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Last spring frost (0°C) 10 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 109 days 10 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)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
11 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
21 Jul
0 wk
11 May
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
26 Feb – 26 Mar
8-12 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
11 Jul
0 wk
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
23 – 30 Apr
3-4 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
25 Apr – 2 May
13 May
4-5 wk
30 May
10 Jun
3 wk after
4 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
23 – 30 May
3-4 wk
20 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
15 Feb – 15 Mar
5 Mar
8-12 wk
10 May
0 wk
23 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
11 May
20 May
0 wk
11 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
16 – 23 Apr
3-4 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
18 – 25 Apr
9 Jun
3-4 wk
16 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
23 May
20 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
10 May
23 Jun
0 wk
10 May
13 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
11 Jul
0 wk
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
8 – 22 Apr
25 Apr
4-6 wk
20 May
23 May
1 wk after
20 May
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
13 Jul
0 wk
11 May
3 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
23 – 30 Apr
3-4 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
18 – 25 Apr
5 May
3-4 wk
16 May
26 May
1 wk after
23 May
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
12 – 19 Apr
27 Jun
3-4 wk
10 May
18 Jul
0 wk
11 May
8 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
8 May
2-4 wk
10 May
22 May
0 wk
10 May
12 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
11 May
20 May
0 wk
11 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
12 – 19 Apr
19 Jul
3-4 wk
10 May
9 Aug
0 wk
7 May
30 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
4 – 18 Jun
4-6 wk
16 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
19 Mar – 2 Apr
6-8 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
2-4 wk
14 May
1 wk after
23 May
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
12 – 19 Apr
12 Jun
3-4 wk
10 May
3 Jul
0 wk
11 May
23 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
9 – 23 Apr
4-6 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
1 – 15 Mar
8 May
8-10 wk
10 May
3 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
23 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
11 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
15 – 29 Mar
30 May
6-8 wk
10 May
11 Jul
0 wk
11 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
15 Feb – 15 Mar
16 May
8-12 wk
10 May
11 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
1 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
10 May
20 Jul
0 wk
23 May
10 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
7 – 21 Mar
1 May
8-10 wk
16 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
1 – 15 Mar
6 May
8-10 wk
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
15 – 29 Mar
20 May
6-8 wk
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
21 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
15 – 29 Mar
20 May
6-8 wk
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
11 May
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
7 Feb – 7 Mar
7 Mar
10-14 wk
16 May
16 May
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
Season too short
23 – 30 Apr
3-4 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
10 May
11 Jul
0 wk
11 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
5 – 19 Mar
13 Mar
8-10 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
15 – 29 Mar
6-8 wk
10 May
0 wk
20 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
19 Mar – 2 Apr
27 Mar
6-8 wk
14 May
1 wk after
11 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Mar
9 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
21 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
21 Mar – 18 Apr
23 Apr
4-8 wk
16 May
21 May
1 wk after
16 May
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
1 – 15 Mar
8-10 wk
10 May
0 wk
23 May
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
26 Feb – 26 Mar
22 Apr
8-12 wk
21 May
17 Jun
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
19 Mar – 2 Apr
6 Apr
6-8 wk
14 May
18 May
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
18 Apr – 2 May
4-6 wk
30 May
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
7 – 21 Mar
26 Mar
8-10 wk
16 May
21 May
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
10 May
18 Jun
0 wk
11 May
8 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
19 Mar – 2 Apr
6-8 wk
14 May
1 wk after
11 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
21 Feb – 21 Mar
26 Mar
8-12 wk
16 May
21 May
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
19 Feb – 19 Mar
16 Mar
8-12 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
26 Feb – 26 Mar
8-12 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
26 Mar – 9 Apr
6-8 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
10 May
3 Jul
0 wk
11 May
23 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
15 Feb – 15 Mar
28 Apr
8-12 wk
10 May
23 Jun
0 wk
20 May
13 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
12 – 26 Mar
23 Mar
8-10 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
15 Mar – 5 Apr
27 May
5-8 wk
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
15 – 29 Mar
22 May
6-8 wk
10 May
3 Jul
0 wk
23 May
23 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
15 – 29 Mar
30 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
11 Jun
0 wk
23 May
1 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
9 – 23 Apr
4-6 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
1 – 15 Mar
16 May
8-10 wk
10 May
11 Jul
0 wk
20 May
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
19 Feb – 19 Mar
13 Mar
8-12 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
21 Mar – 4 Apr
9 Apr
6-8 wk
16 May
21 May
1 wk after
22 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
4 Apr
4-6 wk
14 May
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
3-5 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
2 – 16 Apr
23 Apr
4-6 wk
14 May
21 May
1 wk after
23 May
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
7 Mar – 4 Apr
8-12 wk
30 May
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
15 Feb – 15 Mar
8 Apr
8-12 wk
10 May
3 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15 – 29 Mar
31 Mar
6-8 wk
10 May
12 May
0 wk
23 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
10 May
10 Jun
0 wk
11 May
31 May
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
15 – 29 Mar
20 May
6-8 wk
10 May
1 Jul
0 wk
24 Apr
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
29 Mar – 12 Apr
26 May
4-6 wk
10 May
23 Jun
0 wk
23 May
13 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
26 Feb – 12 Mar
10-12 wk
21 May
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
23 – 30 Apr
1 Jun
3-4 wk
21 May
22 Jun
2 wk after
23 May
12 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
4 – 18 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
30 May
15 Jun
3 wk after
22 Jun
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Mar
6 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
18 May
0 wk
23 May
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
15 – 29 Mar
6-8 wk
10 May
0 wk
23 May
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
15 Feb – 15 Mar
8 Apr
8-12 wk
10 May
3 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
19 Mar – 2 Apr
6 Apr
6-8 wk
14 May
18 May
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
21 Mar – 4 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
16 May
5 Jun
1 wk after
22 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
1 – 15 Mar
29 Mar
8-10 wk
10 May
24 May
0 wk
4 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
12 Mar – 9 Apr
6-10 wk
21 May
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
10 May
2 Jul
0 wk
11 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
12 – 26 Mar
15 Apr
8-10 wk
21 May
10 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
15 – 29 Mar
30 Apr
6-8 wk
10 May
11 Jun
0 wk
23 May
1 Jun
2 wk after