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Last spring frost (0°C) 12 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 116 days 12 Jun – 6 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)
24 Apr – 8 May
15 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
27 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
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
10 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Fleece
28 May – 4 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
9 – 16 Jun
4-5 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
31 Jul
7 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)
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 17 Apr
31 Mar
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
8 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk before
8 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
15 – 22 May
3 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
17 – 24 May
4 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
15 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
5 – 19 May
23 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
20 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
28 May – 4 Jun
18 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
9 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
15 – 22 May
21 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
15 – 22 May
9 Jul
3-4 wk
12 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
15 – 29 May
24 May
2-4 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
8 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk before
8 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
15 – 22 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
12 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
8 Jun
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
14 – 28 Jul
4-6 wk
25 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
13 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
28 May – 11 Jun
2-4 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
31 Jul
7 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
15 – 22 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
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
Fleece
14 – 28 May
27 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
3 – 17 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
16 Jun
25 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
17 Apr – 1 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
20 Mar – 17 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
12 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
3 Jul
4 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
5 – 19 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
3 – 17 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
17 Apr – 1 May
24 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
17 Apr – 1 May
24 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
8 Mar – 5 Apr
6 Apr
10-14 wk
14 Jun
15 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
Fleece
28 May – 4 Jun
3 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
16 – 30 Apr
29 Apr
8-10 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
30 Apr – 14 May
13 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
25 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
28 Apr – 12 May
19 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
8 May – 5 Jun
7 Jun
4-8 wk
3 Jul
5 Jul
3 wk after
3 Jul
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
3 – 17 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
21 Apr – 19 May
14 Jun
8-12 wk
14 Jul
9 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
30 Apr – 14 May
23 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
14 – 28 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
5 – 19 Apr
20 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
12 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
30 Apr – 14 May
3 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
25 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
22 Mar – 19 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Fleece
2 – 30 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Fleece
30 Apr – 14 May
3 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
20 Mar – 17 Apr
10 May
8-12 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
16 – 30 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
25 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
17 Apr – 8 May
31 May
5-8 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
17 Apr – 1 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
5 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
17 Apr – 1 May
4 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Fleece
14 – 28 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
3 – 17 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
28 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
2 – 30 Apr
29 Apr
8-12 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
19 Apr – 3 May
4 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
31 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
14 – 28 May
27 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
21 May – 4 Jun
3 Jun
3-5 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
14 – 28 May
2 Jun
4-6 wk
25 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
31 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Fleece
21 Apr – 19 May
19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
14 Jul
5 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
20 Mar – 17 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
12 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
24 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
25 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
1 – 15 May
7 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Fleece
2 – 16 Apr
10-12 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
28 May – 4 Jun
14 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
17 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
30 Apr – 14 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
25 Jun
15 Jul
2 wk after
31 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
23 Apr – 7 May
23 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after
31 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
20 Mar – 17 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
30 Apr – 14 May
23 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
4 Jul
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
19 Apr – 3 May
24 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
31 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
3 – 17 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
17 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
16 Apr – 14 May
13 May
6-10 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
12 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
16 – 30 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
25 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
17 Apr – 1 May
4 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after