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Last spring frost (0°C) 26 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 75 days 26 Jun – 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)
8 – 22 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
28 May – 4 Jun
2 Jun
4-5 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
9 Jul
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
7 – 14 Jul
3-4 wk
4 Aug
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
3 Apr – 1 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
17 Jun
1 wk before
17 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
29 May – 5 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
31 May – 7 Jun
23 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 May
5 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
12 – 26 May
14 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
8 – 22 May
15 Jun
5-7 wk
26 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
29 May – 5 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
29 May – 5 Jun
4 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
13 – 27 May
27 May
2-4 wk
10 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk before
10 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
17 Jun
1 wk before
17 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
29 May – 5 Jun
19 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Jun
9 Aug
0 wk
23 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
21 Jul – 4 Aug
4-6 wk
1 Sep
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
29 May – 12 Jun
2-4 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
17 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
29 May – 5 Jun
19 Jun
3-4 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
30 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
21 May – 4 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
17 Apr – 1 May
15 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
27 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
1 – 15 May
29 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
3 Apr – 1 May
15 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
26 Jun
3 Aug
0 wk
9 Jul
24 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
19 Apr – 3 May
30 Apr
8-10 wk
28 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
17 Apr – 1 May
5 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
1 – 15 May
19 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
1 – 15 May
19 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 17 Apr
1 Apr
10-14 wk
26 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
4 – 11 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
22 Apr
8-10 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
6 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
28 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
6 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
7 May – 4 Jun
20 May
4-8 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
2 Jul
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
17 Apr – 1 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
9 Apr – 7 May
13 Jun
8-12 wk
2 Jul
8 Aug
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
16 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
28 May – 11 Jun
4-6 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
26 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
28 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
3 Apr – 1 May
15 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
3 Apr – 1 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
8-12 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
7 – 21 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
3 Apr – 1 May
5 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
23 Apr – 7 May
2 May
8-10 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
1 – 22 May
26 May
5-8 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
1 – 15 May
29 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
21 May – 4 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
17 Apr – 1 May
15 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
10 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
3 Apr – 1 May
22 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
15 – 29 May
26 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
28 May – 11 Jun
3-5 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
15 – 29 May
20 May
4-6 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
16 Apr – 14 May
8-12 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
3 Apr – 1 May
15 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
26 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
1 – 15 May
19 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
15 – 29 May
2 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
9 – 23 Apr
10-12 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
4 – 11 Jun
7 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
9 Jul
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
7 – 21 May
27 May
6-8 wk
2 Jul
8 Jul
1 wk after
21 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
1 – 15 May
6 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
3 Apr – 1 May
15 Apr
8-12 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
16 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
1 – 15 May
17 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
21 Jul
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
23 Apr – 21 May
6-10 wk
2 Jul
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
26 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
5 May
8-10 wk
26 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
1 – 15 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
2 wk after