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Last spring frost (0°C) 23 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 97 days 23 May – 28 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)
4 – 18 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
17 Jul
0 wk
24 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
22 Jul
0 wk
24 May
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
6 Mar – 3 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
4 – 18 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
12 Jul
0 wk
23 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
1 – 8 May
3-4 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
1 – 8 May
19 May
4-5 wk
5 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
17 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
3 – 10 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
28 Feb – 28 Mar
23 Mar
8-12 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
24 May
7 Jun
0 wk
24 May
28 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
25 Apr – 2 May
3-4 wk
23 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
27 Apr – 4 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
25 May
6 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
23 May
25 Jun
0 wk
23 May
15 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
4 – 18 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
12 Jul
0 wk
23 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
21 Apr – 5 May
17 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
14 Jun
1 wk after
2 Jun
4 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
4 – 18 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
15 Jul
0 wk
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
1 – 8 May
3-4 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
27 Apr – 4 May
23 May
3-4 wk
25 May
13 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
25 Apr – 2 May
29 Jun
3-4 wk
23 May
20 Jul
0 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
26 May
2-4 wk
23 May
9 Jun
0 wk
23 May
30 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
24 May
7 Jun
0 wk
24 May
28 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
25 Apr – 2 May
16 Jul
3-4 wk
23 May
6 Aug
0 wk
20 May
27 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
17 Jun – 1 Jul
4-6 wk
29 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
25 Apr – 9 May
2-4 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
25 Apr – 2 May
14 Jun
3-4 wk
23 May
5 Jul
0 wk
24 May
25 Jun
0 wk

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
17 Apr – 1 May
4-6 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
14 – 28 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
23 May
5 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
25 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
24 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
28 Mar – 11 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
23 May
12 Jul
0 wk
24 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
28 Feb – 28 Mar
17 May
8-12 wk
23 May
12 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
23 May
26 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
16 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
16 – 30 Mar
2 May
8-10 wk
25 May
27 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
14 – 28 Mar
7 May
8-10 wk
23 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
28 Mar – 11 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
23 May
2 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
22 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
28 Mar – 11 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
23 May
2 Jul
0 wk
24 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
14 Feb – 14 Mar
22 Mar
10-14 wk
23 May
31 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
1 – 8 May
3-4 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
23 May
12 Jul
0 wk
24 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
14 – 28 Mar
15 Mar
8-10 wk
23 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
29 Mar
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
10 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
3 Apr – 1 May
24 Apr
4-8 wk
29 May
1 wk after
29 May
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
14 – 28 Mar
8-10 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
6 Mar – 3 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
11 Jun
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
8 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
24 Apr – 8 May
4-6 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
16 – 30 Mar
1 Apr
8-10 wk
25 May
27 May
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
23 May
20 Jun
0 wk
24 May
10 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
2 – 30 Mar
1 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
27 May
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
28 Feb – 28 Mar
13 Mar
8-12 wk
23 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
6 Mar – 3 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
3 – 17 Apr
6-8 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
23 May
5 Jul
0 wk
24 May
25 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
28 Feb – 28 Mar
30 Apr
8-12 wk
23 May
25 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
15 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
20 Mar – 3 Apr
25 Mar
8-10 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
28 Mar – 18 Apr
28 May
5-8 wk
23 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
28 Mar – 11 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
23 May
5 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
28 Mar – 11 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
23 May
12 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
4-6 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
14 – 28 Mar
17 May
8-10 wk
23 May
12 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
28 Feb – 28 Mar
15 Mar
8-12 wk
23 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
15 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
27 May
0 wk
5 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
4-6 wk
23 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
24 Apr – 8 May
3-5 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
24 Apr
4-6 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
13 Mar – 10 Apr
8-12 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
28 Feb – 28 Mar
10 Apr
8-12 wk
23 May
5 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
28 Mar – 11 Apr
1 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
23 May
7 Jun
0 wk
24 May
28 May
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
23 May
2 Jul
0 wk
7 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
11 – 25 Apr
28 May
4-6 wk
23 May
25 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
15 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
6 – 20 Mar
10-12 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
8 – 15 May
22 May
3-4 wk
5 Jun
12 Jun
2 wk after
17 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
10 – 24 Apr
11 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
5 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
8 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
28 Feb – 28 Mar
10 Apr
8-12 wk
23 May
5 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
8 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
30 Mar – 13 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
25 May
12 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
14 – 28 Mar
31 Mar
8-10 wk
23 May
26 May
0 wk
17 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
6-10 wk
29 May
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
23 May
30 Jun
0 wk
24 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
20 Mar – 3 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
29 May
16 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
28 Mar – 11 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
23 May
12 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after