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