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Last spring frost (0°C) 4 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 126 days 4 Jun – 8 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)
16 – 30 Apr
19 Jun
5-7 wk
4 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
29 May
14 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
1 Jul
4-6 wk
4 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
29 May
19 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
30 Mar – 27 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
16 – 30 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
22 May
9 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
10 – 17 Jun
11 Jun
4-5 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
27 Jun – 4 Jul
3-4 wk
25 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
12 Mar – 9 Apr
4 Apr
8-12 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
29 May
19 Jun
1 wk before
29 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
7 – 14 May
10 May
3-4 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
7 – 14 May
8 Jul
3-4 wk
4 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
19 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
22 May
29 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
16 – 30 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
22 May
9 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
28 Apr – 12 May
11 Jun
4-6 wk
9 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
9 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
16 – 30 Apr
24 Jun
5-7 wk
4 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
29 May
19 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
3 – 10 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
7 – 14 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
4 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
4 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
7 – 14 May
13 Jul
3-4 wk
4 Jun
3 Aug
0 wk
29 May
24 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
4 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
5 Jun
2-4 wk
22 May
19 Jun
2 wk before
22 May
9 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
29 May
19 Jun
1 wk before
29 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
7 – 14 May
28 Jul
3-4 wk
4 Jun
18 Aug
0 wk
15 May
8 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
6 – 20 Jul
4-6 wk
17 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
9 – 23 Apr
19 Apr
6-8 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
25 May – 8 Jun
27 May
2-4 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
30 Jun
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
4 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
7 – 14 May
28 Jun
3-4 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
29 May
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
Fleece
20 May – 3 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
26 Mar – 9 Apr
24 May
8-10 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
29 May
29 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
9 – 23 Apr
7 Jun
6-8 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
29 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
12 Mar – 9 Apr
24 May
8-12 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
4 Jun
18 Aug
0 wk
17 Jun
8 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
26 Mar – 9 Apr
9 May
8-10 wk
4 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
26 Mar – 9 Apr
14 May
8-10 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
9 – 23 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
9 – 23 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
29 May
29 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
26 Feb – 26 Mar
10 Apr
10-14 wk
4 Jun
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
3 – 10 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
29 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
22 Apr – 6 May
8-10 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
9 – 23 Apr
6-8 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
6 – 20 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
17 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
5 May – 2 Jun
10 May
4-8 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
30 Jun
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
26 Mar – 9 Apr
8-10 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
22 Apr – 20 May
21 May
8-12 wk
15 Jul
16 Jul
6 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
6 – 20 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
20 May – 3 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
26 Mar – 9 Apr
24 Apr
8-10 wk
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
4 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
29 May
24 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
6 – 20 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
17 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
12 Mar – 9 Apr
24 Apr
8-12 wk
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
8 Apr – 6 May
8-12 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
8 Apr – 6 May
8-12 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
6 – 20 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
29 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
12 Mar – 9 Apr
14 May
8-12 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
6 – 20 May
8-10 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
9 – 30 Apr
4 Jun
5-8 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
9 – 23 Apr
7 Jun
6-8 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
9 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
9 – 23 Apr
8 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
26 Mar – 9 Apr
24 May
8-10 wk
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
8 Apr – 6 May
8-12 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
9 – 23 Apr
8 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
20 May – 3 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
27 May – 10 Jun
3-5 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
20 May – 3 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
22 Apr – 20 May
25 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
12 Mar – 9 Apr
24 Apr
8-12 wk
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
9 – 23 Apr
6-8 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
29 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
9 – 23 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
19 Apr
29 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
23 Apr – 7 May
11 Jun
4-6 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
29 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 13 Apr
31 Mar
10-12 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
3 – 10 Jun
18 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
9 Jul
4 wk after
30 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
6 – 20 May
7 Jun
6-8 wk
1 Jul
19 Jul
4 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
27 Apr – 11 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
22 Jun
3 wk after
15 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
9 – 23 Apr
6-8 wk
4 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
12 Mar – 9 Apr
24 Apr
8-12 wk
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
6 – 20 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
9 – 23 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
26 Mar – 9 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
4 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
22 Apr – 20 May
6-10 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
4 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
29 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
22 Apr – 6 May
14 May
8-10 wk
1 Jul
9 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
9 – 23 Apr
8 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after