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Last spring frost (0°C) 5 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 85 days 5 Jun – 29 Aug
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)
17 Apr – 1 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
24 Mar – 21 Apr
30 Mar
8-12 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
17 Apr – 1 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
28 May – 4 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
3 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
21 – 28 May
21 May
4-5 wk
25 Jun
3 wk after
30 Jun
4 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)
Greenhouse
13 Mar – 10 Apr
28 Mar
8-12 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
6 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
14 – 21 May
17 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk after
18 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
5 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
17 Apr – 1 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
4 – 18 May
17 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
17 Apr – 1 May
17 Jun
5-7 wk
5 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
11 – 18 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
14 – 21 May
20 May
3-4 wk
11 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
8 – 15 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
5 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
8 – 22 May
23 May
2-4 wk
5 Jun
6 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
6 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
8 – 15 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
5 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
2 Jun
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
30 Jun – 14 Jul
4-6 wk
11 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
23 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
28 May – 11 Jun
31 May
2-4 wk
25 Jun
3 wk after
18 Jul
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
8 – 15 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk

Herbs

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