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Last spring frost (0°C) 2 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 104 days 2 Jun – 14 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 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
21 Mar – 18 Apr
2 Apr
8-12 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
25 May – 1 Jun
27 May
3-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
18 – 25 May
1 Jun
4-5 wk
22 Jun
29 Jun
3 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
15 – 22 Jun
3-4 wk
13 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
3 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
16 – 23 May
17 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
11 – 18 May
28 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
19 Jul
1 wk after
15 Jun
9 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
2 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
1 – 15 May
18 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
15 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
16 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
8 – 15 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
11 – 18 May
26 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
5 – 12 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
23 May
2-4 wk
2 Jun
6 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
3 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
5 – 12 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
30 May
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
27 Jun – 11 Jul
4-6 wk
8 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
18 Apr – 2 May
26 Apr
6-8 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
25 May – 8 Jun
3 Jun
2-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
5 – 12 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk

Herbs

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