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Last spring frost (0°C) 27 May Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 117 days 27 May – 21 Sep
Note: This location has a shorter growing season. Plants marked with Fleece, Greenhouse or Season too short need extra protection or are difficult to grow here.

Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
20 Jul
0 wk
31 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
25 Jul
0 wk
31 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
10 Mar – 7 Apr
7 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
2 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
12 – 19 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
24 – 31 May
4-5 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
15 Jul
7 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
7 – 14 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
4 Mar – 1 Apr
23 Mar
8-12 wk
27 May
0 wk
17 Jun
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
31 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
31 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
5 – 12 May
22 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
1 – 8 May
28 Jun
3-4 wk
29 May
19 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
9 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
27 May
25 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
1 – 15 May
23 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
12 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
20 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
25 Jul
0 wk
31 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
31 May – 7 Jun
6 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
1 – 8 May
31 May
3-4 wk
29 May
21 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
29 Apr – 6 May
9 Jul
3-4 wk
27 May
30 Jul
0 wk
31 May
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
28 May
2-4 wk
27 May
11 Jun
0 wk
27 May
1 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
31 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
31 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
29 Apr – 6 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
27 May
14 Aug
0 wk
23 May
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
28 Jun – 12 Jul
4-6 wk
9 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
12 – 26 May
8 Jun
2-4 wk
9 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
15 Jul
7 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
29 Apr – 6 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
31 May
5 Jul
1 wk after

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
29 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
18 Mar – 1 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
31 May
19 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
1 – 15 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
31 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
4 Mar – 1 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
27 May
8 Aug
0 wk
17 Jun
29 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
20 Mar – 3 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
29 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
18 Mar – 1 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
1 – 15 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
1 – 15 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
31 May
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
20 Feb – 20 Mar
27 Mar
10-14 wk
29 May
5 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
Fleece
12 – 19 May
5 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
31 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
31 Mar – 14 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
12 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
14 – 28 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
9 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
12 – 26 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
6 May – 3 Jun
27 May
4-8 wk
1 Jul
5 wk after
1 Jul
5 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
18 Mar – 1 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
0 wk
17 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
5 Apr – 3 May
16 Jun
8-12 wk
28 Jun
11 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
14 – 28 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
29 Apr
4-6 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
20 Mar – 3 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
29 May
9 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
27 May
30 Jun
0 wk
31 May
20 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
14 – 28 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
9 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
6 Mar – 3 Apr
14 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
9 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
21 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
17 Mar – 14 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
31 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
4 Mar – 1 Apr
10 May
8-12 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
19 Apr – 3 May
3 May
8-10 wk
28 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
1 – 22 Apr
31 May
5-8 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
1 – 15 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
1 – 15 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
27 May
15 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
14 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
11 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
18 Mar – 1 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
17 Mar – 14 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
3 – 17 Apr
28 Apr
6-8 wk
29 May
9 Jun
0 wk
15 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
28 Apr – 12 May
29 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
5 – 19 May
5 Jun
3-5 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
28 Apr – 12 May
27 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
15 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
5 Apr – 3 May
21 May
8-12 wk
28 Jun
16 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
4 Mar – 1 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
15 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1 – 15 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
17 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
27 May
15 Jun
0 wk
31 May
5 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
9 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
15 – 29 Apr
7 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
5 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
25 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Fleece
17 – 31 Mar
26 Mar
10-12 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
12 – 19 May
4 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
1 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
14 – 28 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
15 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
7 – 21 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
17 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
4 Mar – 1 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
15 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
14 – 28 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
3 – 17 Apr
14 May
6-8 wk
29 May
25 Jun
0 wk
15 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
18 Mar – 1 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
5 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
31 Mar – 28 Apr
15 May
6-10 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
31 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
31 Mar – 14 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
1 – 15 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
27 May
15 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
3 wk after