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Last spring frost (0°C) 26 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 47 days 26 May – 12 Jul
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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)
7 – 21 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
26 May
20 Jul
0 wk
30 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
26 May
25 Jul
0 wk
30 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
9 Mar – 6 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
26 May
15 Jul
0 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
4 – 11 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 4 May
27 May
4-5 wk
1 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jun
3 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
6 – 13 Jun
3-4 wk
4 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
3 – 31 Mar
20 Mar
8-12 wk
26 May
0 wk
26 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
30 May
1 wk after
30 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
28 Apr – 5 May
3-4 wk
26 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
30 Apr – 7 May
5 Jun
3-4 wk
28 May
26 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
16 Jun
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
26 May
24 Jun
0 wk
26 May
14 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
26 May
15 Jul
0 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
30 Apr – 14 May
4-6 wk
11 Jun
2 wk after
11 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
9 Jun
5-7 wk
26 May
14 Jul
0 wk
30 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
4 – 11 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
28 Apr – 5 May
18 May
3-4 wk
26 May
8 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
26 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
28 Apr – 5 May
28 Jun
3-4 wk
26 May
19 Jul
0 wk
30 May
9 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
26 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
10 May
2-4 wk
26 May
0 wk
26 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
30 May
1 wk after
30 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
28 Apr – 5 May
23 Jul
3-4 wk
26 May
13 Aug
0 wk
22 May
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
27 Jun – 11 Jul
4-6 wk
8 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
2-4 wk
26 May
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
26 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
28 Apr – 5 May
13 Jun
3-4 wk
26 May
4 Jul
0 wk
30 May
24 Jun
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
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
17 – 31 Mar
9 May
8-10 wk
26 May
4 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
30 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
31 Mar – 14 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
26 May
15 Jul
0 wk
30 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
3 – 31 Mar
20 May
8-12 wk
26 May
15 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
5 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
26 May
16 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
19 Mar – 2 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
28 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
17 – 31 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
31 Mar – 14 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
31 Mar – 14 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
30 May
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
17 Feb – 17 Mar
20 Mar
10-14 wk
26 May
29 May
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
Season too short
4 – 11 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
26 May
15 Jul
0 wk
30 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
17 – 31 Mar
8-10 wk
26 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
11 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
6 Jul
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
10 Apr – 8 May
4-8 wk
5 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
17 – 31 Mar
8-10 wk
26 May
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
9 Mar – 6 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
17 – 31 Mar
9 Apr
8-10 wk
26 May
4 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
26 May
19 Jun
0 wk
30 May
9 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
6 Jul
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
3 – 31 Mar
9 Apr
8-12 wk
26 May
4 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
3 – 31 Mar
20 Mar
8-12 wk
26 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
9 Mar – 6 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
26 May
4 Jul
0 wk
30 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
3 – 31 Mar
29 Apr
8-12 wk
26 May
24 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
23 Mar – 6 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
31 Mar – 21 Apr
31 May
5-8 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
31 Mar – 14 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
26 May
4 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
24 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
31 Mar – 14 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
26 May
15 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
17 – 31 Mar
20 May
8-10 wk
26 May
15 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
3 – 31 Mar
8-12 wk
26 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
31 Mar – 14 Apr
23 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
4 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
4-6 wk
26 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
3-5 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
4-6 wk
26 May
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
3 – 31 Mar
9 Apr
8-12 wk
26 May
4 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
31 Mar – 14 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
26 May
14 Jun
0 wk
30 May
4 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
8 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
14 – 28 Apr
27 May
4-6 wk
26 May
24 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
9 – 23 Mar
10-12 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
4 – 11 May
28 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jun
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
13 – 27 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
14 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
3 – 31 Mar
9 Apr
8-12 wk
26 May
4 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
2 – 16 Apr
25 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
6 Jun
0 wk
14 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
17 – 31 Mar
30 Mar
8-10 wk
26 May
0 wk
30 Jun
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
23 Mar – 20 Apr
6-10 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
26 May
28 Jun
0 wk
30 May
18 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
23 Mar – 6 Apr
11 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
6 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
31 Mar – 14 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
26 May
15 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
3 wk after