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Last spring frost (0°C) 10 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 125 days 10 May – 12 Sep
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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)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
19 Jul
0 wk
14 May
9 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
24 Jul
0 wk
14 May
14 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
25 Feb – 25 Mar
8-12 wk
20 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
9 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
14 Jul
0 wk
10 May
4 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
22 – 29 Apr
3-4 wk
20 May
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
11 – 18 May
18 May
4-5 wk
15 Jun
15 Jun
5 wk after
28 Jun
7 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
23 – 30 May
3-4 wk
20 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
15 Feb – 15 Mar
15 Mar
8-12 wk
10 May
10 May
0 wk
31 May
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
14 May
30 May
1 wk after
14 May
20 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
14 – 21 Apr
3-4 wk
12 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
17 – 24 Apr
16 Jun
3-4 wk
15 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
31 May
27 Jun
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
10 May
30 Jun
0 wk
10 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
9 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
14 Jul
0 wk
10 May
4 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
14 – 28 Apr
17 May
4-6 wk
26 May
14 Jun
2 wk after
26 May
4 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
10 May
20 Jul
0 wk
14 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
22 – 29 Apr
3-4 wk
20 May
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
17 – 24 Apr
25 May
3-4 wk
15 May
15 Jun
1 wk after
31 May
5 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
21 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
19 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
12 – 19 Apr
4 Jul
3-4 wk
10 May
25 Jul
0 wk
14 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
21 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
19 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
24 May
2-4 wk
10 May
7 Jun
0 wk
10 May
28 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
14 May
30 May
1 wk after
14 May
20 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
12 – 19 Apr
23 Jul
3-4 wk
10 May
13 Aug
0 wk
6 May
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
11 – 25 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
17 – 31 Mar
6-8 wk
12 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
2-4 wk
12 May
0 wk
31 May
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Mar – 12 Apr
21 Jun
4-6 wk
10 May
19 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
12 – 19 Apr
19 Jun
3-4 wk
10 May
10 Jul
0 wk
14 May
30 Jun
1 wk after

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
8 – 22 Apr
4-6 wk
20 May
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
1 – 15 Mar
15 May
8-10 wk
10 May
10 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
30 Jun
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
14 May
7 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
15 – 29 Mar
2 Jun
6-8 wk
10 May
14 Jul
0 wk
14 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
15 Feb – 15 Mar
19 May
8-12 wk
10 May
14 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
10 May
27 Jul
0 wk
31 May
17 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
6 – 20 Mar
4 May
8-10 wk
15 May
29 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
1 – 15 Mar
9 May
8-10 wk
10 May
4 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
15 – 29 Mar
23 May
6-8 wk
10 May
4 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
24 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
15 – 29 Mar
23 May
6-8 wk
10 May
4 Jul
0 wk
14 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
6 Feb – 6 Mar
18 Mar
10-14 wk
15 May
27 May
1 wk after

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