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Last spring frost (0°C) 7 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 111 days 7 Jun – 26 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)
19 Apr – 3 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
23 – 30 May
2 Jun
4-5 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
2 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
20 – 27 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
15 Mar – 12 Apr
26 Mar
8-12 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
8 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
14 – 21 May
3-4 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
16 – 23 May
29 Jun
3-4 wk
13 Jun
20 Jul
1 wk after
20 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
21 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
15 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
16 – 23 May
29 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
10 – 17 May
4 Jul
3-4 wk
7 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
18 May
2-4 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
8 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
10 – 17 May
19 Jul
3-4 wk
7 Jun
9 Aug
0 wk
4 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
2 – 16 Jul
4-6 wk
13 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
14 – 28 May
20 May
2-4 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
10 – 17 May
19 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
30 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
Greenhouse
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
29 Mar – 12 Apr
15 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
8 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
12 – 26 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
15 Mar – 12 Apr
15 May
8-12 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
7 Jun
9 Aug
0 wk
20 Jun
30 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
4 – 18 Apr
30 Apr
8-10 wk
13 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
29 Mar – 12 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
12 – 26 Apr
19 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
12 – 26 Apr
19 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
7 Mar – 4 Apr
1 Apr
10-14 wk
13 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
Greenhouse
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
9 – 23 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
27 Jul
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
18 Apr – 2 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
18 Apr – 16 May
23 May
4-8 wk
13 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
13 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
4 Apr – 2 May
14 May
8-12 wk
27 Jun
9 Jul
3 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
23 Apr – 7 May
25 Apr
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
16 – 30 May
4-6 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
4 – 18 Apr
15 Apr
8-10 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
7 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Apr
23 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
9 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
21 Mar – 18 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
15 Mar – 12 Apr
5 May
8-12 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
9 – 23 Apr
29 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
12 Apr – 3 May
26 May
5-8 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
12 – 26 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
20 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
12 – 26 Apr
29 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
29 Mar – 12 Apr
15 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
26 Mar – 23 Apr
1 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
18 Apr – 2 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
14 – 28 May
3-5 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
7 – 21 May
13 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
2 Jul
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
4 Apr – 2 May
18 Apr
8-12 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
15 Mar – 12 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
7 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
19 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
22 May
20 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
26 Apr – 10 May
2 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
26 Mar – 9 Apr
10-12 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
30 May – 6 Jun
9 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
2 Jul
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
2 – 16 May
29 May
6-8 wk
27 Jun
10 Jul
3 wk after
20 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
20 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
15 Mar – 12 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
23 Apr – 7 May
25 Apr
6-8 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
18 Apr – 2 May
19 May
6-8 wk
13 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
29 Mar – 12 Apr
5 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
9 Apr – 7 May
12 Apr
6-10 wk
18 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
7 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
18 Apr – 2 May
5 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
12 – 26 Apr
29 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after