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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)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
18 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
23 Jul
0 wk
6 May
13 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
30 Jun
4-6 wk
13 May
28 Jul
0 wk
6 May
18 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Greenhouse
1 – 29 Mar
8 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
3 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
13 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
18 Jul
0 wk
1 May
8 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
14 – 21 May
10 Jun
4-5 wk
18 Jun
8 Jul
5 wk after
18 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Greenhouse
28 May – 4 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
18 Feb – 18 Mar
3 Apr
8-12 wk
13 May
29 May
0 wk
23 May
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
6 May
18 Jun
1 wk before
6 May
8 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
4 – 11 May
3-4 wk
1 Jun
3 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
21 – 28 Apr
7 Jul
3-4 wk
19 May
28 Jul
1 wk after
23 May
18 Jul
1 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
13 May
8 Jul
0 wk
1 May
28 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
13 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
18 Jul
0 wk
1 May
8 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
6 – 20 Apr
10 Jun
4-6 wk
18 May
8 Jul
1 wk after
18 May
28 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
23 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
28 Jul
0 wk
6 May
18 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
21 – 28 May
7 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jun
28 Jun
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
21 – 28 Apr
1 Jul
3-4 wk
19 May
22 Jul
1 wk after
23 May
12 Jul
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
25 Jun
4-6 wk
13 May
23 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
15 – 22 Apr
12 Jul
3-4 wk
13 May
2 Aug
0 wk
6 May
23 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
25 Jun
4-6 wk
13 May
23 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
3 – 17 Apr
4 Jun
2-4 wk
1 May
18 Jun
2 wk before
1 May
8 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
6 May
18 Jun
1 wk before
6 May
8 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
15 – 22 Apr
27 Jul
3-4 wk
13 May
17 Aug
0 wk
25 Apr
7 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
9 – 23 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jul
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
6 – 20 Apr
6-8 wk
1 Jun
3 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
4 – 18 May
9 Jun
2-4 wk
1 Jun
23 Jun
3 wk after
18 Jun
5 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
25 Jun
4-6 wk
13 May
23 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
15 – 22 Apr
27 Jun
3-4 wk
13 May
18 Jul
0 wk
6 May
8 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

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