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