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