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Last spring frost (0°C) 17 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 92 days 17 Jun – 17 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)
29 Apr – 13 May
15 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
27 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
9 – 16 Jun
4-5 wk
14 Jul
4 wk after
22 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
7 – 14 Jul
3-4 wk
4 Aug
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
25 Mar – 22 Apr
31 Mar
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
21 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
28 May – 4 Jun
4 Jul
3-4 wk
25 Jun
25 Jul
1 wk after
8 Jul
15 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
22 May – 5 Jun
24 May
4-6 wk
3 Jul
2 wk after
3 Jul
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
20 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
28 May – 4 Jun
28 May
3-4 wk
25 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
20 – 27 May
9 Jul
3-4 wk
17 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
20 May – 3 Jun
1 Jun
2-4 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
21 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
20 – 27 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
17 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
13 Jun
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
19 Jul – 2 Aug
4-6 wk
30 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
21 May – 4 Jun
2-4 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
20 – 27 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
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
Season too short
21 May – 4 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
8 – 22 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
22 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
21 Jun
25 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
22 Apr – 6 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
25 Mar – 22 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
22 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
17 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
8 Jul
4 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
16 – 30 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
25 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
8 – 22 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
22 Apr – 6 May
24 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
22 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
22 Apr – 6 May
24 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
19 Mar – 16 Apr
1 Apr
10-14 wk
25 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
Season too short
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
9 – 23 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
23 Apr – 7 May
28 Apr
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
28 Jul
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
22 Apr – 6 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
2 – 30 May
14 May
4-8 wk
27 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
8 – 22 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
21 Apr – 19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
4 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
23 Apr – 7 May
8 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
2 – 16 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jul
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
16 – 30 Apr
20 Apr
8-10 wk
25 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
17 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
28 Jul
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
2 – 30 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
25 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
25 Mar – 22 Apr
10 May
8-12 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
23 Apr – 7 May
24 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
22 Apr – 13 May
31 May
5-8 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
22 Apr – 6 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
22 Apr – 6 May
4 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
21 May – 4 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
8 – 22 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
26 Mar – 23 Apr
14 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
30 Apr – 14 May
4 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
1 wk after
5 Aug
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
28 May – 11 Jun
3-5 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
7 – 21 May
14 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
21 Apr – 19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
25 Mar – 22 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
22 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
17 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
24 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
30 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
6 – 20 May
7 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
9 – 23 Apr
10-12 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
16 – 23 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jul
4 wk after
22 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
19 May – 2 Jun
29 May
6-8 wk
14 Jul
4 wk after
5 Aug
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
22 Apr – 6 May
8 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
25 Mar – 22 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
22 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
23 Apr – 7 May
8 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
30 Apr – 14 May
19 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
5 Aug
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
8 – 22 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
22 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
23 Apr – 21 May
6-10 wk
2 Jul
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
17 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
5 – 19 May
8-10 wk
14 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
22 Apr – 6 May
4 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after