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Last spring frost (0°C) 7 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 81 days 7 Jun – 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)
19 Apr – 3 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
21 Mar – 18 Apr
8-12 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
16 – 23 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Season too short
9 – 16 May
25 May
4-5 wk
13 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
20 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
18 – 25 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
15 Mar – 12 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
29 May
1 wk before
29 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
10 – 17 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
12 – 19 May
17 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
20 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
7 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
5 May
4-6 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
19 Apr – 3 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
7 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
16 – 23 May
26 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
10 – 17 May
17 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
10 – 17 May
26 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
24 Apr – 8 May
16 May
2-4 wk
22 May
30 May
2 wk before
22 May
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
29 May
1 wk before
29 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
10 – 17 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
7 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
4 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
2 – 16 Jul
4-6 wk
13 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
10 – 24 May
28 May
2-4 wk
7 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
10 – 17 May
11 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
22 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
2 – 16 May
4 May
4-6 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
29 Mar – 12 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
8 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
12 – 26 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
15 Mar – 12 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
7 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
20 Jun
18 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
31 Mar – 14 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
12 – 26 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
12 – 26 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
1 – 29 Mar
23 Mar
10-14 wk
7 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
16 – 23 May
3-4 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
29 Mar – 12 Apr
20 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
18 Apr – 16 May
19 May
4-8 wk
13 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
13 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
28 Mar – 25 Apr
22 May
8-12 wk
20 Jun
17 Jul
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
14 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
9 – 23 May
4-6 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
29 Mar – 12 Apr
7 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
7 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
15 Mar – 12 Apr
7 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
15 Mar – 12 Apr
17 Mar
8-12 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
21 Mar – 18 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
18 Apr – 2 May
6-8 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
7 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
15 Mar – 12 Apr
27 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
4 – 18 Apr
30 Apr
8-10 wk
13 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
12 Apr – 3 May
27 May
5-8 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
12 – 26 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
20 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
12 – 26 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
2 – 16 May
4-6 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
29 Mar – 12 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
15 Mar – 12 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
12 – 26 Apr
21 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 10 May
21 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
9 – 23 May
11 May
3-5 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 10 May
19 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
28 Mar – 25 Apr
26 Apr
8-12 wk
20 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
15 Mar – 12 Apr
7 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Fleece
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
7 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
22 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
26 Apr – 10 May
25 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
21 Mar – 4 Apr
10-12 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Greenhouse
10 – 17 May
6 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
18 Apr – 2 May
20 May
6-8 wk
13 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
2 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
12 – 26 Apr
28 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
12 – 26 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
15 Mar – 12 Apr
7 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
12 – 26 Apr
14 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
12 – 26 Apr
10 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
Fleece
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
4 Apr – 2 May
20 Apr
6-10 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
29 Mar – 12 Apr
27 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
12 – 26 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
2 wk after