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Last spring frost (0°C) 10 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 115 days 10 Jun – 3 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)
22 Apr – 6 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
24 Mar – 21 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
19 – 26 May
2 Jun
4-5 wk
23 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
5 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
21 – 28 Jun
3-4 wk
19 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
18 Mar – 15 Apr
26 Mar
8-12 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
1 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
13 – 20 May
3-4 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
15 – 22 May
29 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
10 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
21 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
15 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
13 – 20 May
28 May
3-4 wk
10 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
13 – 20 May
4 Jul
3-4 wk
10 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
27 May
2-4 wk
25 May
10 Jun
2 wk before
25 May
31 May
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
1 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
13 – 20 May
19 Jul
3-4 wk
10 Jun
9 Aug
0 wk
7 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
5 – 19 Jul
4-6 wk
16 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
15 – 29 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
13 – 27 May
20 May
2-4 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
13 – 20 May
19 Jun
3-4 wk
10 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk

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