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Last spring frost (0°C) 8 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 70 days 8 Jun – 17 Aug
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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
15 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
27 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
26 May – 2 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
31 May – 7 Jun
4-5 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
13 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
28 Jun – 5 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
21 Mar
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
12 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
12 – 19 May
3-4 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
19 – 26 May
12 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
29 Jun
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
8 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
1 – 15 May
14 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
26 May – 2 Jun
10 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
11 – 18 May
17 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
11 – 18 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
11 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
11 – 25 May
11 May
2-4 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
12 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
11 – 18 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
4 Jun
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
10 – 24 Jul
4-6 wk
21 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
12 – 26 May
12 Jun
2-4 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
11 – 18 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
26 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
Greenhouse
12 – 26 May
19 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
30 Mar – 13 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
12 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
13 – 27 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
16 Mar – 13 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
8 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
13 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
7 – 21 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
30 Mar – 13 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
13 – 27 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
13 – 27 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
2 – 30 Mar
21 Mar
10-14 wk
8 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
26 May – 2 Jun
26 May
3-4 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
20 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
4 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
6 Aug
8 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
2 – 16 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
4 May – 1 Jun
21 May
4-8 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
29 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
12 Apr – 10 May
6 Jun
8-12 wk
5 Jul
1 Aug
4 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
14 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
24 May – 7 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
11 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
8 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
6 Aug
8 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
16 Mar – 13 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
17 Mar – 14 Apr
21 Mar
8-12 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
31 Mar – 28 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
16 Mar – 13 Apr
1 May
8-12 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
26 Apr – 10 May
30 Apr
8-10 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
13 Apr – 4 May
31 May
5-8 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
13 – 27 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
13 – 27 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
12 – 26 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
30 Mar – 13 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
31 Mar – 28 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
25 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
12 – 26 May
19 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
19 May – 2 Jun
26 May
3-5 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
12 – 26 May
21 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
13 Jul
5 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
12 Apr – 10 May
11 May
8-12 wk
5 Jul
6 Jul
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
16 Mar – 13 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
8 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
21 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
27 Apr – 11 May
29 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
10-12 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
26 May – 2 Jun
29 May
3-4 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
29 Jun
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
10 – 24 May
6-8 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
27 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
14 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
16 Mar – 13 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
14 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
21 Apr – 5 May
28 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
30 Mar – 13 Apr
1 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
14 Apr – 12 May
5 May
6-10 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
8 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
18 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
13 – 27 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after