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