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Last spring frost (0°C) 9 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 113 days 9 May – 30 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)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
9 May
17 Jul
0 wk
10 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
28 Mar – 11 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
9 May
22 Jul
0 wk
10 May
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
24 Feb – 24 Mar
8-12 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
9 May
12 Jul
0 wk
9 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
21 – 28 Apr
3-4 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
24 Apr – 1 May
24 May
4-5 wk
29 May
21 Jun
3 wk after
3 Jun
11 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
14 Feb – 14 Mar
15 Mar
8-12 wk
9 May
10 May
0 wk
22 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
10 May
30 May
0 wk
10 May
20 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
13 – 20 Apr
3-4 wk
11 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
16 – 23 Apr
20 Jun
3-4 wk
14 May
11 Jul
1 wk after
22 May
1 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
9 May
29 Jun
0 wk
9 May
19 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
9 May
12 Jul
0 wk
9 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
7 – 21 Apr
12 May
4-6 wk
19 May
9 Jun
1 wk after
19 May
30 May
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
9 May
19 Jul
0 wk
10 May
9 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
21 – 28 Apr
3-4 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
16 – 23 Apr
17 May
3-4 wk
14 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
22 May
28 May
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Mar – 11 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
9 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
11 – 18 Apr
3 Jul
3-4 wk
9 May
24 Jul
0 wk
10 May
14 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Mar – 11 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
9 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
19 May
2-4 wk
9 May
2 Jun
0 wk
9 May
23 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
10 May
30 May
0 wk
10 May
20 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
11 – 18 Apr
21 Jul
3-4 wk
9 May
11 Aug
0 wk
6 May
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
3 – 17 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
16 – 30 Mar
6-8 wk
11 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
2-4 wk
11 May
0 wk
22 May
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Mar – 11 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
9 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
11 – 18 Apr
18 Jun
3-4 wk
9 May
9 Jul
0 wk
10 May
29 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
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
4-6 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
28 Feb – 14 Mar
14 May
8-10 wk
9 May
9 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
29 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
10 May
11 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
14 – 28 Mar
31 May
6-8 wk
9 May
12 Jul
0 wk
10 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
14 Feb – 14 Mar
17 May
8-12 wk
9 May
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
9 May
31 Jul
0 wk
22 May
21 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
5 – 19 Mar
2 May
8-10 wk
14 May
27 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
28 Feb – 14 Mar
7 May
8-10 wk
9 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
14 – 28 Mar
21 May
6-8 wk
9 May
2 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
22 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
14 – 28 Mar
21 May
6-8 wk
9 May
2 Jul
0 wk
10 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
5 Feb – 5 Mar
8 Mar
10-14 wk
14 May
17 May
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
21 – 28 Apr
3-4 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
9 May
12 Jul
0 wk
10 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
2 – 16 Mar
21 Mar
8-10 wk
11 May
16 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
14 – 28 Mar
6-8 wk
9 May
0 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Mar
4 Apr
6-8 wk
11 May
16 May
0 wk
10 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
19 Mar – 2 Apr
2 Apr
6-8 wk
14 May
14 May
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
27 Mar – 24 Apr
16 Apr
4-8 wk
22 May
2 wk after
22 May
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
28 Feb – 14 Mar
8-10 wk
9 May
0 wk
22 May
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
24 Feb – 24 Mar
14 May
8-12 wk
19 May
9 Jul
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Mar
14 Apr
6-8 wk
11 May
26 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
4-6 wk
29 May
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
5 – 19 Mar
6 Apr
8-10 wk
14 May
1 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
9 May
24 Jun
0 wk
10 May
14 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
16 – 30 Mar
25 Mar
6-8 wk
11 May
0 wk
10 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
19 Feb – 19 Mar
6 Apr
8-12 wk
14 May
1 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
16 Feb – 16 Mar
18 Mar
8-12 wk
11 May
13 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
24 Feb – 24 Mar
8-12 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
9 May
9 Jul
0 wk
10 May
29 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
14 Feb – 14 Mar
4 May
8-12 wk
9 May
29 Jun
0 wk
19 May
19 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
10 – 24 Mar
31 Mar
8-10 wk
19 May
26 May
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
14 Mar – 4 Apr
28 May
5-8 wk
9 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
14 – 28 Mar
28 May
6-8 wk
9 May
9 Jul
0 wk
22 May
29 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
14 – 28 Mar
1 May
6-8 wk
9 May
12 Jun
0 wk
22 May
2 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
4-6 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
28 Feb – 14 Mar
17 May
8-10 wk
9 May
12 Jul
0 wk
19 May
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
16 Feb – 16 Mar
21 Mar
8-12 wk
11 May
16 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
19 Mar – 2 Apr
20 Apr
6-8 wk
14 May
1 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 13 Apr
26 Apr
4-6 wk
11 May
24 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
3-5 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 13 Apr
26 Apr
4-6 wk
11 May
24 May
0 wk
22 May
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
6 Mar – 3 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
14 Feb – 14 Mar
14 Apr
8-12 wk
9 May
9 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
14 – 28 Mar
1 Apr
6-8 wk
9 May
13 May
0 wk
22 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
9 May
12 Jun
0 wk
10 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
14 – 28 Mar
21 May
6-8 wk
9 May
2 Jul
0 wk
23 Apr
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
28 Mar – 11 Apr
1 Jun
4-6 wk
9 May
29 Jun
0 wk
22 May
19 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
24 Feb – 10 Mar
10-12 wk
19 May
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
1 – 8 May
16 May
3-4 wk
29 May
6 Jun
3 wk after
3 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
3 – 17 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
29 May
16 Jun
3 wk after
21 Jun
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
14 – 28 Mar
14 Apr
6-8 wk
9 May
26 May
0 wk
22 May
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
14 – 28 Mar
6-8 wk
9 May
0 wk
22 May
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
14 Feb – 14 Mar
14 Apr
8-12 wk
9 May
9 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Mar
14 Apr
6-8 wk
11 May
26 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
19 Mar – 2 Apr
25 Apr
6-8 wk
14 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
28 Feb – 14 Mar
4 Apr
8-10 wk
9 May
30 May
0 wk
3 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
6-10 wk
19 May
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
9 May
8 Jul
0 wk
10 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
10 – 24 Mar
26 Apr
8-10 wk
19 May
21 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
14 – 28 Mar
1 May
6-8 wk
9 May
12 Jun
0 wk
22 May
2 Jun
2 wk after