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Last spring frost (0°C) 12 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 88 days 12 Jun – 8 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)
24 Apr – 8 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
26 May – 2 Jun
8 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
29 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
28 May – 4 Jun
2 Jun
4-5 wk
2 Jul
3 wk after
7 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
25 Jun – 2 Jul
3-4 wk
23 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
9 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
26 May – 2 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
21 – 28 May
29 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jun
20 Jul
1 wk after
25 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
2 – 16 May
14 May
4-6 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
4 – 11 Jun
13 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
4 Jul
3 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
15 – 22 May
23 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
15 – 22 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
12 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
9 – 23 May
24 May
2-4 wk
6 Jun
7 Jun
1 wk before
6 Jun
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
9 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
15 – 22 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
12 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
9 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
7 – 21 Jul
4-6 wk
18 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
26 May – 9 Jun
15 Jun
2-4 wk
23 Jun
29 Jun
2 wk after
7 Jul
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
15 – 22 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk

Herbs

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