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Last spring frost (0°C) 28 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 81 days 28 May – 17 Aug
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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)
9 – 23 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
28 May
20 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
16 – 30 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
28 May
25 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
11 Mar – 8 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
9 – 23 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
28 May
15 Jul
0 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
6 – 13 May
3-4 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
29 Apr – 6 May
29 May
4-5 wk
3 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
3 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
8 – 15 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
5 Mar – 2 Apr
15 Mar
8-12 wk
28 May
0 wk
28 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
24 May
1 wk before
24 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
30 Apr – 7 May
3-4 wk
28 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
2 – 9 May
18 Jun
3-4 wk
30 May
9 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
29 Jun
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
28 May
26 Jun
0 wk
28 May
16 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
9 – 23 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
28 May
15 Jul
0 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
3 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
1 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
9 – 23 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
28 May
16 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
6 – 13 May
3-4 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
30 Apr – 7 May
3 May
3-4 wk
28 May
0 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
16 – 30 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
28 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
30 Apr – 7 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
28 May
21 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
11 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
16 – 30 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
28 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
5 May
2-4 wk
28 May
0 wk
28 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
24 May
1 wk before
24 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
30 Apr – 7 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
28 May
14 Aug
0 wk
24 May
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
29 Jun – 13 Jul
4-6 wk
10 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
30 Apr – 14 May
2-4 wk
28 May
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
16 – 30 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
28 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
30 Apr – 7 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
28 May
6 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
26 Jun
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
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
4-6 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
19 Mar – 2 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
28 May
6 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
1 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
2 – 16 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
28 May
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
5 Mar – 2 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
28 May
15 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
5 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
28 May
29 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
19 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
21 Mar – 4 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
30 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
19 Mar – 2 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
2 – 16 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
2 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
2 – 16 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
19 Feb – 19 Mar
26 Mar
10-14 wk
28 May
4 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
Season too short
6 – 13 May
3-4 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
28 May
15 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
19 Mar – 2 Apr
8-10 wk
28 May
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
13 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
8 Jul
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
12 Apr – 10 May
13 Apr
4-8 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
19 Mar – 2 Apr
8-10 wk
28 May
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
11 Mar – 8 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
29 Apr – 13 May
4-6 wk
10 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
21 Mar – 4 Apr
4 Apr
8-10 wk
30 May
30 May
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
28 May
21 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
8 Jul
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
7 Mar – 4 Apr
4 Apr
8-12 wk
30 May
30 May
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
5 Mar – 2 Apr
21 Mar
8-12 wk
28 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
11 Mar – 8 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
28 May
6 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
5 Mar – 2 Apr
1 May
8-12 wk
28 May
26 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
25 Mar – 8 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
2 – 23 Apr
31 May
5-8 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
2 – 16 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
28 May
6 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
2 – 16 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
28 May
15 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
4-6 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
19 Mar – 2 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
28 May
15 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
5 Mar – 2 Apr
8-12 wk
28 May
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
4 – 18 Apr
18 Apr
6-8 wk
30 May
30 May
0 wk
16 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
4-6 wk
28 May
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
29 Apr – 13 May
3-5 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
4-6 wk
28 May
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
18 Mar – 15 Apr
8-12 wk
10 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
5 Mar – 2 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
28 May
6 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
2 – 16 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
28 May
15 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
5 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
28 May
5 Jul
0 wk
10 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
16 – 30 Apr
29 May
4-6 wk
28 May
26 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
11 – 25 Mar
10-12 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
6 – 13 May
3 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
8 – 22 Apr
23 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
2 Jul
5 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
5 Mar – 2 Apr
11 Apr
8-12 wk
28 May
6 Jun
0 wk
2 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
2 – 16 Apr
6-8 wk
28 May
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
4 – 18 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
30 May
7 Jun
0 wk
16 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
19 Mar – 2 Apr
1 Apr
8-10 wk
28 May
0 wk
2 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
6-10 wk
3 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
28 May
4 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
25 Mar – 8 Apr
24 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
2 – 16 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
28 May
15 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
3 wk after