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Last spring frost (0°C) 2 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 134 days 2 May – 13 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)
14 – 28 Mar
19 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
24 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
14 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
1 Jul
4-6 wk
2 May
29 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
19 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
20 Feb – 20 Mar
8-12 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Mar
14 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
19 Apr
9 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
17 – 24 Apr
3-4 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
3 – 10 May
20 May
4-5 wk
7 Jun
17 Jun
5 wk after
12 Jun
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
7 Feb – 7 Mar
1 Apr
8-12 wk
2 May
27 May
0 wk
15 May
17 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
26 Apr
16 Jun
1 wk before
26 Apr
6 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
4 – 11 Apr
3-4 wk
2 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
11 – 18 Apr
27 Jun
3-4 wk
9 May
18 Jul
1 wk after
15 May
8 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
19 Apr
29 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
14 – 28 Mar
14 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
19 Apr
9 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
26 Mar – 9 Apr
29 May
4-6 wk
7 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
7 May
16 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
14 – 28 Mar
24 Jun
5-7 wk
2 May
29 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
19 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
17 – 24 Apr
2 May
3-4 wk
15 May
23 May
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
11 – 18 Apr
8 Jun
3-4 wk
9 May
29 Jun
1 wk after
15 May
19 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
24 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
4 – 11 Apr
13 Jul
3-4 wk
2 May
3 Aug
0 wk
26 Apr
24 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
24 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
22 Mar – 5 Apr
3 Jun
2-4 wk
19 Apr
17 Jun
2 wk before
19 Apr
7 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
26 Apr
16 Jun
1 wk before
26 Apr
6 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
4 – 11 Apr
28 Jul
3-4 wk
2 May
18 Aug
0 wk
12 Apr
8 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
3 – 17 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
7 – 21 Mar
6-8 wk
2 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
4 – 18 Apr
4 May
2-4 wk
2 May
18 May
0 wk
15 May
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
21 Mar – 4 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
24 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
4 – 11 Apr
28 Jun
3-4 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
9 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
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
10 Apr
4-6 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
21 Feb – 7 Mar
24 May
8-10 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
28 May
9 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
26 Apr
18 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
7 – 21 Mar
7 Jun
6-8 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
9 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
7 Feb – 7 Mar
24 May
8-12 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
28 May
9 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
2 May
7 Aug
0 wk
15 May
28 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
28 Feb – 14 Mar
9 May
8-10 wk
9 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
21 Feb – 7 Mar
14 May
8-10 wk
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
7 – 21 Mar
28 May
6-8 wk
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
28 May
29 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
7 – 21 Mar
28 May
6-8 wk
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
29 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
31 Jan – 28 Feb
25 Mar
10-14 wk
9 May
3 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
17 – 24 Apr
17 Apr
3-4 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
9 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
6 – 20 Mar
24 Mar
8-10 wk
15 May
19 May
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
7 – 21 Mar
6-8 wk
2 May
0 wk
7 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
20 Mar – 3 Apr
7 Apr
6-8 wk
15 May
19 May
2 wk after
17 Jun
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
14 – 28 Mar
9 Apr
6-8 wk
9 May
21 May
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
2 – 30 Apr
4-8 wk
28 May
4 wk after
28 May
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
21 Feb – 7 Mar
8-10 wk
2 May
0 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
1 – 29 Mar
28 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
23 Jun
3 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
20 Mar – 3 Apr
17 Apr
6-8 wk
15 May
29 May
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
4-6 wk
24 May
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
28 Feb – 14 Mar
13 Apr
8-10 wk
9 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
2 May
4 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
24 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
20 Mar – 3 Apr
28 Mar
6-8 wk
15 May
2 wk after
17 Jun
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
14 Feb – 14 Mar
13 Apr
8-12 wk
9 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
20 Feb – 20 Mar
25 Mar
8-12 wk
15 May
20 May
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
20 Feb – 20 Mar
3 Mar
8-12 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 3 Apr
6-8 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
9 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
7 Feb – 7 Mar
14 May
8-12 wk
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
7 May
29 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
15 – 29 Mar
3 Apr
8-10 wk
24 May
29 May
3 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
7 – 28 Mar
4 Jun
5-8 wk
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
7 – 21 Mar
7 Jun
6-8 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
15 May
9 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
7 – 21 Mar
8 May
6-8 wk
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
15 May
9 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
3 – 17 Apr
4-6 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
21 Feb – 7 Mar
24 May
8-10 wk
2 May
19 Jul
0 wk
7 May
9 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
20 Feb – 20 Mar
24 Mar
8-12 wk
15 May
19 May
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
14 – 28 Mar
27 Apr
6-8 wk
9 May
8 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
3 – 17 Apr
10 Apr
4-6 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
10 – 24 Apr
17 Apr
3-5 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
3 – 17 Apr
23 Apr
4-6 wk
15 May
21 May
2 wk after
28 May
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
1 – 29 Mar
2 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
28 May
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
7 Feb – 7 Mar
24 Apr
8-12 wk
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
28 May
9 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
7 – 21 Mar
8 Apr
6-8 wk
2 May
20 May
0 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
26 Apr
9 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
7 – 21 Mar
28 May
6-8 wk
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
17 Mar
29 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
21 Mar – 4 Apr
11 Jun
4-6 wk
2 May
9 Jul
0 wk
15 May
29 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
20 Feb – 6 Mar
20 Feb
10-12 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
26 Apr – 3 May
2 Jun
3-4 wk
24 May
23 Jun
3 wk after
28 May
13 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
29 Mar – 12 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
24 May
3 Jul
3 wk after
12 Jun
23 Jun
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
7 – 21 Mar
17 Apr
6-8 wk
2 May
29 May
0 wk
28 May
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
7 – 21 Mar
6-8 wk
2 May
0 wk
15 May
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
7 Feb – 7 Mar
24 Apr
8-12 wk
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
28 May
9 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
20 Mar – 3 Apr
17 Apr
6-8 wk
15 May
29 May
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
14 – 28 Mar
12 May
6-8 wk
9 May
23 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
13 Jun
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
21 Feb – 7 Mar
14 Apr
8-10 wk
2 May
9 Jun
0 wk
28 May
30 May
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
6 Mar – 3 Apr
27 Mar
6-10 wk
15 May
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
2 May
18 Jul
0 wk
26 Apr
8 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
15 – 29 Mar
22 Apr
8-10 wk
24 May
17 Jun
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
7 – 21 Mar
8 May
6-8 wk
2 May
19 Jun
0 wk
15 May
9 Jun
2 wk after