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Last spring frost (0°C) 11 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 78 days 11 Jun – 28 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)
23 Apr – 7 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Season too short
13 – 20 May
24 May
4-5 wk
17 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
22 – 29 Jun
3-4 wk
20 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
19 Mar – 16 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
2 Jun
1 wk before
2 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
14 – 21 May
3-4 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
16 – 23 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
13 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
3 May
4-6 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
14 – 21 May
16 May
3-4 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
14 – 21 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
16 May
2-4 wk
26 May
30 May
2 wk before
26 May
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
2 Jun
1 wk before
2 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
14 – 21 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
11 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
8 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
6 – 20 Jul
4-6 wk
17 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
14 – 28 May
2-4 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
14 – 21 May
10 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
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
6 – 20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
2 – 16 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
12 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
16 – 30 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
19 Mar – 16 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
11 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
16 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
4 – 18 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
13 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
2 – 16 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
16 – 30 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
16 – 30 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
5 Mar – 2 Apr
29 Mar
10-14 wk
11 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
Season too short
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
2 – 16 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
16 – 30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
22 Apr – 20 May
19 May
4-8 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
17 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
2 – 16 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
25 Mar – 22 Apr
4 Jun
8-12 wk
17 Jun
30 Jul
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Apr
10 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
13 – 27 May
4-6 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
2 – 16 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
11 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
20 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
19 Mar – 16 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
19 Mar – 16 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
25 Mar – 22 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
19 Mar – 16 Apr
26 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
8 – 22 Apr
26 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
16 Apr – 7 May
27 May
5-8 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
16 – 30 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
16 – 30 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
6 – 20 May
4-6 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
2 – 16 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
19 Mar – 16 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
16 – 30 Apr
20 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
30 Apr – 14 May
17 May
4-6 wk
11 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
13 – 27 May
3-5 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
30 Apr – 14 May
19 May
4-6 wk
11 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
1 – 29 Apr
8-12 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
19 Mar – 16 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
11 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
26 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
30 Apr – 14 May
24 May
4-6 wk
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
25 Mar – 8 Apr
10-12 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Greenhouse
14 – 21 May
6 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
22 Apr – 6 May
19 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
6 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Apr
10 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
16 – 30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
19 Mar – 16 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
16 – 30 Apr
10 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
16 – 30 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
Fleece
2 – 16 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
8 Apr – 6 May
6-10 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
11 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
2 – 16 Apr
26 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
16 – 30 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after