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Last spring frost (0°C) 20 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 106 days 20 May – 3 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)
1 – 15 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
19 Jul
0 wk
24 May
9 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
24 Jul
0 wk
24 May
14 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
12 Mar – 9 Apr
24 Mar
8-12 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
9 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
12 – 19 May
5 Jun
4-5 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
4 wk after
24 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
9 – 16 Jun
3-4 wk
7 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
25 Feb – 25 Mar
15 Mar
8-12 wk
20 May
0 wk
10 Jun
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
24 May
30 May
1 wk after
24 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
7 – 14 May
8 May
3-4 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
30 Apr – 7 May
2 Jul
3-4 wk
28 May
23 Jul
1 wk after
10 Jun
13 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
20 May
24 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
9 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
24 Apr – 8 May
14 May
4-6 wk
5 Jun
11 Jun
2 wk after
5 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
19 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
24 Jul
0 wk
24 May
14 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
19 – 26 May
12 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
3 Jul
4 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
30 Apr – 7 May
17 May
3-4 wk
28 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
10 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
21 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
19 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
22 – 29 Apr
8 Jul
3-4 wk
20 May
29 Jul
0 wk
24 May
19 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
21 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
19 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
22 May
2-4 wk
20 May
5 Jun
0 wk
20 May
26 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
24 May
30 May
1 wk after
24 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
22 – 29 Apr
23 Jul
3-4 wk
20 May
13 Aug
0 wk
16 May
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
21 Jun – 5 Jul
4-6 wk
2 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
9 – 23 Apr
17 Apr
6-8 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
19 May – 2 Jun
25 May
2-4 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
8 Jul
7 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
21 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
19 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
22 – 29 Apr
23 Jun
3-4 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
24 May
4 Jul
1 wk after

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Fleece
5 – 19 May
21 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
11 – 25 Mar
19 May
8-10 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
4 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
24 May
23 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
25 Mar – 8 Apr
2 Jun
6-8 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
24 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
25 Feb – 25 Mar
19 May
8-12 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
4 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
20 May
12 Aug
0 wk
10 Jun
2 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
19 Mar – 2 Apr
4 May
8-10 wk
28 May
29 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
11 – 25 Mar
9 May
8-10 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
25 Mar – 8 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
24 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
25 Mar – 8 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
24 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
19 Feb – 19 Mar
26 Mar
10-14 wk
28 May
4 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
Fleece
19 – 26 May
28 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
24 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
7 – 21 Apr
20 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
25 Mar – 8 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
0 wk
5 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
21 Apr – 5 May
4 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
2 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
13 – 27 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
29 Apr – 27 May
19 May
4-8 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
24 Jun
5 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
11 – 25 Mar
8-10 wk
20 May
0 wk
10 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
9 Apr – 7 May
8 Jun
8-12 wk
2 Jul
3 Aug
6 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
21 Apr – 5 May
14 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
25 Jun
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
5 – 19 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
19 Mar – 2 Apr
18 Apr
8-10 wk
28 May
13 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
20 May
29 Jun
0 wk
24 May
19 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
21 Apr – 5 May
24 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
2 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
5 Mar – 2 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
28 May
13 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
12 Mar – 9 Apr
20 Mar
8-12 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
24 Mar – 21 Apr
13 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
27 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
24 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
25 Feb – 25 Mar
9 May
8-12 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
23 Apr – 7 May
30 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jul
6 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
25 Mar – 15 Apr
30 May
5-8 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
25 Mar – 8 Apr
2 Jun
6-8 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
4 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
25 Mar – 8 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
20 May
14 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Fleece
5 – 19 May
6 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
11 – 25 Mar
19 May
8-10 wk
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
24 Mar – 21 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
2 – 16 Apr
2 May
6-8 wk
28 May
13 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
5 – 19 May
21 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
12 – 26 May
28 May
3-5 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
5 – 19 May
19 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
16 Jun
4 wk after
8 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
9 Apr – 7 May
13 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
8 Jul
6 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
25 Feb – 25 Mar
19 Apr
8-12 wk
20 May
14 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
25 Mar – 8 Apr
3 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
0 wk
10 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
20 May
14 Jun
0 wk
24 May
4 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
25 Mar – 8 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
2 May
24 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
8 – 22 Apr
6 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
4 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
24 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Fleece
24 Mar – 7 Apr
10-12 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
19 – 26 May
3 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
24 Jun
4 wk after
24 Jun
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
21 Apr – 5 May
23 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
4 Jul
4 wk after
8 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
9 – 23 Apr
14 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
8 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
25 Mar – 8 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
0 wk
10 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
25 Feb – 25 Mar
19 Apr
8-12 wk
20 May
14 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
21 Apr – 5 May
14 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
25 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
2 – 16 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
28 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
11 – 25 Mar
9 Apr
8-10 wk
20 May
4 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
7 Apr – 5 May
7 May
6-10 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
4 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
20 May
14 Jul
0 wk
24 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
7 – 21 Apr
17 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
25 Mar – 8 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
20 May
14 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
3 wk after