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Last spring frost (0°C) 31 May Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 112 days 31 May – 20 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)
12 – 26 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
17 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
22 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
14 Mar – 11 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
9 – 16 May
10 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
28 May – 4 Jun
4-5 wk
2 Jul
5 wk after
13 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
11 – 18 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
8 Mar – 5 Apr
28 Mar
8-12 wk
31 May
0 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
1 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
2 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
5 – 12 May
1 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
12 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
31 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
29 Apr – 13 May
30 May
4-6 wk
10 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
10 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
17 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
22 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
16 – 23 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
5 – 12 May
14 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
3 – 10 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
31 May
27 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
29 May
2-4 wk
31 May
12 Jun
0 wk
31 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
1 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
2 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
3 – 10 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
31 May
11 Aug
0 wk
28 May
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
25 Jun – 9 Jul
4-6 wk
6 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
5 – 19 Apr
9 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
9 – 23 May
17 May
2-4 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jun
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
3 – 10 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
2 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
Greenhouse
25 Apr – 9 May
3 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
22 Mar – 5 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
1 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
5 – 19 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
8 Mar – 5 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
31 May
11 Aug
0 wk
13 Jun
1 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
24 Mar – 7 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
22 Mar – 5 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
5 – 19 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
5 – 19 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
24 Feb – 24 Mar
3 Apr
10-14 wk
2 Jun
12 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
9 – 16 May
10 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
28 Mar – 11 Apr
29 Mar
8-10 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
12 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
16 – 30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
18 Apr – 16 May
9 May
4-8 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
13 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
22 Mar – 5 Apr
8-10 wk
31 May
0 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
9 Apr – 7 May
11 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
6 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
22 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
2 – 16 May
4-6 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
24 Mar – 7 Apr
17 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
31 May
27 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
5 – 19 Apr
17 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
2 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
10 Mar – 7 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
14 Mar – 11 Apr
18 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
14 Mar – 11 Apr
26 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
8 Mar – 5 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
5 – 26 Apr
28 May
5-8 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
5 – 19 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
5 – 19 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
31 May
12 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
25 Apr – 9 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
22 Mar – 5 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
14 Mar – 11 Apr
29 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
7 – 21 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
25 Apr – 9 May
3 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
2 – 16 May
10 May
3-5 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
25 Apr – 9 May
9 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
6 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jun
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
21 Mar – 18 Apr
25 Apr
8-12 wk
13 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
8 Mar – 5 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
31 May
12 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
2 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
15 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
19 Apr – 3 May
4 Jun
4-6 wk
31 May
2 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
14 – 28 Mar
10-12 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
16 – 23 May
11 Jun
3-4 wk
13 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
25 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
18 Apr – 2 May
31 May
6-8 wk
13 Jun
12 Jul
2 wk after
13 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
13 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
0 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
8 Mar – 5 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
22 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
7 – 21 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
22 Mar – 5 Apr
7 Apr
8-10 wk
31 May
2 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 25 Apr
19 Apr
6-10 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
31 May
12 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
4 – 18 Apr
25 Apr
8-10 wk
13 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
5 – 19 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
31 May
12 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after