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Last spring frost (0°C) 2 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 137 days 2 May – 16 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)
14 – 28 Mar
20 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
25 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
15 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
2 Jul
4-6 wk
2 May
30 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
20 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
25 Feb – 25 Mar
8-12 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Mar
15 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
19 Apr
10 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
22 – 29 Apr
3-4 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
8 – 15 May
20 May
4-5 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
6 wk after
12 Jun
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
7 Feb – 7 Mar
1 Apr
8-12 wk
2 May
27 May
0 wk
15 May
17 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
26 Apr
16 Jun
1 wk before
26 Apr
6 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
4 – 11 Apr
3-4 wk
2 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
4 – 11 Apr
8 Jul
3-4 wk
2 May
29 Jul
0 wk
15 May
19 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
19 Apr
30 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Mar
15 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
19 Apr
10 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
26 Mar – 9 Apr
30 May
4-6 wk
7 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
7 May
17 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
14 – 28 Mar
25 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
30 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
20 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
22 – 29 Apr
10 May
3-4 wk
20 May
31 May
3 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
4 – 11 Apr
9 Jun
3-4 wk
2 May
30 Jun
0 wk
15 May
20 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
4 – 11 Apr
14 Jul
3-4 wk
2 May
4 Aug
0 wk
26 Apr
25 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
3 Jun
2-4 wk
19 Apr
17 Jun
2 wk before
19 Apr
7 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
26 Apr
16 Jun
1 wk before
26 Apr
6 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
4 – 11 Apr
29 Jul
3-4 wk
2 May
19 Aug
0 wk
12 Apr
9 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
3 – 17 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
7 – 21 Mar
6-8 wk
2 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
4 – 18 Apr
12 May
2-4 wk
2 May
26 May
0 wk
15 May
16 May
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
4 – 11 Apr
29 Jun
3-4 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
10 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
Greenhouse
8 – 22 Apr
18 Apr
4-6 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
21 Feb – 7 Mar
25 May
8-10 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
28 May
10 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
26 Apr
29 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
7 – 21 Mar
8 Jun
6-8 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
7 Feb – 7 Mar
25 May
8-12 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
28 May
10 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
2 May
18 Aug
0 wk
15 May
8 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
21 Feb – 7 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
2 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
21 Feb – 7 Mar
15 May
8-10 wk
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
7 – 21 Mar
29 May
6-8 wk
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
28 May
30 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
7 – 21 Mar
29 May
6-8 wk
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
30 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
24 Jan – 21 Feb
29 Mar
10-14 wk
2 May
7 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
22 – 29 Apr
25 Apr
3-4 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
11 – 25 Mar
24 Mar
8-10 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
7 – 21 Mar
6-8 wk
2 May
0 wk
7 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
25 Mar – 8 Apr
7 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
3 wk after
17 Jun
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
7 – 21 Mar
9 Apr
6-8 wk
2 May
21 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
2 – 30 Apr
8 Apr
4-8 wk
28 May
4 wk after
28 May
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
21 Feb – 7 Mar
8-10 wk
2 May
0 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
6 Mar – 3 Apr
6 May
8-12 wk
29 May
1 Jul
4 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
25 Mar – 8 Apr
17 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
29 May
3 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
4-6 wk
29 May
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
21 Feb – 7 Mar
24 Apr
8-10 wk
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
2 May
5 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
25 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
25 Mar – 8 Apr
28 Mar
6-8 wk
20 May
3 wk after
17 Jun
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
7 Feb – 7 Mar
24 Apr
8-12 wk
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
6 Mar – 3 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
29 May
4 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
25 Feb – 25 Mar
11 Mar
8-12 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
25 Mar – 8 Apr
25 Mar
6-8 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
7 Feb – 7 Mar
15 May
8-12 wk
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
7 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
20 Mar – 3 Apr
3 Apr
8-10 wk
29 May
29 May
4 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
7 – 28 Mar
5 Jun
5-8 wk
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
7 – 21 Mar
8 Jun
6-8 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
15 May
10 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
7 – 21 Mar
9 May
6-8 wk
2 May
20 Jun
0 wk
15 May
10 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
8 – 22 Apr
4-6 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
21 Feb – 7 Mar
25 May
8-10 wk
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
7 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
25 Feb – 25 Mar
24 Mar
8-12 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
7 – 21 Mar
8 May
6-8 wk
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
8 – 22 Apr
18 Apr
4-6 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Apr
25 Apr
3-5 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
8 – 22 Apr
23 Apr
4-6 wk
20 May
21 May
3 wk after
28 May
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
6 Mar – 3 Apr
10 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
5 Jun
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
7 Feb – 7 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
2 May
20 Jun
0 wk
28 May
10 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
7 – 21 Mar
9 Apr
6-8 wk
2 May
21 May
0 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
2 May
20 Jun
0 wk
26 Apr
10 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
7 – 21 Mar
29 May
6-8 wk
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
17 Mar
30 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
21 Mar – 4 Apr
12 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
10 Jul
0 wk
15 May
30 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
25 Feb – 11 Mar
10-12 wk
20 May
3 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
1 – 8 May
6 Jun
3-4 wk
29 May
27 Jun
4 wk after
28 May
17 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
3 – 17 Apr
26 May
6-8 wk
29 May
7 Jul
4 wk after
12 Jun
27 Jun
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
7 – 21 Mar
17 Apr
6-8 wk
2 May
29 May
0 wk
28 May
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
7 – 21 Mar
6-8 wk
2 May
0 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
7 Feb – 7 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
2 May
20 Jun
0 wk
28 May
10 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
25 Mar – 8 Apr
17 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
29 May
3 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
7 – 21 Mar
16 May
6-8 wk
2 May
27 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
21 Feb – 7 Mar
15 Apr
8-10 wk
2 May
10 Jun
0 wk
28 May
31 May
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
11 Mar – 8 Apr
4 Apr
6-10 wk
20 May
3 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
2 May
20 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
20 Mar – 3 Apr
22 Apr
8-10 wk
29 May
17 Jun
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
7 – 21 Mar
9 May
6-8 wk
2 May
20 Jun
0 wk
15 May
10 Jun
2 wk after