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Last spring frost (0°C) 31 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 35 days 31 May – 5 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)
12 – 26 Apr
13 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
18 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
23 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
13 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
14 Mar – 11 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
15 Jul
0 wk
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
9 – 16 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
2 – 9 May
28 May
4-5 wk
6 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
3 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
11 – 18 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
13 Mar
8-12 wk
31 May
0 wk
31 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
27 May
1 wk before
27 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
5 – 12 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
31 May
25 Jun
0 wk
31 May
15 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
15 Jul
0 wk
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
23 Apr – 7 May
28 Apr
4-6 wk
4 Jun
1 wk after
4 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
15 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
9 – 16 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
3 – 10 May
16 May
3-4 wk
31 May
6 Jun
0 wk
31 May
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
3 – 10 May
29 Jun
3-4 wk
31 May
20 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
25 Apr – 9 May
7 May
2-4 wk
23 May
1 wk before
23 May
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
27 May
1 wk before
27 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
3 – 10 May
22 Jul
3-4 wk
31 May
12 Aug
0 wk
27 May
2 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
2 – 16 Jul
4-6 wk
13 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
3 – 17 May
2-4 wk
31 May
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
3 – 10 May
14 Jun
3-4 wk
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
25 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
25 Apr – 9 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
22 Mar – 5 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
4 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
5 – 19 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
31 May
15 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
8 Mar – 5 Apr
18 May
8-12 wk
31 May
13 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
2 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
24 Mar – 7 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
22 Mar – 5 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
5 – 19 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
31 May
3 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
5 – 19 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
31 May
3 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
22 Feb – 22 Mar
23 Mar
10-14 wk
31 May
1 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
Season too short
9 – 16 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
31 May
13 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
22 Mar – 5 Apr
8-10 wk
31 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
11 Jul
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
15 Apr – 13 May
4-8 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
10 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
22 Mar – 5 Apr
8-10 wk
31 May
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
14 Mar – 11 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
2 – 16 May
4-6 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
22 Mar – 5 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
31 May
5 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
31 May
20 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
11 Jul
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
8 Mar – 5 Apr
10 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
5 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
19 Mar
8-12 wk
31 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
14 Mar – 11 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
8 Mar – 5 Apr
30 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
25 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
5 – 26 Apr
29 May
5-8 wk
31 May
3 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
5 – 19 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
25 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
5 – 19 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
31 May
15 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
25 Apr – 9 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
22 Mar – 5 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
31 May
15 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
5 – 19 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
5 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
4-6 wk
31 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
2 – 16 May
3-5 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
4-6 wk
31 May
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
21 Mar – 18 Apr
8-12 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
8 Mar – 5 Apr
10 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
5 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
31 May
13 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
31 May
5 Jul
0 wk
13 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
19 Apr – 3 May
28 May
4-6 wk
31 May
25 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
14 – 28 Mar
10-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
9 – 16 May
31 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
5 Jul
5 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
8 Mar – 5 Apr
10 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
5 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
7 – 21 Apr
16 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
22 Mar – 5 Apr
31 Mar
8-10 wk
31 May
0 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
28 Mar – 25 Apr
6-10 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
31 May
1 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 5 Apr
30 Apr
8-10 wk
31 May
25 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
5 – 19 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
31 May
15 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after