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Last spring frost (0°C) 17 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 102 days 17 May – 27 Aug
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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)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
17 May
20 Jul
0 wk
21 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
17 May
25 Jul
0 wk
21 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
28 Feb – 28 Mar
8-12 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
17 May
15 Jul
0 wk
17 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
25 Apr – 2 May
3-4 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
25 Apr – 2 May
19 May
4-5 wk
30 May
16 Jun
2 wk after
21 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
28 May – 4 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
22 Feb – 22 Mar
12 Mar
8-12 wk
17 May
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
21 May
27 May
1 wk after
21 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
19 – 26 Apr
3-4 wk
17 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
21 – 28 Apr
15 Jun
3-4 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
17 May
23 Jun
0 wk
17 May
13 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
17 May
15 Jul
0 wk
17 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
21 Apr – 5 May
13 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
2 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
17 May
13 Jul
0 wk
21 May
3 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
25 Apr – 2 May
3-4 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
21 – 28 Apr
18 May
3-4 wk
19 May
8 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
17 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
19 – 26 Apr
27 Jun
3-4 wk
17 May
18 Jul
0 wk
21 May
8 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
17 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
17 May
2-4 wk
17 May
31 May
0 wk
17 May
21 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
21 May
27 May
1 wk after
21 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
19 – 26 Apr
24 Jul
3-4 wk
17 May
14 Aug
0 wk
13 May
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
18 Jun – 2 Jul
4-6 wk
30 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
22 Mar – 5 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
2-4 wk
17 May
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
17 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
19 – 26 Apr
12 Jun
3-4 wk
17 May
3 Jul
0 wk
21 May
23 Jun
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
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
4-6 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
8 – 22 Mar
8 May
8-10 wk
17 May
3 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
23 Jun
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
21 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
22 Mar – 5 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
17 May
15 Jul
0 wk
21 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
22 Feb – 22 Mar
20 May
8-12 wk
17 May
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
17 May
26 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
10 – 24 Mar
5 May
8-10 wk
19 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
8 – 22 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
17 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
22 Mar – 5 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
17 May
5 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
25 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
22 Mar – 5 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
17 May
5 Jul
0 wk
21 May
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
10 Feb – 10 Mar
13 Mar
10-14 wk
19 May
22 May
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
25 Apr – 2 May
3-4 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
17 May
15 Jul
0 wk
21 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
8 – 22 Mar
11 Mar
8-10 wk
17 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
22 Mar – 5 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
22 Mar – 5 Apr
25 Mar
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
27 Jun
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 5 Apr
9 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
21 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
1 – 29 Apr
23 Apr
4-8 wk
27 May
1 wk after
27 May
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
8 – 22 Mar
8-10 wk
17 May
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
28 Feb – 28 Mar
5 Apr
8-12 wk
23 May
31 May
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 5 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
18 Apr – 2 May
4-6 wk
30 May
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
10 – 24 Mar
1 Apr
8-10 wk
19 May
27 May
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
17 May
18 Jun
0 wk
21 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
22 Mar – 5 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
27 Jun
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
24 Feb – 24 Mar
1 Apr
8-12 wk
19 May
27 May
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
22 Feb – 22 Mar
21 Mar
8-12 wk
17 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
28 Feb – 28 Mar
8-12 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
17 May
3 Jul
0 wk
21 May
23 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
22 Feb – 22 Mar
28 Apr
8-12 wk
17 May
23 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
14 – 28 Mar
21 Mar
8-10 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
22 Mar – 12 Apr
31 May
5-8 wk
17 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
22 Mar – 5 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
17 May
3 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
23 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
22 Mar – 5 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
17 May
15 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
4-6 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
8 – 22 Mar
20 May
8-10 wk
17 May
15 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
22 Feb – 22 Mar
11 Mar
8-12 wk
17 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
24 Mar – 7 Apr
15 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
27 May
0 wk
5 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
4-6 wk
17 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
18 Apr – 2 May
3-5 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
5 – 19 Apr
23 Apr
4-6 wk
17 May
21 May
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
7 Mar – 4 Apr
8-12 wk
30 May
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
22 Feb – 22 Mar
8 Apr
8-12 wk
17 May
3 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
22 Mar – 5 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
17 May
15 Jun
0 wk
21 May
5 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
22 Mar – 5 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
17 May
5 Jul
0 wk
29 Apr
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
5 – 19 Apr
26 May
4-6 wk
17 May
23 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
13 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
28 Feb – 14 Mar
10-12 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
2 – 9 May
21 May
3-4 wk
30 May
11 Jun
2 wk after
21 Jun
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
4 – 18 Apr
10 May
6-8 wk
30 May
21 Jun
2 wk after
5 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 5 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
22 Mar – 5 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
22 Feb – 22 Mar
8 Apr
8-12 wk
17 May
3 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 5 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
17 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
24 Mar – 7 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
11 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
8 – 22 Mar
29 Mar
8-10 wk
17 May
24 May
0 wk
21 Jun
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
14 Mar – 11 Apr
6-10 wk
23 May
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
17 May
26 Jun
0 wk
21 May
16 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
14 – 28 Mar
21 Apr
8-10 wk
23 May
16 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
22 Mar – 5 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
17 May
15 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
3 wk after