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Last spring frost (0°C) 11 Mar Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
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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 Jan – 4 Feb
19 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Mar
24 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
14 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
28 Jan – 11 Feb
1 Jul
4-6 wk
11 Mar
29 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
19 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
13 Jan – 10 Feb
30 Mar
8-12 wk
7 Apr
25 May
4 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
21 Jan – 4 Feb
14 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
26 Feb
9 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
24 – 31 Mar
24 May
3-4 wk
21 Apr
14 Jun
6 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
17 – 24 Mar
11 Jun
4-5 wk
21 Apr
9 Jul
6 wk after
21 Apr
29 Jun
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Fleece
19 – 26 Apr
12 May
3-4 wk
17 May
2 Jun
10 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
17 Dec – 14 Jan
4 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Mar
30 May
0 wk
24 Mar
20 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
5 Mar
19 Jun
1 wk before
5 Mar
9 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
10 – 17 Mar
14 May
3-4 wk
7 Apr
4 Jun
4 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
11 – 18 Feb
8 Jul
3-4 wk
11 Mar
29 Jul
0 wk
24 Mar
19 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
26 Feb
29 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
21 Jan – 4 Feb
14 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
26 Feb
9 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
2 – 16 Feb
8 Jun
4-6 wk
16 Mar
6 Jul
1 wk after
16 Mar
26 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
21 Jan – 4 Feb
24 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Mar
29 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
19 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
24 – 31 Mar
16 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Apr
7 Jul
6 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
11 – 18 Feb
20 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Mar
11 Jul
0 wk
24 Mar
1 Jul
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Jan – 11 Feb
26 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Mar
24 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
11 – 18 Feb
13 Jul
3-4 wk
11 Mar
3 Aug
0 wk
5 Mar
24 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Jan – 11 Feb
26 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Mar
24 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
29 Jan – 12 Feb
5 Jun
2-4 wk
26 Feb
19 Jun
2 wk before
26 Feb
9 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
5 Mar
19 Jun
1 wk before
5 Mar
9 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
11 – 18 Feb
28 Jul
3-4 wk
11 Mar
18 Aug
0 wk
19 Feb
8 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
12 – 26 Apr
4-6 wk
24 May
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
10 – 24 Feb
23 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Apr
4 Jun
4 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
10 – 24 Mar
18 Jun
2-4 wk
7 Apr
2 Jul
4 wk after
21 Apr
22 Jun
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Jan – 11 Feb
26 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Mar
24 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
11 – 18 Feb
28 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
9 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
10 – 24 Mar
25 May
4-6 wk
21 Apr
22 Jun
6 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
31 Dec – 14 Jan
24 May
8-10 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
6 Apr
9 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
5 Mar
29 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Season too short
14 – 28 Jan
7 Jun
6-8 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
5 Feb
9 Jul
5 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
17 Dec – 14 Jan
24 May
8-12 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
6 Apr
9 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
11 Mar
18 Aug
0 wk
24 Mar
8 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
31 Dec – 14 Jan
9 May
8-10 wk
11 Mar
4 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
31 Dec – 14 Jan
14 May
8-10 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
14 – 28 Jan
28 May
6-8 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
6 Apr
29 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
14 – 28 Jan
28 May
6-8 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
29 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
3 – 31 Dec
10 Apr
10-14 wk
11 Mar
19 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
24 – 31 Mar
1 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Apr
22 Jun
6 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
9 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
27 Jan – 10 Feb
3 May
8-10 wk
7 Apr
28 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
14 – 28 Jan
6-8 wk
11 Mar
0 wk
16 Mar
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
10 – 24 Feb
17 May
6-8 wk
7 Apr
28 Jun
4 wk after
24 May
18 Jun
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
5 – 19 Feb
23 May
6-8 wk
2 Apr
4 Jul
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
9 Feb – 9 Mar
6 Jun
4-8 wk
6 Apr
4 Jul
4 wk after
6 Apr
24 Jun
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
31 Dec – 14 Jan
8-10 wk
11 Mar
0 wk
24 Mar
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
27 Jan – 24 Feb
22 Jun
8-12 wk
21 Apr
17 Aug
6 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
10 – 24 Feb
27 May
6-8 wk
7 Apr
8 Jul
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Fleece
10 – 24 Mar
25 Apr
4-6 wk
21 Apr
23 May
6 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
31 Dec – 14 Jan
24 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
11 Mar
4 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
24 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
10 – 24 Feb
7 May
6-8 wk
7 Apr
18 Jun
4 wk after
24 May
8 Jun
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
17 Dec – 14 Jan
24 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
13 Jan – 10 Feb
25 Mar
8-12 wk
7 Apr
20 May
4 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
27 Jan – 24 Feb
17 Apr
8-12 wk
21 Apr
12 Jun
6 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
24 Feb – 10 Mar
1 May
6-8 wk
21 Apr
12 Jun
6 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
9 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
17 Dec – 14 Jan
14 May
8-12 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
16 Mar
29 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
10 – 24 Feb
13 May
8-10 wk
21 Apr
8 Jul
6 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
14 Jan – 4 Feb
4 Jun
5-8 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
14 – 28 Jan
7 Jun
6-8 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
24 Mar
9 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
14 – 28 Jan
8 May
6-8 wk
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
24 Mar
9 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
10 – 24 Mar
10 May
4-6 wk
21 Apr
7 Jun
6 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
31 Dec – 14 Jan
24 May
8-10 wk
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
16 Mar
9 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
13 Jan – 10 Feb
3 May
8-12 wk
7 Apr
28 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
14 – 28 Jan
8 May
6-8 wk
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
21 Apr
9 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
24 Feb – 10 Mar
4 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Apr
2 Jul
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
17 – 31 Mar
1 Jun
3-5 wk
21 Apr
22 Jun
6 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
24 Feb – 10 Mar
6 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Apr
4 Jul
4 wk after
21 Apr
24 Jun
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
14 Feb – 14 Mar
17 May
8-12 wk
9 May
12 Jul
8 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
17 Dec – 14 Jan
24 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
6 Apr
9 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
14 – 28 Jan
8 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Mar
20 May
0 wk
24 Mar
10 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
5 Mar
9 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
14 – 28 Jan
28 May
6-8 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
24 Jan
29 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
28 Jan – 11 Feb
11 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
24 Mar
29 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
27 Jan – 10 Feb
24 Mar
10-12 wk
21 Apr
2 Jun
6 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
10 – 17 Mar
18 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Apr
9 Jul
4 wk after
6 Apr
29 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
10 – 24 Feb
7 Jun
6-8 wk
7 Apr
19 Jul
4 wk after
21 Apr
9 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
1 – 15 Feb
27 May
6-8 wk
29 Mar
8 Jul
3 wk after
21 Apr
28 Jun
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
14 – 28 Jan
6-8 wk
11 Mar
0 wk
24 Mar
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
17 Dec – 14 Jan
24 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
6 Apr
9 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
10 – 24 Feb
27 May
6-8 wk
7 Apr
8 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14 – 28 Jan
28 May
6-8 wk
11 Mar
9 Jul
0 wk
21 Apr
29 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
31 Dec – 14 Jan
14 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Mar
9 Jun
0 wk
6 Apr
30 May
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
10 Feb – 10 Mar
11 May
6-10 wk
21 Apr
22 Jun
6 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
11 Mar
19 Jul
0 wk
5 Mar
9 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
27 Jan – 10 Feb
14 May
8-10 wk
7 Apr
9 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
Season too short
14 – 28 Jan
8 May
6-8 wk
11 Mar
19 Jun
0 wk
26 Feb
9 Jun
2 wk before