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