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Last spring frost (0°C) 2 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 98 days 2 Jun – 8 Sep
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)
14 – 28 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
11 – 18 May
28 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
11 – 18 May
4 Jun
4-5 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
13 – 20 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
10 Mar – 7 Apr
24 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
30 May
0 wk
30 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
5 – 12 May
18 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
7 – 14 May
1 Jul
3-4 wk
4 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
12 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
22 Apr – 6 May
9 May
4-6 wk
3 Jun
6 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
14 – 28 Apr
17 Jun
5-7 wk
2 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
11 – 18 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
7 – 14 May
3-4 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
5 – 12 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
29 Apr – 13 May
19 May
2-4 wk
27 May
2 Jun
1 wk before
27 May
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
30 May
0 wk
30 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
5 – 12 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
30 May
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
27 Jun – 11 Jul
4-6 wk
8 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
7 – 21 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
11 – 25 May
4 Jun
2-4 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
5 – 12 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 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
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
29 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
24 Mar – 7 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
3 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
7 – 21 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
10 Mar – 7 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
2 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
15 Jun
1 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
26 Mar – 9 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
4 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
24 Mar – 7 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
7 – 21 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
7 – 21 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
26 Feb – 26 Mar
28 Mar
10-14 wk
4 Jun
6 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
Greenhouse
11 – 18 May
5 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
22 Jul
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
18 Apr – 2 May
5 May
6-8 wk
13 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
13 Apr – 11 May
4 Jun
4-8 wk
8 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
8 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
11 Apr – 9 May
29 May
8-12 wk
4 Jul
24 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
4 – 18 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
26 Mar – 9 Apr
17 Apr
8-10 wk
4 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
2 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
22 Jul
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
12 Mar – 9 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
4 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
10 Mar – 7 Apr
18 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
16 Mar – 13 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
10 Mar – 7 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
6 – 20 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
7 – 28 Apr
28 May
5-8 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
7 – 21 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
7 – 21 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
14 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
24 Mar – 7 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
16 Mar – 13 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
9 – 23 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
29 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
4 – 18 May
5 Jun
3-5 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
27 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
27 Jun
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
23 Mar – 20 Apr
21 May
8-12 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
10 Mar – 7 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
17 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
21 Apr – 5 May
4 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Mar
26 Mar
10-12 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
11 – 18 May
11 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
15 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
20 Apr – 4 May
25 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
13 – 27 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
10 Mar – 7 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
9 – 23 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
24 Mar – 7 Apr
7 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
2 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 27 Apr
15 May
6-10 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
2 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
7 – 21 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
2 wk after