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Last spring frost (0°C) 14 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 106 days 14 Jun – 28 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)
26 Apr – 10 May
14 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
9 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
22 – 29 Jun
4-5 wk
27 Jul
6 wk after
2 Aug
7 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
4 – 11 Jul
3-4 wk
1 Aug
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
22 Mar – 19 Apr
30 Mar
8-12 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
18 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
18 – 25 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
25 May – 1 Jun
3 Jul
3-4 wk
22 Jun
24 Jul
1 wk after
5 Jul
14 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
9 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
19 May – 2 Jun
31 May
4-6 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
30 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
26 Apr – 10 May
19 Jun
5-7 wk
14 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
25 May – 1 Jun
15 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
5 Jul
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
17 – 24 May
8 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
19 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
17 – 31 May
31 May
2-4 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
18 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
17 – 24 May
23 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Jun
13 Aug
0 wk
10 Jun
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
16 – 30 Jul
4-6 wk
27 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
18 May – 1 Jun
2-4 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
17 – 24 May
23 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
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
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
5 – 19 Apr
19 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
18 Jun
24 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
19 Apr – 3 May
2 Jun
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
22 Mar – 19 Apr
19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
14 Jun
13 Aug
0 wk
5 Jul
3 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
13 – 27 Apr
4 May
8-10 wk
22 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
5 – 19 Apr
9 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
19 Apr – 3 May
23 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
19 Apr – 3 May
23 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
16 Mar – 13 Apr
5 Apr
10-14 wk
22 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
Season too short
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
6 – 20 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
20 Apr – 4 May
28 Apr
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
25 Jul
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
19 Apr – 3 May
11 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
10 May – 7 Jun
4-8 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
5 Jul
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
5 – 19 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
18 Apr – 16 May
11 May
8-12 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
20 Apr – 4 May
8 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
30 May – 13 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
13 – 27 Apr
19 Apr
8-10 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
14 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
25 Jul
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
30 Mar – 27 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
22 Mar – 19 Apr
9 May
8-12 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
20 Apr – 4 May
24 Apr
8-10 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
19 Apr – 10 May
30 May
5-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
19 Apr – 3 May
2 Jun
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
19 Apr – 3 May
3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
5 – 19 Apr
19 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
23 Mar – 20 Apr
14 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
27 Apr – 11 May
3 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
2 Aug
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
4 – 18 May
10 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
3-5 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
4 – 18 May
25 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
18 Apr – 16 May
8-12 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
22 Mar – 19 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
19 Apr – 3 May
23 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
27 May
24 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
3 – 17 May
6 Jun
4-6 wk
14 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
6 – 20 Apr
10-12 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
13 – 20 Jun
13 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
19 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
16 – 30 May
2 Jun
6-8 wk
11 Jul
14 Jul
4 wk after
2 Aug
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
19 Apr – 3 May
8 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
19 Apr – 3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
22 Mar – 19 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
20 Apr – 4 May
8 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
27 Apr – 11 May
23 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
2 Aug
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
5 – 19 Apr
9 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
19 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
20 Apr – 18 May
6-10 wk
29 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
14 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
2 – 16 May
9 May
8-10 wk
11 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
19 Apr – 3 May
3 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
3 wk after