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Last spring frost (0°C) 17 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 88 days 17 Jun – 13 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)
29 Apr – 13 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
26 May – 2 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
26 May – 2 Jun
3 Jun
4-5 wk
30 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
12 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
28 Jun – 5 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
18 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
22 – 29 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
19 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
16 – 30 May
19 May
4-6 wk
27 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
17 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
26 May – 2 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
22 – 29 May
29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
20 – 27 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
17 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
20 May – 3 Jun
24 May
2-4 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
18 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
20 – 27 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
17 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
14 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
12 – 26 Jul
4-6 wk
23 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
20 May – 3 Jun
2-4 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
20 – 27 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
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
Season too short
12 – 26 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
8 – 22 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
18 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
22 Apr – 6 May
30 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
25 Mar – 22 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
17 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
30 Jun
31 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
10 – 24 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
19 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
8 – 22 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
22 Apr – 6 May
20 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
22 Apr – 6 May
20 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
13 Mar – 10 Apr
2 Apr
10-14 wk
19 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
26 May – 2 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
8 – 22 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
22 Apr – 6 May
26 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 26 May
10 May
4-8 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
23 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
8 – 22 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
7 Apr – 5 May
10 May
8-12 wk
30 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
22 Apr – 6 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
10 – 24 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
19 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
17 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
27 Mar – 24 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
25 Mar – 22 Apr
6 May
8-12 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
14 – 28 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
22 Apr – 13 May
27 May
5-8 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
22 Apr – 6 May
30 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
22 Apr – 6 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
12 – 26 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
8 – 22 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
24 Apr – 8 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
19 Jun
0 wk
30 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
6 – 20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
19 May – 2 Jun
3-5 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
6 – 20 May
10 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
7 Apr – 5 May
14 Apr
8-12 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
25 Mar – 22 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
17 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
20 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
6 – 20 May
3 Jun
4-6 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
10-12 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
2 – 9 Jun
10 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
12 Jul
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
5 – 19 May
30 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
30 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
22 Apr – 6 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
25 Mar – 22 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
22 Apr – 6 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
24 Apr – 8 May
20 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
30 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
8 – 22 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
14 Apr – 12 May
6-10 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
17 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
23 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
22 Apr – 6 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after