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Last spring frost (0°C) 13 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 113 days 13 Jun – 4 Oct
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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)
27 May – 10 Jun
13 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jul
18 Jul
5 wk after
14 Jun
8 Jul
Vid frost
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
21 May – 4 Jun
25 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
23 Jul
3 wk after
14 Jun
13 Jul
Vid frost
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
24 Apr – 22 May
8-12 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
13 Jul
2 wk before
13 Jun
3 Jul
Vid frost
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
26 Jun – 3 Jul
3-4 wk
24 Jul
6 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
25 Jun – 2 Jul
4-5 wk
30 Jul
7 wk after
26 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
3 – 10 Jul
3-4 wk
31 Jul
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
21 Mar – 18 Apr
25 Mar
8-12 wk
13 Jun
Vid frost
26 Jun
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
14 Jun
Vid frost
14 Jun
Vid frost
Maize
Zea mays
Fleece
19 – 26 Jun
3-4 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
17 – 24 Jun
2 Jul
3-4 wk
15 Jul
23 Jul
5 wk after
26 Jun
13 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
13 Jun
23 Jun
Vid frost
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
8 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
13 Jul
2 wk before
13 Jun
3 Jul
Vid frost
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
12 – 26 May
22 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
23 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
18 Jun
5-7 wk
31 May
23 Jul
2 wk before
14 Jun
13 Jul
Vid frost
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
2 – 9 Jul
3-4 wk
30 Jul
7 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
17 – 24 Jun
3-4 wk
15 Jul
5 wk after
26 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
21 May – 4 Jun
20 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
18 Jul
3 wk after
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
11 – 18 May
7 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
28 Jul
1 wk before
14 Jun
18 Jul
Vid frost
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
20 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
18 Jul
1 wk before
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
16 – 30 May
30 May
2-4 wk
13 Jun
13 Jun
Vid frost
13 Jun
Vid frost
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
14 Jun
Vid frost
14 Jun
Vid frost
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
6 – 13 May
22 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
12 Aug
1 wk before
10 Jun
2 Aug
Vid frost
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
8 – 22 Jul
4-6 wk
19 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Fleece
22 May – 5 Jun
6-8 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
26 Jun – 10 Jul
2-4 wk
24 Jul
6 wk after
26 Jul
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
21 May – 4 Jun
20 Jun
4-6 wk
2 Jul
18 Jul
3 wk after
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
6 – 13 May
22 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jun
13 Jul
1 wk before
14 Jun
3 Jul
Vid frost

Herbs

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