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Last spring frost (0°C) 27 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 70 days 27 May – 5 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)
8 – 22 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
16 Jul
0 wk
28 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
21 Jul
0 wk
28 May
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
11 Jul
0 wk
27 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
5 – 12 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Season too short
28 Apr – 5 May
23 May
4-5 wk
2 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
9 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
7 – 14 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
4 Mar – 1 Apr
8 Mar
8-12 wk
27 May
0 wk
27 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
18 May
23 May
1 wk before
18 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
29 Apr – 6 May
3-4 wk
27 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
1 – 8 May
9 Jun
3-4 wk
29 May
30 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
27 May
20 Jun
0 wk
27 May
10 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
11 Jul
0 wk
27 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
27 Apr
4-6 wk
24 May
25 May
0 wk
24 May
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
5 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
10 Jul
0 wk
28 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
5 – 12 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
29 Apr – 6 May
11 May
3-4 wk
27 May
1 Jun
0 wk
27 May
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
29 Apr – 6 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
27 May
15 Jul
0 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Apr
13 May
2-4 wk
11 May
27 May
2 wk before
11 May
17 May
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
18 May
23 May
1 wk before
18 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
29 Apr – 6 May
11 Jul
3-4 wk
27 May
1 Aug
0 wk
24 May
22 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
21 Jun – 5 Jul
4-6 wk
2 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
29 Apr – 13 May
2-4 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
29 Apr – 6 May
9 Jun
3-4 wk
27 May
30 Jun
0 wk
28 May
20 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
21 Apr – 5 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
18 Mar – 1 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
27 May
30 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
28 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
1 – 15 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
27 May
11 Jul
0 wk
28 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
4 Mar – 1 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
27 May
11 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
1 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
27 May
20 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
20 Mar – 3 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
29 May
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
18 Mar – 1 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
27 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
1 – 15 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
27 May
1 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
21 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
1 – 15 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
27 May
1 Jul
0 wk
28 May
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
18 Feb – 18 Mar
23 Mar
10-14 wk
27 May
1 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
5 – 12 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
27 May
11 Jul
0 wk
28 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
18 Mar – 1 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
7 Apr – 5 May
4-8 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
2 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
18 Mar – 1 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
26 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Greenhouse
18 Mar – 1 Apr
7 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
27 May
15 Jun
0 wk
28 May
5 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
28 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Greenhouse
4 Mar – 1 Apr
7 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
4 Mar – 1 Apr
8 Mar
8-12 wk
27 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
27 May
30 Jun
0 wk
28 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
4 Mar – 1 Apr
25 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
20 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
1 – 22 Apr
27 May
5-8 wk
27 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
1 – 15 Apr
19 May
6-8 wk
27 May
30 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
1 – 15 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
11 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
18 Mar – 1 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
27 May
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
4 Mar – 1 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Greenhouse
1 – 15 Apr
21 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
15 – 29 Apr
4-6 wk
27 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
3-5 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
15 – 29 Apr
4-6 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
17 Mar – 14 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
4 Mar – 1 Apr
5 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
31 May
0 wk
21 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
28 May
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
27 May
1 Jul
0 wk
11 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
15 – 29 Apr
23 May
4-6 wk
27 May
20 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
10 – 24 Mar
10-12 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Greenhouse
29 Apr – 6 May
31 May
3-4 wk
27 May
21 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
Fleece
4 Mar – 1 Apr
7 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
1 – 15 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
27 May
16 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
18 Mar – 1 Apr
26 Mar
8-10 wk
27 May
0 wk
21 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
24 Mar – 21 Apr
6-10 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
27 May
26 Jun
0 wk
28 May
16 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
18 Mar – 1 Apr
25 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
1 – 15 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
11 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after