Create your calendar
Method
Rel. frost
Last spring frost (0°C) 20 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 108 days 20 May – 5 Sep
Probability that frost is over

25% = Half of years are frost-free by this date. More about frost & season →

Custom date
Note: This location has a shorter growing season. Plants marked with Fleece, Greenhouse or Season too short need extra protection or are difficult to grow here.

Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
20 Jul
0 wk
24 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
25 Jul
0 wk
24 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
3 – 31 Mar
8-12 wk
26 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
15 Jul
0 wk
20 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 5 May
22 May
3-4 wk
26 May
12 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
28 Apr – 5 May
6 Jun
4-5 wk
2 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
24 Jun
24 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
31 May – 7 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
25 Feb – 25 Mar
25 Mar
8-12 wk
20 May
20 May
0 wk
20 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
16 May
25 May
1 wk before
16 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
22 – 29 Apr
12 May
3-4 wk
20 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
24 Apr – 1 May
3 Jul
3-4 wk
22 May
24 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
14 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
20 May
5 Jul
0 wk
20 May
25 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
15 Jul
0 wk
20 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
12 – 26 Apr
9 May
4-6 wk
24 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
24 May
27 May
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
20 Jun
5-7 wk
20 May
25 Jul
0 wk
24 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
5 – 12 May
27 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
17 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
22 – 29 Apr
2 May
3-4 wk
20 May
23 May
0 wk
30 May
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
22 – 29 Apr
9 Jul
3-4 wk
20 May
30 Jul
0 wk
24 May
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
7 May
2-4 wk
20 May
21 May
0 wk
20 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
16 May
25 May
1 wk before
16 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
22 – 29 Apr
24 Jul
3-4 wk
20 May
14 Aug
0 wk
16 May
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
21 Jun – 5 Jul
4-6 wk
2 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
25 Mar – 8 Apr
21 Apr
6-8 wk
20 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
29 May
2-4 wk
26 May
12 Jun
1 wk after
24 Jun
5 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
20 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
22 – 29 Apr
24 Jun
3-4 wk
20 May
15 Jul
0 wk
24 May
5 Jul
1 wk after

Herbs

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