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Last spring frost (0°C) 7 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 128 days 7 Jun – 13 Oct
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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)
19 Apr – 3 May
17 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
31 May
12 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
29 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
31 May
17 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
26 May
7 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
21 – 28 May
26 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
8 – 15 Jun
9 Jun
4-5 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
13 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
22 – 29 Jun
3-4 wk
20 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
15 Mar – 12 Apr
2 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
31 May
17 Jun
1 wk before
31 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
10 – 17 May
16 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
16 – 23 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
13 Jun
27 Jul
1 wk after
17 Jun
17 Jul
1 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
7 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
26 May
27 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
26 May
7 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
1 – 15 May
9 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
7 Jul
1 wk after
12 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
22 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
31 May
17 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
29 May – 5 Jun
31 May
3-4 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
16 – 23 May
1 Jul
3-4 wk
13 Jun
22 Jul
1 wk after
17 Jun
12 Jul
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
10 – 17 May
11 Jul
3-4 wk
7 Jun
1 Aug
0 wk
31 May
22 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
3 Jun
2-4 wk
26 May
17 Jun
2 wk before
26 May
7 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
31 May
17 Jun
1 wk before
31 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
10 – 17 May
26 Jul
3-4 wk
7 Jun
16 Aug
0 wk
20 May
6 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
4 – 18 Jul
4-6 wk
15 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
25 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
21 May – 4 Jun
2 Jun
2-4 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
28 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
10 – 17 May
26 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
31 May
7 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

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