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Last spring frost (0°C) 11 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 133 days 11 May – 21 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)
23 Mar – 6 Apr
17 Jun
5-7 wk
11 May
22 Jul
0 wk
4 May
12 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
30 Mar – 13 Apr
29 Jun
4-6 wk
11 May
27 Jul
0 wk
4 May
17 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
27 Feb – 27 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
22 May
8 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
23 Mar – 6 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
29 Apr
7 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
19 – 26 May
19 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
12 – 19 May
21 May
4-5 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
16 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
26 May – 2 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
16 Feb – 16 Mar
23 Mar
8-12 wk
11 May
18 May
0 wk
21 May
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
4 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
4 May
28 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
2 – 9 May
9 May
3-4 wk
30 May
30 May
3 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
19 – 26 Apr
26 Jun
3-4 wk
17 May
17 Jul
1 wk after
21 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
29 Apr
27 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
23 Mar – 6 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
29 Apr
7 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
4 – 18 Apr
25 May
4-6 wk
16 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
16 May
12 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
23 Mar – 6 Apr
22 Jun
5-7 wk
11 May
27 Jul
0 wk
4 May
17 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
19 – 26 May
12 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
19 – 26 Apr
8 Jun
3-4 wk
17 May
29 Jun
1 wk after
21 May
19 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Mar – 13 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
11 May
22 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
13 – 20 Apr
11 Jul
3-4 wk
11 May
1 Aug
0 wk
4 May
22 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Mar – 13 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
11 May
22 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
1 Jun
2-4 wk
29 Apr
15 Jun
2 wk before
29 Apr
5 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
4 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
4 May
28 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
13 – 20 Apr
26 Jul
3-4 wk
11 May
16 Aug
0 wk
23 Apr
6 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
7 – 21 Jun
4-6 wk
19 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
4 – 18 Apr
18 Apr
6-8 wk
30 May
30 May
3 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
2 – 16 May
14 Jun
2-4 wk
30 May
28 Jun
3 wk after
16 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Mar – 13 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
11 May
22 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
13 – 20 Apr
26 Jun
3-4 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
4 May
7 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
5 – 19 May
21 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
2 – 16 Mar
22 May
8-10 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
7 Jul
3 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
4 May
17 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
16 – 30 Mar
5 Jun
6-8 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
4 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
16 Feb – 16 Mar
22 May
8-12 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
7 Jul
3 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
11 May
6 Aug
0 wk
21 May
27 Jul
1 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
8 – 22 Mar
7 May
8-10 wk
17 May
2 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
2 – 16 Mar
12 May
8-10 wk
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
16 – 30 Mar
26 May
6-8 wk
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
27 Jun
3 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
16 – 30 Mar
26 May
6-8 wk
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
4 May
27 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
8 Feb – 8 Mar
23 Mar
10-14 wk
17 May
1 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
19 – 26 May
28 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
4 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
21 Mar – 4 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
30 May
18 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
16 – 30 Mar
6-8 wk
11 May
0 wk
16 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
4 – 18 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
30 May
18 Jun
3 wk after
19 Jul
10 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
30 Mar – 13 Apr
12 May
6-8 wk
25 May
23 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
6 Apr – 4 May
26 May
4-8 wk
1 Jun
23 Jun
3 wk after
1 Jun
13 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
2 – 16 Mar
8-10 wk
11 May
0 wk
21 May
1 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
24 Mar – 21 Apr
15 Jun
8-12 wk
16 Jun
10 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
4 – 18 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
30 May
28 Jun
3 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Greenhouse
18 Apr – 2 May
28 Apr
4-6 wk
30 May
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
8 – 22 Mar
12 Apr
8-10 wk
17 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
11 May
2 Jul
0 wk
4 May
22 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
4 – 18 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
30 May
8 Jun
3 wk after
19 Jul
10 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
22 Feb – 22 Mar
12 Apr
8-12 wk
17 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
27 Feb – 27 Mar
23 Mar
8-12 wk
22 May
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
24 Mar – 21 Apr
13 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
5 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
21 Apr – 5 May
27 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
5 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
4 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
16 Feb – 16 Mar
12 May
8-12 wk
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
16 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
7 – 21 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
16 Mar – 6 Apr
2 Jun
5-8 wk
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
16 – 30 Mar
5 Jun
6-8 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
21 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
16 – 30 Mar
6 May
6-8 wk
11 May
17 Jun
0 wk
21 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
5 – 19 May
6 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
5 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
2 – 16 Mar
22 May
8-10 wk
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
16 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
7 Mar – 4 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
30 May
18 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
22 Mar – 5 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jun
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
18 Apr – 2 May
28 May
4-6 wk
30 May
25 Jun
3 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
12 – 26 May
28 May
3-5 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
18 Apr – 2 May
26 May
4-6 wk
30 May
23 Jun
3 wk after
16 Jun
5 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
24 Mar – 21 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
16 Jun
15 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
16 Feb – 16 Mar
22 Apr
8-12 wk
11 May
17 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
7 Jun
3 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
16 – 30 Mar
6 Apr
6-8 wk
11 May
18 May
0 wk
21 May
1 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
11 May
17 Jun
0 wk
4 May
7 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
16 – 30 Mar
26 May
6-8 wk
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
2 Apr
27 Jun
6 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
30 Mar – 13 Apr
9 Jun
4-6 wk
11 May
7 Jul
0 wk
21 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Fleece
7 – 21 Mar
25 Mar
10-12 wk
30 May
3 Jun
3 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
2 – 9 May
31 May
3-4 wk
30 May
21 Jun
3 wk after
1 Jun
11 Jun
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
4 – 18 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
30 May
1 Jul
3 wk after
16 Jun
21 Jun
5 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
27 Mar – 10 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
22 May
28 Jun
2 wk after
16 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
16 – 30 Mar
6-8 wk
11 May
0 wk
21 May
1 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
16 Feb – 16 Mar
22 Apr
8-12 wk
11 May
17 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
7 Jun
3 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
4 – 18 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
30 May
28 Jun
3 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
22 Mar – 5 Apr
10 May
6-8 wk
17 May
21 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jun
5 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
2 – 16 Mar
12 Apr
8-10 wk
11 May
7 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
3 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
7 Apr – 5 May
7 May
6-10 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
11 May
17 Jul
0 wk
4 May
7 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
21 Mar – 4 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
30 May
18 Jun
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
16 – 30 Mar
6 May
6-8 wk
11 May
17 Jun
0 wk
21 May
7 Jun
1 wk after