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Last spring frost (0°C) 11 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 95 days 11 Jun – 14 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)
23 Apr – 7 May
13 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
30 Mar – 27 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
8 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
3 – 10 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
27 May – 3 Jun
5 Jun
4-5 wk
1 Jul
3 Jul
3 wk after
6 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
24 Jun – 1 Jul
3-4 wk
22 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
19 Mar – 16 Apr
29 Mar
8-12 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
20 – 27 May
2 Jul
3-4 wk
17 Jun
23 Jul
1 wk after
24 Jun
13 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
8 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
10 – 24 May
15 May
4-6 wk
21 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
23 Apr – 7 May
18 Jun
5-7 wk
11 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
3 – 10 Jun
14 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
3 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
20 – 27 May
3-4 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
14 – 21 May
7 Jul
3-4 wk
11 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
14 – 28 May
26 May
2-4 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
14 – 21 May
22 Jul
3-4 wk
11 Jun
12 Aug
0 wk
8 Jun
2 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
6 – 20 Jul
4-6 wk
17 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
3 – 17 Jun
2-4 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
24 Jul
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
30 Apr – 14 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
14 – 21 May
22 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Fleece
20 May – 3 Jun
23 May
4-6 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
2 – 16 Apr
18 May
8-10 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
12 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
16 – 30 Apr
1 Jun
6-8 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
19 Mar – 16 Apr
18 May
8-12 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
11 Jun
12 Aug
0 wk
24 Jun
2 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
8 – 22 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
17 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
2 – 16 Apr
8 May
8-10 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
16 – 30 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
16 – 30 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
23 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
11 Mar – 8 Apr
27 Mar
10-14 wk
17 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
Fleece
3 – 10 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
22 Apr – 6 May
8-10 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
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
6 – 20 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
17 Aug
10 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
1 – 15 May
7 May
6-8 wk
26 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
29 Apr – 27 May
3 Jun
4-8 wk
24 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
24 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
2 – 16 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
22 Apr – 20 May
10 Jun
8-12 wk
15 Jul
5 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
6 – 20 May
15 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
20 May – 3 Jun
4-6 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
8 – 22 Apr
18 Apr
8-10 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
11 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
27 Apr – 11 May
7 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
31 Jul
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
25 Mar – 22 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
23 Mar – 20 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 27 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
7 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
19 Mar – 16 Apr
8 May
8-12 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
22 Apr – 6 May
13 May
8-10 wk
1 Jul
8 Jul
3 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
16 Apr – 7 May
29 May
5-8 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
16 – 30 Apr
1 Jun
6-8 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
3 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
16 – 30 Apr
2 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
11 – 25 May
16 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
2 – 16 Apr
18 May
8-10 wk
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
8 Apr – 6 May
21 Apr
8-12 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
22 Apr – 6 May
2 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
20 May – 3 Jun
23 May
4-6 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
27 May – 10 Jun
30 May
3-5 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
20 May – 3 Jun
21 May
4-6 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
24 Jul
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
8 Apr – 6 May
23 May
8-12 wk
1 Jul
18 Jul
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
19 Mar – 16 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
16 – 30 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
11 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
16 – 30 Apr
22 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
26 May
23 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
30 Apr – 14 May
5 Jun
4-6 wk
11 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 13 Apr
2 Apr
10-12 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
3 – 10 Jun
4 Jun
3-4 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
6 Jul
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
6 – 20 May
24 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
5 Jul
3 wk after
24 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
27 Apr – 11 May
15 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
24 Jul
6 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
18 Apr
8-12 wk
11 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
6 – 20 May
15 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
22 Apr – 6 May
14 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
2 – 16 Apr
8 Apr
8-10 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
22 Apr – 20 May
9 May
6-10 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
11 Jun
13 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
22 Apr – 6 May
23 Apr
8-10 wk
1 Jul
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
16 – 30 Apr
2 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
13 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
2 wk after