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Last spring frost (0°C) 22 May Frost 9 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 75 days 22 May – 5 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)
3 – 17 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
22 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
10 – 24 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
22 May
21 Jul
0 wk
23 May
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
3 – 17 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
22 May
11 Jul
0 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
5 – 12 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 5 May
24 May
4-5 wk
2 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
4 Jun
11 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
27 Feb – 27 Mar
11 Mar
8-12 wk
22 May
0 wk
22 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
19 May
22 May
0 wk
19 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
28 Apr – 5 May
3-4 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
30 Apr – 7 May
3 Jun
3-4 wk
28 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
4 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
22 May
21 Jun
0 wk
22 May
11 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
3 – 17 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
22 May
11 Jul
0 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
25 Apr
4-6 wk
23 May
23 May
0 wk
23 May
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
3 – 17 Apr
6 Jun
5-7 wk
22 May
11 Jul
0 wk
23 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
5 – 12 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
24 Apr – 1 May
5 May
3-4 wk
22 May
26 May
0 wk
28 May
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
22 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
24 Apr – 1 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
22 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
22 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
18 Apr – 2 May
10 May
2-4 wk
16 May
24 May
1 wk before
16 May
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
19 May
22 May
0 wk
19 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
24 Apr – 1 May
17 Jul
3-4 wk
22 May
7 Aug
0 wk
19 May
28 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
16 – 30 Jun
4-6 wk
28 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
2-4 wk
26 May
1 wk after
4 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 Apr
18 Jun
4-6 wk
22 May
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
24 Apr – 1 May
10 Jun
3-4 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
23 May
21 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
21 Apr – 5 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
13 – 27 Mar
6 May
8-10 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
23 May
24 Jun
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
27 Mar – 10 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
22 May
11 Jul
0 wk
23 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
27 Feb – 27 Mar
16 May
8-12 wk
22 May
11 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
1 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
22 May
14 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
19 Mar – 2 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
28 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
13 – 27 Mar
6 May
8-10 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
27 Mar – 10 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
27 Mar – 10 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
23 May
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
13 Feb – 13 Mar
18 Mar
10-14 wk
22 May
27 May
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
5 – 12 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
22 May
11 Jul
0 wk
23 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
17 – 31 Mar
8-10 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
27 Mar – 10 Apr
6-8 wk
22 May
0 wk
1 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
1 wk after
23 Jun
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
27 Mar – 10 Apr
6-8 wk
22 May
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
2 – 30 Apr
4-8 wk
28 May
1 wk after
28 May
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
13 – 27 Mar
8-10 wk
22 May
0 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
30 Apr – 14 May
4-6 wk
11 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
13 – 27 Mar
6 Apr
8-10 wk
22 May
1 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
22 May
16 Jun
0 wk
23 May
6 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
1 wk after
23 Jun
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
27 Feb – 27 Mar
6 Apr
8-12 wk
22 May
1 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
3 – 31 Mar
14 Mar
8-12 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
23 May
21 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
27 Feb – 27 Mar
26 Apr
8-12 wk
22 May
21 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
24 Mar – 7 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
27 Mar – 17 Apr
27 May
5-8 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
27 Mar – 10 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
27 Mar – 10 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
22 May
11 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
13 – 27 Mar
16 May
8-10 wk
22 May
11 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
3 – 31 Mar
8-12 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
27 Mar – 10 Apr
20 Apr
6-8 wk
22 May
1 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
4-6 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
3-5 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
4-6 wk
26 May
1 wk after
4 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
19 Mar – 16 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
27 Feb – 27 Mar
6 Apr
8-12 wk
22 May
1 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
27 Mar – 10 Apr
31 Mar
6-8 wk
22 May
0 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
22 May
8 Jun
0 wk
23 May
29 May
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
27 Mar – 10 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
22 May
1 Jul
0 wk
6 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
10 – 24 Apr
24 May
4-6 wk
22 May
21 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
11 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
10 – 24 Mar
10-12 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
5 – 12 May
26 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
4 Jun
6 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
16 Jun
16 Jun
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Season too short
27 Mar – 10 Apr
6-8 wk
22 May
0 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
27 Mar – 10 Apr
6-8 wk
22 May
0 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
27 Feb – 27 Mar
6 Apr
8-12 wk
22 May
1 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Season too short
31 Mar – 14 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
27 Mar – 10 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
22 May
16 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
13 – 27 Mar
27 Mar
8-10 wk
22 May
22 May
0 wk
16 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
24 Mar – 21 Apr
6-10 wk
2 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
22 May
26 Jun
0 wk
23 May
16 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
24 Mar – 7 Apr
9 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
4 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
27 Mar – 10 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
22 May
11 Jun
0 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after