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Last spring frost (0°C) 11 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 84 days 11 Jun – 3 Sep
Note: This location has a shorter growing season. Plants marked with Fleece, Greenhouse or Season too short need extra protection or are difficult to grow here.

Vegetables

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