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Last spring frost (0°C) 1 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 84 days 1 Jun – 24 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)
13 – 27 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
27 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
24 Mar – 21 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
24 – 31 May
27 May
4-5 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
6 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
21 – 28 Jun
3-4 wk
19 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
9 Mar – 6 Apr
21 Mar
8-12 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
5 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
5 – 12 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
12 – 19 May
23 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
22 Jun
4 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
24 Apr – 8 May
13 May
4-6 wk
5 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
20 Jun
5-7 wk
1 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
19 – 26 May
12 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
4 – 11 May
14 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
4 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
4 – 11 May
9 Jul
3-4 wk
1 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
10 May
2-4 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
5 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
4 – 11 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
1 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
28 May
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
3 – 17 Jul
4-6 wk
14 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
5 – 19 May
14 Jun
2-4 wk
2 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
4 – 11 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
5 Jul
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
5 – 19 May
21 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
23 Mar – 6 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
5 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
6 – 20 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
9 Mar – 6 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
1 Jun
3 Aug
0 wk
22 Jun
24 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
31 Mar – 14 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
9 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
23 Mar – 6 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
6 – 20 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
6 – 20 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
3 – 31 Mar
20 Mar
10-14 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after

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
19 – 26 May
28 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
30 Jul
8 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
25 Apr – 9 May
27 Apr
6-8 wk
20 Jun
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
27 Apr – 25 May
21 May
4-8 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
22 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
23 Mar – 6 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
5 Apr – 3 May
8 Jun
8-12 wk
28 Jun
3 Aug
4 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
15 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
17 – 31 May
4-6 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
31 Mar – 14 Apr
9 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
1 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
25 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
30 Jul
8 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
17 Mar – 14 Apr
9 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
10 Mar – 7 Apr
21 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
24 Mar – 21 Apr
13 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
21 Apr – 5 May
27 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
9 Mar – 6 Apr
10 May
8-12 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
1 May
8-10 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
6 – 27 Apr
31 May
5-8 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
6 – 20 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
5 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
6 – 20 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
5 – 19 May
6 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
23 Mar – 6 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
24 Mar – 21 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
14 – 28 Apr
23 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
5 – 19 May
21 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
12 – 26 May
28 May
3-5 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
5 – 19 May
21 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
6 Jul
5 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
5 Apr – 3 May
13 May
8-12 wk
28 Jun
8 Jul
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
9 Mar – 6 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
1 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
5 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
6 – 20 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
14 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
20 Apr – 4 May
7 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
25 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
24 Mar – 7 Apr
10-12 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
31 May – 7 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
4 wk after
6 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
3 – 17 May
17 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
28 Jun
4 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
9 Mar – 6 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
15 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14 – 28 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
23 Mar – 6 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
5 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
7 Apr – 5 May
7 May
6-10 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
1 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
29 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
6 – 20 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after