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Last spring frost (0°C) 16 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 77 days 16 Jun – 1 Sep
Note: This location has a shorter growing season. Plants marked with Fleece, Greenhouse or Season too short need extra protection or are difficult to grow here.

Vegetables

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