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Last spring frost (0°C) 25 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 93 days 25 May – 26 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)
6 – 20 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
16 Jul
0 wk
26 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
21 Jul
0 wk
26 May
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
6 – 20 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
11 Jul
0 wk
25 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Season too short
26 Apr – 3 May
20 May
4-5 wk
31 May
17 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jun
7 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
5 – 12 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
2 – 30 Mar
9 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
0 wk
25 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
16 May
24 May
1 wk before
16 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
27 Apr – 4 May
3-4 wk
25 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
29 Apr – 6 May
12 Jun
3-4 wk
27 May
3 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
23 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
25 May
17 Jun
0 wk
25 May
7 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
6 – 20 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
11 Jul
0 wk
25 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Greenhouse
10 – 24 Apr
28 Apr
4-6 wk
22 May
26 May
0 wk
22 May
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
6 – 20 Apr
2 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
7 Jul
0 wk
26 May
27 Jun
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 4 May
16 May
3-4 wk
25 May
6 Jun
0 wk
25 May
27 May
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
27 Apr – 4 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
25 May
12 Jul
0 wk
26 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
8 May
2-4 wk
19 May
22 May
1 wk before
19 May
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
16 May
24 May
1 wk before
16 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
27 Apr – 4 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
25 May
10 Aug
0 wk
22 May
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
19 Jun – 3 Jul
4-6 wk
31 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
2-4 wk
25 May
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
27 Apr – 4 May
6 Jun
3-4 wk
25 May
27 Jun
0 wk
26 May
17 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
19 Apr – 3 May
4-6 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
16 – 30 Mar
2 May
8-10 wk
25 May
27 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
26 May
3 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
30 Mar – 13 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
25 May
11 Jul
0 wk
26 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
2 – 30 Mar
16 May
8-12 wk
25 May
11 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
1 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
25 May
23 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
13 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
18 Mar – 1 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
27 May
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
16 – 30 Mar
6 May
8-10 wk
25 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
30 Mar – 13 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
25 May
1 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
21 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
30 Mar – 13 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
25 May
1 Jul
0 wk
26 May
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
16 Feb – 16 Mar
24 Mar
10-14 wk
25 May
2 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
3 – 10 May
3-4 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
25 May
11 Jul
0 wk
26 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
16 – 30 Mar
8-10 wk
25 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
4 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
26 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
8 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
5 Apr – 3 May
22 Apr
4-8 wk
31 May
1 wk after
31 May
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
16 – 30 Mar
8-10 wk
25 May
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
28 Mar
8-12 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Mar
16 Apr
8-10 wk
25 May
11 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
25 May
12 Jun
0 wk
26 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
26 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Greenhouse
2 – 30 Mar
16 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
11 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
2 – 30 Mar
17 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
5 – 19 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
25 May
27 Jun
0 wk
26 May
17 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
2 – 30 Mar
22 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
17 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
7 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
22 Mar – 5 Apr
8-10 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
30 Mar – 20 Apr
27 May
5-8 wk
25 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
30 Mar – 13 Apr
16 May
6-8 wk
25 May
27 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
30 Mar – 13 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
11 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
4-6 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
16 – 30 Mar
16 May
8-10 wk
25 May
11 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
2 – 30 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 13 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
11 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
4-6 wk
25 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
3-5 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
22 Apr
4-6 wk
25 May
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
15 Mar – 12 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
2 – 30 Mar
2 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
28 May
0 wk
19 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
30 Mar – 13 Apr
31 Mar
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
25 May
11 Jun
0 wk
26 May
1 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
25 May
1 Jul
0 wk
9 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
13 – 27 Apr
20 May
4-6 wk
25 May
17 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
7 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
8 – 22 Mar
10-12 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 4 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
25 May
22 Jun
0 wk
31 May
12 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
5 – 19 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
31 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jun
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
Fleece
2 – 30 Mar
16 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
11 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
25 May
16 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
16 – 30 Mar
23 Mar
8-10 wk
25 May
0 wk
19 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
22 Mar – 19 Apr
6-10 wk
31 May
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
25 May
26 Jun
0 wk
26 May
16 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Mar
22 Apr
8-10 wk
25 May
17 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
30 Mar – 13 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
11 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after