Apr
8 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
13 Apr – 11 May
24 Apr
6-10 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
16 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
20 Apr – 4 May
8 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
3 Jul
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
21 Apr – 5 May
2 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after