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Last spring frost (0°C) 18 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 101 days 18 Jun – 27 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)
30 Apr – 14 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
18 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
7 – 21 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
3 – 10 Jun
4 Jun
4-5 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
13 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
1 – 8 Jul
3-4 wk
29 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
28 Mar
8-12 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
9 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk before
9 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
27 May – 3 Jun
1 Jul
3-4 wk
24 Jun
22 Jul
1 wk after
1 Jul
12 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
8 – 22 May
19 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
17 Jun
5-7 wk
18 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
21 – 28 May
27 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
21 – 28 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
18 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
15 – 29 May
28 May
2-4 wk
12 Jun
1 wk before
12 Jun
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
9 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk before
9 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
21 – 28 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
18 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
15 Jun
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
13 – 27 Jul
4-6 wk
24 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
2-4 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
1 Jul
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
21 – 28 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
19 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
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
9 – 23 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
19 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
23 Apr – 7 May
31 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
26 Mar – 23 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
18 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
1 Jul
1 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
15 – 29 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
24 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
9 – 23 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
23 Apr – 7 May
21 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
13 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
23 Apr – 7 May
21 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
18 Mar – 15 Apr
3 Apr
10-14 wk
24 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
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Apr
17 Apr
8-10 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
1 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
29 Apr – 13 May
6-8 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
29 Apr – 27 May
24 May
4-8 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
9 – 23 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
6 Apr – 4 May
6 Jun
8-12 wk
29 Jun
1 Aug
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
27 May – 10 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
15 – 29 Apr
17 Apr
8-10 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
18 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
1 – 29 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
26 Mar – 23 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
20 Apr – 4 May
27 Apr
8-10 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
23 Apr – 14 May
28 May
5-8 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
23 Apr – 7 May
31 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
2 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
23 Apr – 7 May
1 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
9 – 23 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 27 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
29 Apr – 13 May
1 May
6-8 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
31 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
11 – 25 May
19 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
3-5 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
13 Jul
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
15 Apr – 13 May
8-12 wk
8 Jul
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
26 Mar – 23 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
18 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
21 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
7 – 21 May
4 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
6 – 20 Apr
10-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
1 – 8 Jun
11 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
1 Jul
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
13 – 27 May
31 May
6-8 wk
8 Jul
12 Jul
3 wk after
31 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
23 Apr – 7 May
11 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
26 Mar – 23 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
29 Apr – 13 May
21 May
6-8 wk
24 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
31 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
9 – 23 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
20 Apr – 18 May
6-10 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
18 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
7 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
23 Apr – 7 May
1 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after