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Last spring frost (0°C) 8 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 120 days 8 May – 5 Sep
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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 Mar – 3 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
8 May
13 Jul
0 wk
9 May
3 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
27 Mar – 10 Apr
20 Jun
4-6 wk
8 May
18 Jul
0 wk
9 May
8 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
23 Feb – 23 Mar
8-12 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
20 Mar – 3 Apr
3 Jun
5-7 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
20 – 27 Apr
3-4 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
23 – 30 Apr
31 May
4-5 wk
28 May
28 Jun
3 wk after
2 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
13 Feb – 13 Mar
7 Mar
8-12 wk
8 May
0 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
5 May
22 May
0 wk
5 May
12 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
12 – 19 Apr
3-4 wk
10 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
15 – 22 Apr
27 Jun
3-4 wk
13 May
18 Jul
1 wk after
21 May
8 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
8 May
18 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
20 Mar – 3 Apr
3 Jun
5-7 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
28 Mar – 11 Apr
30 Apr
4-6 wk
9 May
28 May
0 wk
9 May
18 May
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
20 Mar – 3 Apr
13 Jun
5-7 wk
8 May
18 Jul
0 wk
9 May
8 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
20 – 27 Apr
3-4 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
10 – 17 Apr
26 Apr
3-4 wk
8 May
17 May
0 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Mar – 10 Apr
15 Jun
4-6 wk
8 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
10 – 17 Apr
2 Jul
3-4 wk
8 May
23 Jul
0 wk
9 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Mar – 10 Apr
15 Jun
4-6 wk
8 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
10 – 24 Apr
30 Apr
2-4 wk
8 May
14 May
0 wk
8 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
5 May
22 May
0 wk
5 May
12 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
10 – 17 Apr
17 Jul
3-4 wk
8 May
7 Aug
0 wk
5 May
28 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
2 – 16 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
15 – 29 Mar
6-8 wk
10 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
2-4 wk
10 May
0 wk
21 May
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Mar – 10 Apr
15 Jun
4-6 wk
8 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
10 – 17 Apr
17 Jun
3-4 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
9 May
28 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
6 – 20 Apr
4-6 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
27 Feb – 13 Mar
13 May
8-10 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
28 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
9 May
18 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
13 – 27 Mar
27 May
6-8 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
9 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
13 Feb – 13 Mar
13 May
8-12 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
28 Jun
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
8 May
7 Aug
0 wk
21 May
28 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
4 – 18 Mar
28 Apr
8-10 wk
13 May
23 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
27 Feb – 13 Mar
3 May
8-10 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
13 – 27 Mar
17 May
6-8 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
13 – 27 Mar
17 May
6-8 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
9 May
18 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
4 Feb – 4 Mar
29 Mar
10-14 wk
13 May
7 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
Season too short
20 – 27 Apr
3-4 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
9 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
1 – 15 Mar
29 Mar
8-10 wk
10 May
24 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
13 – 27 Mar
6-8 wk
8 May
0 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Mar
12 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
24 May
0 wk
9 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Mar
18 Apr
6-8 wk
8 May
30 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
19 Mar – 16 Apr
2 May
4-8 wk
14 May
30 May
1 wk after
14 May
20 May
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
27 Feb – 13 Mar
8-10 wk
8 May
0 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
23 Feb – 23 Mar
18 May
8-12 wk
18 May
13 Jul
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Mar
22 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
3 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
4-6 wk
28 May
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
4 – 18 Mar
13 Apr
8-10 wk
13 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
8 May
23 Jun
0 wk
9 May
13 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
15 – 29 Mar
2 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
14 May
0 wk
9 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
18 Feb – 18 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
13 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
15 Feb – 15 Mar
14 Mar
8-12 wk
10 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
23 Feb – 23 Mar
8-12 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
23 Mar – 6 Apr
6-8 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
9 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
13 Feb – 13 Mar
3 May
8-12 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
18 May
18 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
9 – 23 Mar
8 Apr
8-10 wk
18 May
3 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
13 Mar – 3 Apr
24 May
5-8 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
13 – 27 Mar
27 May
6-8 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
21 May
28 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
13 – 27 Mar
27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 May
8 Jun
0 wk
21 May
29 May
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
6 – 20 Apr
4-6 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
27 Feb – 13 Mar
13 May
8-10 wk
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
18 May
28 Jun
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
15 Feb – 15 Mar
29 Mar
8-12 wk
10 May
24 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
18 Mar – 1 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
13 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
29 Mar – 12 Apr
30 Apr
4-6 wk
10 May
28 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
3-5 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
29 Mar – 12 Apr
2 May
4-6 wk
10 May
30 May
0 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
5 Mar – 2 Apr
8-12 wk
28 May
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
13 Feb – 13 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 May
8 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
13 – 27 Mar
28 Mar
6-8 wk
8 May
9 May
0 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
8 May
8 Jun
0 wk
9 May
29 May
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
13 – 27 Mar
17 May
6-8 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
22 Apr
18 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
27 Mar – 10 Apr
31 May
4-6 wk
8 May
28 Jun
0 wk
21 May
18 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
23 Feb – 9 Mar
10-12 wk
18 May
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
30 Apr – 7 May
6 Jun
3-4 wk
28 May
27 Jun
3 wk after
2 Jun
17 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
2 – 16 Apr
26 May
6-8 wk
28 May
7 Jul
3 wk after
20 Jun
27 Jun
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Mar
22 Apr
6-8 wk
8 May
3 Jun
0 wk
21 May
24 May
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
13 – 27 Mar
6-8 wk
8 May
0 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
13 Feb – 13 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 May
8 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Mar
22 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
3 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
18 Mar – 1 Apr
16 May
6-8 wk
13 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
27 Feb – 13 Mar
3 Apr
8-10 wk
8 May
29 May
0 wk
2 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
9 Mar – 6 Apr
6-10 wk
18 May
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
8 May
8 Jul
0 wk
9 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
9 – 23 Mar
3 May
8-10 wk
18 May
28 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
13 – 27 Mar
27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 May
8 Jun
0 wk
21 May
29 May
2 wk after