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Last spring frost (0°C) 10 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 96 days 10 Jun – 14 Sep
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)
22 Apr – 6 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
24 Mar – 21 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
19 – 26 May
3 Jun
4-5 wk
23 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
5 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
21 – 28 Jun
3-4 wk
19 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
18 Mar – 15 Apr
8-12 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
1 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
13 – 20 May
3-4 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
15 – 22 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
12 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
9 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
10 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
19 – 26 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
13 – 20 May
20 May
3-4 wk
10 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
13 – 20 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
10 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
28 May
2-4 wk
25 May
11 Jun
2 wk before
25 May
1 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
1 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
13 – 20 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
10 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
7 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
5 – 19 Jul
4-6 wk
16 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
15 – 29 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
13 – 27 May
17 Jun
2-4 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
13 – 20 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
1 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
Greenhouse
5 – 19 May
24 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
1 – 15 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
11 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
15 – 29 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
18 Mar – 15 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
10 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
23 Jun
31 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
3 – 17 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
1 – 15 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
15 – 29 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
15 – 29 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
4 Mar – 1 Apr
2 Apr
10-14 wk
10 Jun
11 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
19 – 26 May
31 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
1 – 15 Apr
30 Apr
8-10 wk
10 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
15 – 29 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
20 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Apr
14 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
7 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
21 Apr – 19 May
3 Jun
4-8 wk
16 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
16 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
1 – 15 Apr
8-10 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
31 Mar – 28 Apr
11 Jun
8-12 wk
23 Jun
6 Aug
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
16 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
12 – 26 May
4-6 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
3 – 17 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
10 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
15 – 29 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
20 Mar – 17 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
18 Mar – 15 Apr
8-12 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
24 Mar – 21 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
18 Mar – 15 Apr
6 May
8-12 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
20 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
7 – 21 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
15 Apr – 6 May
27 May
5-8 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
15 – 29 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
15 – 29 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
5 – 19 May
9 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
1 – 15 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
20 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
18 Mar – 15 Apr
30 Apr
8-12 wk
10 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
17 Apr – 1 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
23 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
5 – 19 May
24 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
12 – 26 May
31 May
3-5 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
5 – 19 May
21 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
5 Jul
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
31 Mar – 28 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
23 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
18 Mar – 15 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
10 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
15 – 29 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
10 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
15 – 29 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
25 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
29 Apr – 13 May
3 Jun
4-6 wk
10 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
24 Mar – 7 Apr
10-12 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
19 – 26 May
10 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
23 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
28 Apr – 12 May
25 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
23 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
15 – 29 Apr
16 May
6-8 wk
10 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
15 – 29 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
18 Mar – 15 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
10 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
16 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
17 Apr – 1 May
15 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
23 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
1 – 15 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
7 Apr – 5 May
10 May
6-10 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
10 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
11 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
15 – 29 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
10 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
2 wk after