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Last spring frost (0°C) 6 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 136 days 6 May – 19 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)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
20 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
15 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
2 Jul
4-6 wk
6 May
30 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
20 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
3 – 31 Mar
3 Apr
8-12 wk
26 May
29 May
3 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
23 Apr
10 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
14 – 21 May
28 May
3-4 wk
11 Jun
18 Jun
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
7 – 14 May
29 May
4-5 wk
11 Jun
26 Jun
5 wk after
16 Jun
16 Jun
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Greenhouse
19 – 26 May
23 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
11 Feb – 11 Mar
2 Apr
8-12 wk
6 May
28 May
0 wk
19 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
30 Apr
17 Jun
1 wk before
30 Apr
7 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
28 Apr – 5 May
18 May
3-4 wk
26 May
8 Jun
3 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
13 – 20 Apr
6 Jul
3-4 wk
11 May
27 Jul
1 wk after
19 May
17 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
6 May
10 Jul
0 wk
23 Apr
30 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
23 Apr
10 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
30 Mar – 13 Apr
4 Jun
4-6 wk
11 May
2 Jul
1 wk after
11 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
18 Mar – 1 Apr
25 Jun
5-7 wk
6 May
30 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
20 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
14 – 21 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jun
6 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
13 – 20 Apr
10 Jun
3-4 wk
11 May
1 Jul
1 wk after
19 May
21 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
8 – 15 Apr
14 Jul
3-4 wk
6 May
4 Aug
0 wk
30 Apr
25 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
26 Mar – 9 Apr
5 Jun
2-4 wk
23 Apr
19 Jun
2 wk before
23 Apr
9 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
30 Apr
17 Jun
1 wk before
30 Apr
7 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
8 – 15 Apr
29 Jul
3-4 wk
6 May
19 Aug
0 wk
16 Apr
9 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
7 – 21 Jun
4-6 wk
19 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
31 Mar – 14 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
26 May
8 Jun
3 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
28 Apr – 12 May
17 Jun
2-4 wk
26 May
1 Jul
3 wk after
16 Jun
21 Jun
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
6 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
8 – 15 Apr
29 Jun
3-4 wk
6 May
20 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
10 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

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