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Last spring frost (0°C) 6 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 106 days 6 Jun – 20 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)
18 Apr – 2 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
5 – 12 Jun
4-5 wk
10 Jul
5 wk after
19 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
19 – 26 Jun
3-4 wk
17 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
14 Mar – 11 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
7 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
13 – 20 May
3-4 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
15 – 22 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
21 Jul
1 wk after
19 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
5 – 19 May
20 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
20 – 27 May
21 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
15 – 22 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
9 – 16 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
6 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
9 – 23 May
26 May
2-4 wk
6 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
7 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
9 – 16 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
6 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
3 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
1 – 15 Jul
4-6 wk
12 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
15 – 29 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
13 – 27 May
23 May
2-4 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
9 – 16 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 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
Greenhouse
6 – 20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
28 Mar – 11 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
1 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
7 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
11 – 25 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
14 Mar – 11 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
1 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
6 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
19 Jun
31 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
3 – 17 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
6 Mar – 3 Apr
1 Apr
10-14 wk
12 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
Greenhouse
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
1 – 15 Apr
11 Apr
8-10 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Apr
25 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
24 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 15 May
17 May
4-8 wk
12 Jun
14 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
28 Mar – 11 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
17 Apr – 15 May
3 May
8-12 wk
10 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
22 Apr – 6 May
22 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
15 – 29 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
3 – 17 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
6 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Apr
15 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
20 Mar – 17 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
25 Mar – 22 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
14 Mar – 11 Apr
6 May
8-12 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
8 – 22 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
11 Apr – 2 May
27 May
5-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
11 – 25 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
11 – 25 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
6 – 20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
28 Mar – 11 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
18 Mar – 15 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
17 Apr – 1 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
6 – 20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
13 – 27 May
3-5 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
6 – 20 May
8 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
1 Jul
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
3 Apr – 1 May
21 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
14 Mar – 11 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
21 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
25 Apr – 9 May
3 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
25 Mar – 8 Apr
10-12 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
29 May – 5 Jun
9 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
1 Jul
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
1 – 15 May
29 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
3 wk after
19 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
15 – 29 Apr
22 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
1 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
14 Mar – 11 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
22 Apr – 6 May
22 Apr
6-8 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
17 Apr – 1 May
19 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
8 Apr – 6 May
15 Apr
6-10 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
17 Apr – 1 May
4 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
29 Jun
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
11 – 25 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after