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Last spring frost (0°C) 3 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 135 days 3 Jun – 16 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)
15 – 29 Apr
19 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
28 May
14 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
1 Jul
4-6 wk
3 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
28 May
19 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
29 Mar – 26 Apr
8-12 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
21 May
9 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
24 – 31 May
30 May
3-4 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
9 – 16 Jun
11 Jun
4-5 wk
14 Jul
6 wk after
14 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
26 Jun – 3 Jul
3-4 wk
24 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
11 Mar – 8 Apr
4 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
28 May
19 Jun
1 wk before
28 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
6 – 13 May
20 May
3-4 wk
3 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
6 – 13 May
8 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
19 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
21 May
29 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
21 May
9 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
27 Apr – 11 May
11 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
8 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
24 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
28 May
19 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
2 – 9 Jun
4 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
6 – 13 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
6 – 13 May
13 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
3 Aug
0 wk
28 May
24 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
5 Jun
2-4 wk
21 May
19 Jun
2 wk before
21 May
9 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
28 May
19 Jun
1 wk before
28 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
6 – 13 May
28 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
18 Aug
0 wk
14 May
8 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
5 – 19 Jul
4-6 wk
16 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
8 – 22 Apr
29 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
24 May – 7 Jun
6 Jun
2-4 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
29 Jun
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
6 – 13 May
28 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
28 May
9 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
Fleece
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
25 Mar – 8 Apr
24 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
28 May
29 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
8 – 22 Apr
7 Jun
6-8 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
28 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
11 Mar – 8 Apr
24 May
8-12 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
3 Jun
18 Aug
0 wk
16 Jun
8 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
25 Mar – 8 Apr
9 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
25 Mar – 8 Apr
14 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
8 – 22 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
29 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
8 – 22 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
28 May
29 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
25 Feb – 25 Mar
10 Apr
10-14 wk
3 Jun
19 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
Fleece
2 – 9 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
28 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
21 Apr – 5 May
8-10 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
16 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
30 Apr – 14 May
5 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
3 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
4 May – 1 Jun
19 May
4-8 wk
29 Jun
4 wk after
29 Jun
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
25 Mar – 8 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
21 Apr – 19 May
31 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
26 Jul
6 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
25 Mar – 8 Apr
24 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
3 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
28 May
24 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
16 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
11 Mar – 8 Apr
24 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
7 Apr – 5 May
8-12 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
7 Apr – 5 May
8-12 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
28 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
11 Mar – 8 Apr
14 May
8-12 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
5 – 19 May
8-10 wk
14 Jul
6 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
8 – 29 Apr
4 Jun
5-8 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
8 – 22 Apr
7 Jun
6-8 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
9 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
8 – 22 Apr
8 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Fleece
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
25 Mar – 8 Apr
24 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
7 Apr – 5 May
10 Apr
8-12 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
8 – 22 Apr
8 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
14 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
26 May – 9 Jun
3-5 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
19 May – 2 Jun
19 May
4-6 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
14 Jul
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
21 Apr – 19 May
5 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
6 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
11 Mar – 8 Apr
24 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
8 – 22 Apr
8 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
28 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
8 – 22 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
18 Apr
29 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
22 Apr – 6 May
11 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
29 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
10-12 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
2 – 9 Jun
18 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
29 Jun
29 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
5 – 19 May
7 Jun
6-8 wk
30 Jun
19 Jul
4 wk after
14 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
26 Apr – 10 May
4 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
3 wk after
14 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
11 Mar – 8 Apr
24 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
8 – 22 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
14 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
25 Mar – 8 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
21 Apr – 19 May
29 Apr
6-10 wk
30 Jun
4 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
3 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
28 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
21 Apr – 5 May
14 May
8-10 wk
30 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
8 – 22 Apr
8 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after