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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)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
20 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
15 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
2 Jul
4-6 wk
6 May
30 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
20 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
6 Jun
4 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
23 Apr
10 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
19 – 26 May
5 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
26 Jun
6 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
12 – 19 May
29 May
4-5 wk
16 Jun
26 Jun
6 wk after
16 Jun
16 Jun
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Greenhouse
29 May – 5 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
11 Feb – 11 Mar
3 Apr
8-12 wk
6 May
29 May
0 wk
19 May
19 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
30 Apr
18 Jun
1 wk before
30 Apr
8 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
5 – 12 May
26 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
16 Jun
4 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
8 – 15 Apr
9 Jul
3-4 wk
6 May
30 Jul
0 wk
19 May
20 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
23 Apr
30 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
23 Apr
10 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
30 Mar – 13 Apr
5 Jun
4-6 wk
11 May
3 Jul
1 wk after
11 May
23 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
25 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
30 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
20 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
19 – 26 May
17 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
8 Jul
6 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
8 – 15 Apr
13 Jun
3-4 wk
6 May
4 Jul
0 wk
19 May
24 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
8 – 15 Apr
14 Jul
3-4 wk
6 May
4 Aug
0 wk
30 Apr
25 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
26 Mar – 9 Apr
6 Jun
2-4 wk
23 Apr
20 Jun
2 wk before
23 Apr
10 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
30 Apr
18 Jun
1 wk before
30 Apr
8 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
8 – 15 Apr
29 Jul
3-4 wk
6 May
19 Aug
0 wk
16 Apr
9 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
7 – 21 Jun
4-6 wk
19 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
7 – 21 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
16 Jun
4 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
5 – 19 May
19 Jun
2-4 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
4 wk after
16 Jun
23 Jun
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
8 – 15 Apr
29 Jun
3-4 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
5 – 19 May
26 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
23 Jun
6 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
25 Feb – 11 Mar
25 May
8-10 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
10 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
30 Apr
30 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
11 – 25 Mar
8 Jun
6-8 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
11 Feb – 11 Mar
25 May
8-12 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
10 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
6 May
19 Aug
0 wk
19 May
9 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
25 Feb – 11 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
6 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
25 Feb – 11 Mar
15 May
8-10 wk
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
11 – 25 Mar
29 May
6-8 wk
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
30 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
11 – 25 Mar
29 May
6-8 wk
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
30 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
28 Jan – 25 Feb
8 Apr
10-14 wk
6 May
17 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
19 – 26 May
2 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
23 Jun
6 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
24 Mar – 7 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
11 – 25 Mar
6-8 wk
6 May
0 wk
11 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
7 – 21 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
19 Jul
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
2 – 16 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
28 May
5 Jul
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
6 Apr – 4 May
7 Jun
4-8 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
4 wk after
1 Jun
25 Jun
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
25 Feb – 11 Mar
8-10 wk
6 May
0 wk
19 May
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
24 Mar – 21 Apr
23 Jun
8-12 wk
16 Jun
18 Aug
6 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
7 – 21 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Greenhouse
21 Apr – 5 May
6 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
25 Feb – 11 Mar
25 Apr
8-10 wk
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
6 May
5 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
25 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
7 – 21 Apr
11 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
22 Jun
4 wk after
19 Jul
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
11 Feb – 11 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
10 Mar – 7 Apr
26 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
4 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
24 Mar – 21 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
6 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
21 Apr – 5 May
2 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
6 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
11 Feb – 11 Mar
15 May
8-12 wk
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
11 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
7 – 21 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
12 Jul
6 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
11 Mar – 1 Apr
5 Jun
5-8 wk
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
11 – 25 Mar
8 Jun
6-8 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
19 May
10 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
11 – 25 Mar
9 May
6-8 wk
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
19 May
10 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
5 – 19 May
11 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
6 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
25 Feb – 11 Mar
25 May
8-10 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
11 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
10 Mar – 7 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
11 – 25 Mar
9 May
6-8 wk
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
21 Apr – 5 May
5 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
12 – 26 May
2 Jun
3-5 wk
16 Jun
23 Jun
6 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
21 Apr – 5 May
7 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
5 Jul
4 wk after
16 Jun
25 Jun
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
11 Apr – 9 May
18 May
8-12 wk
4 Jul
13 Jul
8 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
11 Feb – 11 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
10 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
11 – 25 Mar
9 Apr
6-8 wk
6 May
21 May
0 wk
19 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
30 Apr
10 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
11 – 25 Mar
29 May
6-8 wk
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
21 Mar
30 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
25 Mar – 8 Apr
12 Jun
4-6 wk
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
19 May
30 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
24 Mar – 7 Apr
25 Mar
10-12 wk
16 Jun
6 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
5 – 12 May
16 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
7 Jul
4 wk after
1 Jun
27 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
7 – 21 Apr
5 Jun
6-8 wk
2 Jun
17 Jul
4 wk after
16 Jun
7 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
29 Mar – 12 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
24 May
12 Jul
3 wk after
16 Jun
2 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
11 – 25 Mar
6-8 wk
6 May
0 wk
19 May
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
11 Feb – 11 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
10 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
7 – 21 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
11 – 25 Mar
26 May
6-8 wk
6 May
7 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
27 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
25 Feb – 11 Mar
15 Apr
8-10 wk
6 May
10 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
7 Apr – 5 May
12 May
6-10 wk
16 Jun
23 Jun
6 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
24 Mar – 7 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
26 Jun
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
11 – 25 Mar
9 May
6-8 wk
6 May
20 Jun
0 wk
19 May
10 Jun
2 wk after