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Last spring frost (0°C) 23 May Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 139 days 23 May – 9 Oct
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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)
4 – 18 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
13 Jul
0 wk
24 May
3 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
20 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
18 Jul
0 wk
24 May
8 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
6 Mar – 3 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
4 – 18 Apr
3 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
1 – 8 May
9 Jun
3-4 wk
29 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
20 – 27 May
31 May
4-5 wk
24 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
5 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
3 – 10 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
28 Feb – 28 Mar
20 Mar
8-12 wk
23 May
0 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
24 May
28 May
0 wk
24 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
25 Apr – 2 May
30 May
3-4 wk
23 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
27 Apr – 4 May
27 Jun
3-4 wk
25 May
18 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
23 May
18 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
4 – 18 Apr
3 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
21 Apr – 5 May
11 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
2 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
4 – 18 Apr
13 Jun
5-7 wk
23 May
18 Jul
0 wk
24 May
8 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
8 – 15 May
14 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
27 Apr – 4 May
12 May
3-4 wk
25 May
2 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
15 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
25 Apr – 2 May
2 Jul
3-4 wk
23 May
23 Jul
0 wk
24 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
15 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
17 May
2-4 wk
23 May
31 May
0 wk
23 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
24 May
28 May
0 wk
24 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
25 Apr – 2 May
17 Jul
3-4 wk
23 May
7 Aug
0 wk
20 May
28 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
17 Jun – 1 Jul
4-6 wk
29 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
23 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
1 – 15 May
16 Jun
2-4 wk
29 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
17 Jun
20 Jun
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
11 – 25 Apr
15 Jun
4-6 wk
23 May
13 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
25 Apr – 2 May
17 Jun
3-4 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
24 May
28 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
Fleece
24 Apr – 8 May
23 May
4-6 wk
5 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
14 – 28 Mar
13 May
8-10 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
28 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
24 May
18 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
28 Mar – 11 Apr
27 May
6-8 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
24 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
28 Feb – 28 Mar
13 May
8-12 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
28 Jun
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
23 May
7 Aug
0 wk
5 Jun
28 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
16 – 30 Mar
28 Apr
8-10 wk
25 May
23 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
14 – 28 Mar
3 May
8-10 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
28 Mar – 11 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
28 Mar – 11 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
24 May
18 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
16 Feb – 16 Mar
30 Mar
10-14 wk
25 May
8 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
8 – 15 May
30 May
3-4 wk
5 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
24 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
27 Mar – 10 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
5 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
10 – 24 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
29 Jul
10 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
8 – 22 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
10 Apr – 8 May
31 May
4-8 wk
5 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
5 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
14 – 28 Mar
8-10 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
1 – 29 Apr
10 Jun
8-12 wk
24 Jun
5 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
10 – 24 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
24 Apr – 8 May
4-6 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
16 – 30 Mar
13 Apr
8-10 wk
25 May
8 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
23 May
23 Jun
0 wk
24 May
13 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
3 – 17 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
29 May
18 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jul
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
2 – 30 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
8 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
6 Mar – 3 Apr
14 Mar
8-12 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
6 Mar – 3 Apr
29 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
29 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
24 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
28 Feb – 28 Mar
3 May
8-12 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
27 Mar – 10 Apr
13 May
8-10 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
28 Mar – 18 Apr
24 May
5-8 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
28 Mar – 11 Apr
27 May
6-8 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
28 Mar – 11 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
8 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
22 May
4-6 wk
29 May
19 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
14 – 28 Mar
13 May
8-10 wk
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
2 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
13 Mar – 10 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
5 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
8 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
24 Apr – 8 May
23 May
4-6 wk
5 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
1 – 15 May
30 May
3-5 wk
5 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
24 Apr – 8 May
27 May
4-6 wk
5 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
5 Jul
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
1 – 29 Apr
15 May
8-12 wk
24 Jun
10 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
28 Feb – 28 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
23 May
8 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
28 Mar – 11 Apr
28 Mar
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
23 May
8 Jun
0 wk
24 May
29 May
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
28 Mar – 11 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
7 May
18 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
11 – 25 Apr
31 May
4-6 wk
23 May
28 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
18 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
6 – 20 Mar
30 Mar
10-12 wk
29 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
8 – 15 May
7 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
17 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
10 – 24 Apr
27 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
5 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
3 – 17 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
29 May
28 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
28 Feb – 28 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
23 May
8 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
10 – 24 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
30 Mar – 13 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
25 May
28 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
14 – 28 Mar
3 Apr
8-10 wk
23 May
29 May
0 wk
17 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
27 Mar – 24 Apr
9 May
6-10 wk
5 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
23 May
8 Jul
0 wk
24 May
28 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
27 Mar – 10 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
5 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
28 Mar – 11 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
23 May
8 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after