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Last spring frost (0°C) 2 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 73 days 2 Jun – 14 Aug
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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
10 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
1 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
Greenhouse
11 – 18 May
16 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
4 – 11 May
26 May
4-5 wk
8 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
13 – 20 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
19 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
30 May
0 wk
30 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
5 – 12 May
6 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
7 – 14 May
2 Jun
3-4 wk
4 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
2 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
13 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
Fleece
22 Apr – 6 May
30 Apr
4-6 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
11 – 18 May
2 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
5 – 12 May
13 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
1 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
27 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
8 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
9 May
2-4 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
30 May
0 wk
30 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
5 – 12 May
17 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
7 Aug
0 wk
30 May
28 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
27 Jun – 11 Jul
4-6 wk
8 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
15 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
11 – 25 May
23 May
2-4 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jun
4 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
12 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
23 Jun
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
27 Apr – 11 May
11 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
3 Jun
23 Jun
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
15 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
2 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
3 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
26 Mar – 9 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
4 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
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
19 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
7 – 21 Apr
19 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
24 Feb – 24 Mar
25 Mar
10-14 wk
2 Jun
3 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
11 – 18 May
18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
2 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
13 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 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
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
22 Jul
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
9 – 23 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
20 Apr – 18 May
15 May
4-8 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
15 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
11 Apr – 9 May
17 May
8-12 wk
4 Jul
12 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
4 – 18 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
2 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
7 – 21 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
4 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
14 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
3 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
17 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
10 Mar – 7 Apr
28 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
7 – 28 Apr
26 May
5-8 wk
2 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
7 – 21 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
23 Jun
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
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
1 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
Fleece
16 Mar – 13 Apr
13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
22 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
11 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
4 – 18 May
18 May
3-5 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
15 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
23 Mar – 20 Apr
3 May
8-12 wk
15 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
3 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
8 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
26 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
16 – 30 Mar
10-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
11 – 18 May
17 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 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
8 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
24 Mar – 7 Apr
29 Mar
8-10 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 27 Apr
27 Apr
6-10 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
2 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
8 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
1 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