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Last spring frost (0°C) 19 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 113 days 19 May – 9 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)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
16 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
21 Jul
0 wk
23 May
11 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
28 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
26 Jul
0 wk
23 May
16 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
2 – 30 Mar
26 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
4 – 11 May
20 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
27 Apr – 4 May
26 May
4-5 wk
1 Jun
23 Jun
2 wk after
23 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
30 May – 6 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
24 Feb – 24 Mar
15 Mar
8-12 wk
19 May
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
23 May
30 May
1 wk after
23 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
27 Apr – 4 May
10 May
3-4 wk
25 May
31 May
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
23 – 30 Apr
22 Jun
3-4 wk
21 May
13 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
3 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
19 May
26 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
23 Apr – 7 May
17 May
4-6 wk
4 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
4 Jun
4 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
31 Mar – 14 Apr
21 Jun
5-7 wk
19 May
26 Jul
0 wk
23 May
16 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
23 – 30 May
25 May
3-4 wk
20 Jun
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
23 – 30 Apr
24 May
3-4 wk
21 May
14 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
21 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
21 – 28 Apr
10 Jul
3-4 wk
19 May
31 Jul
0 wk
23 May
21 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
21 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
21 May
2-4 wk
19 May
4 Jun
0 wk
19 May
25 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
23 May
30 May
1 wk after
23 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
21 – 28 Apr
25 Jul
3-4 wk
19 May
15 Aug
0 wk
15 May
5 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
20 Jun – 4 Jul
4-6 wk
1 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
30 Mar – 13 Apr
19 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
31 May
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
4 – 18 May
27 May
2-4 wk
1 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
7 Jul
7 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
7 – 21 Apr
23 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
21 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
21 – 28 Apr
25 Jun
3-4 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 May
6 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
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
23 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
10 – 24 Mar
21 May
8-10 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
6 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
23 May
13 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
24 Mar – 7 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
24 Feb – 24 Mar
21 May
8-12 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
6 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
19 May
2 Aug
0 wk
9 Jun
23 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
12 – 26 Mar
6 May
8-10 wk
21 May
1 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
10 – 24 Mar
11 May
8-10 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
24 Mar – 7 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
26 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
24 Mar – 7 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
23 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
12 Feb – 12 Mar
18 Mar
10-14 wk
21 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
Fleece
4 – 11 May
30 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
23 Mar – 6 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
0 wk
4 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
6 – 20 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
1 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
4 – 18 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
30 May
20 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
28 Apr – 26 May
23 May
4-8 wk
23 Jun
5 wk after
23 Jun
5 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
10 – 24 Mar
8-10 wk
19 May
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
28 Mar – 25 Apr
10 Jun
8-12 wk
20 Jun
5 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
6 – 20 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
23 Apr
4-6 wk
1 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
12 – 26 Mar
8 Apr
8-10 wk
21 May
3 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
19 May
1 Jul
0 wk
23 May
21 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
6 – 20 Apr
25 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
6 Jun
2 wk after
1 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
26 Feb – 26 Mar
8 Apr
8-12 wk
21 May
3 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
24 Feb – 24 Mar
22 Mar
8-12 wk
19 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
9 Mar – 6 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
6 – 20 Apr
29 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
23 May
6 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
24 Feb – 24 Mar
11 May
8-12 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
11 – 25 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
20 Jun
26 Jun
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
24 Mar – 14 Apr
1 Jun
5-8 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
24 Mar – 7 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
24 Mar – 7 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
19 May
16 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
8 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
5 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
10 – 24 Mar
21 May
8-10 wk
19 May
16 Jul
0 wk
4 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
9 Mar – 6 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
26 Mar – 9 Apr
22 Apr
6-8 wk
21 May
3 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
20 Apr – 4 May
23 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
30 May
3-5 wk
1 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
20 Apr – 4 May
23 May
4-6 wk
1 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
7 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
28 Mar – 25 Apr
15 May
8-12 wk
20 Jun
10 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
24 Feb – 24 Mar
21 Apr
8-12 wk
19 May
16 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
24 Mar – 7 Apr
5 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
19 May
16 Jun
0 wk
23 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
24 Mar – 7 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
1 May
26 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
7 – 21 Apr
8 Jun
4-6 wk
19 May
6 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
2 – 16 Mar
27 Mar
10-12 wk
25 May
5 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
4 – 11 May
26 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
23 Jun
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
6 – 20 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
7 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
30 Mar – 13 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
25 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
24 Mar – 7 Apr
6-8 wk
19 May
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
24 Feb – 24 Mar
21 Apr
8-12 wk
19 May
16 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
6 – 20 Apr
15 May
6-8 wk
1 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
26 Mar – 9 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
21 May
16 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
10 – 24 Mar
11 Apr
8-10 wk
19 May
6 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
23 Mar – 20 Apr
9 May
6-10 wk
1 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
19 May
5 Jul
0 wk
23 May
25 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
23 Mar – 6 Apr
15 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
24 Mar – 7 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
19 May
16 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
3 wk after