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Last spring frost (0°C) 12 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 66 days 12 Jun – 17 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)
24 Apr – 8 May
9 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Season too short
14 – 21 May
24 May
4-5 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
23 – 30 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
3 Jun
1 wk before
3 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
15 – 22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
17 – 24 May
12 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
12 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
2 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
15 – 22 May
16 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
15 – 22 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
29 Apr – 13 May
15 May
2-4 wk
27 May
29 May
2 wk before
27 May
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
3 Jun
1 wk before
3 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
15 – 22 May
15 Jul
3-4 wk
12 Jun
5 Aug
0 wk
9 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
7 – 21 Jul
4-6 wk
18 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
15 – 29 May
2-4 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
15 – 22 May
10 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
13 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
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
3 – 17 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
7 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
13 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
17 Apr – 1 May
29 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
20 Mar – 17 Apr
14 May
8-12 wk
12 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
7 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
12 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
13 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
5 – 19 Apr
30 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
3 – 17 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
17 Apr – 1 May
18 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
17 Apr – 1 May
18 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
19 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
6 Mar – 3 Apr
25 Mar
10-14 wk
12 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
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
12 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
3 – 17 Apr
12 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
26 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
23 Apr – 21 May
14 May
4-8 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
3 – 17 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
26 Mar – 23 Apr
22 May
8-12 wk
18 Jun
17 Jul
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
6 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
14 – 28 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
3 – 17 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
12 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
20 Mar – 17 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
20 Mar – 17 Apr
26 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
9 – 23 Apr
22 Apr
8-10 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
17 Apr – 8 May
25 May
5-8 wk
12 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
17 Apr – 1 May
20 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
17 Apr – 1 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
3 – 17 Apr
15 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
12 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
20 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
1 – 15 May
4 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
14 – 28 May
3-5 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
14 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
2 – 30 Apr
8-12 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
20 Mar – 17 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
12 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
19 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
27 May
20 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
1 – 15 May
24 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
26 Mar – 9 Apr
10-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Greenhouse
15 – 22 May
2 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
23 Apr – 7 May
16 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
6 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
20 Mar – 17 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
6 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
6 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
7 Jul
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
5 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
6-10 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
12 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
26 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
17 Apr – 1 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after