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Severe frost tonight at 05:00. Frost temperatures between 01:00 – tomorrow 23:00. Bring in or cover sensitive plants
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Last 24h: Moderate frost recorded yesterday at 23:00. Inspect for frost damage
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Last spring frost (0°C) 23 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 91 days 23 Jun – 22 Sep
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Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Date Growing timeGrow. time Date Rel. frost Date Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
Season too short
10 – 24 May
5-7 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
14 Jun
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
29 May – 12 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jul
3 wk after
19 Jun
Vid frost
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
4 May – 1 Jun
8-12 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
5-7 wk
30 May
2 wk before
15 Jun
Vid frost
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
29 Jun – 6 Jul
3-4 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Season too short
22 – 29 Jun
4-5 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
8 – 15 Jul
3-4 wk
5 Aug
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
Vid frost
6 Jul
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
23 Jun
Sweetcorn
Zea mays
Season too short
27 Jun – 4 Jul
3-4 wk
25 Jul
5 wk after
Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
Greenhouse
31 May – 7 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
23 Jun
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
15 Jun
Vid frost
Cavolo nero
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
5-7 wk
30 May
2 wk before
15 Jun
Vid frost
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
9 – 23 May
4-6 wk
20 Jun
20 Jun
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
5-7 wk
30 May
2 wk before
19 Jun
Vid frost
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
29 Jun – 6 Jul
3-4 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
31 May – 7 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
23 Jun
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
29 May – 12 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jul
3 wk after
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
1 wk before
19 Jun
Vid frost
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
1 wk before
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
10 – 24 May
2-4 wk
7 Jun
2 wk before
7 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
14 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
11 – 18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
10 Jun
Vid frost
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
11 – 25 Jul
4-6 wk
22 Aug
7 wk after
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
6-8 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
French bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
22 Jun – 6 Jul
2-4 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
29 May – 12 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jul
3 wk after
Pea
Pisum sativum
11 – 18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
19 Jun
Vid frost
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Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Date Growing timeGrow. time Date Rel. frost Date Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Season too short
13 – 27 Jun
4-6 wk
25 Jul
5 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
14 – 28 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
Vid frost
18 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
19 Jun
Vid frost
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
4 – 18 Apr
6-8 wk
30 May
2 wk before
19 Jun
Vid frost
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
16 Mar – 13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
18 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
6 Jul
2 wk after
Sage
Salvia officinalis
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
8-10 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
1 – 15 May
8-10 wk
10 Jul
3 wk after
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
19 Jun
Vid frost
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Season too short
22 Mar – 19 Apr
10-14 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
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Annual flowers

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Date Growing timeGrow. time Date Rel. frost Date Rel. frost
Morning glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Season too short
6 – 13 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Aug
6 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
8 Jun
1 wk before
19 Jun
Vid frost
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
11 – 25 May
8-10 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jul
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
6-8 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
25 Jul
5 wk after
Dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
17 – 31 May
6-8 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after
Dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
4 May – 1 Jun
4-8 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
29 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jul
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
4 May – 1 Jun
8-12 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
6-8 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
22 Jun – 6 Jul
4-6 wk
3 Aug
6 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
8-10 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
19 Jun
Vid frost
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
6-8 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
25 Jul
5 wk after
Tall verbena
Verbena bonariensis
Season too short
5 Apr – 3 May
8-12 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
27 Apr – 25 May
8-12 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
4 May – 1 Jun
8-12 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
1 – 15 Jun
6-8 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
19 Jun
Vid frost
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
24 Mar – 21 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jul
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
8-10 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
13 Apr – 4 May
5-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
Stock
Matthiola incana
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jul
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
15 – 29 Jun
4-6 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
21 Mar – 4 Apr
8-10 wk
30 May
2 wk before
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
27 Apr – 25 May
8-12 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Season too short
3 – 17 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
8 – 22 Jun
4-6 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
22 Jun – 6 Jul
3-5 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
8 – 22 Jun
4-6 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
11 May – 8 Jun
8-12 wk
3 Aug
6 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
Vid frost
18 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jul
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
8 Jun
1 wk before
19 Jun
Vid frost
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
4 – 18 Apr
6-8 wk
30 May
2 wk before
15 Jun
Vid frost
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
23 May – 6 Jun
4-6 wk
4 Jul
1 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
4 – 18 May
10-12 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Season too short
22 – 29 Jun
3-4 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
29 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
6-8 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jul
2 wk after
Delphinium
Delphinium elatum
17 Apr – 15 May
8-12 wk
10 Jul
3 wk after
18 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
6-8 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Season too short
3 – 17 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
1 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Woodland sage
Salvia nemorosa
20 Apr – 4 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
18 May – 15 Jun
6-10 wk
27 Jul
5 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
19 Jun
Vid frost
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Season too short
11 – 25 May
8-10 wk
20 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jul
2 wk after
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