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Last spring frost (0°C) 15 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 101 days 15 Jun – 24 Sep
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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 Apr – 11 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
11 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
28 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
7 Apr – 5 May
8-12 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
2 – 9 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
23 – 30 Jun
4-5 wk
28 Jul
6 wk after
3 Aug
7 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
5 – 12 Jul
3-4 wk
2 Aug
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
23 Mar – 20 Apr
1 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
19 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
26 May – 2 Jun
5 Jul
3-4 wk
23 Jun
26 Jul
1 wk after
6 Jul
16 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
20 May – 3 Jun
30 May
4-6 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
1 Jul
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
21 Jun
5-7 wk
15 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
2 – 9 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
26 May – 2 Jun
3 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
6 Jul
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
18 – 25 May
10 Jul
3-4 wk
15 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
21 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
18 May – 1 Jun
2 Jun
2-4 wk
15 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
19 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
18 – 25 May
25 Jul
3-4 wk
15 Jun
15 Aug
0 wk
11 Jun
5 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
17 – 31 Jul
4-6 wk
28 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
19 May – 2 Jun
2-4 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
4 – 18 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
18 – 25 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
6 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
Season too short
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
6 – 20 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
20 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
19 Jun
26 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
20 Apr – 4 May
4 Jun
6-8 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
23 Mar – 20 Apr
21 May
8-12 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
20 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
15 Jun
15 Aug
0 wk
6 Jul
5 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
14 – 28 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
23 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
6 – 20 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
20 Apr – 4 May
25 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
20 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
20 Apr – 4 May
25 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
17 Mar – 14 Apr
7 Apr
10-14 wk
23 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
Season too short
2 – 9 Jun
3-4 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
7 – 21 Apr
15 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
21 Apr – 5 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
26 Jul
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
11 May – 8 Jun
4-8 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after
6 Jul
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
6 – 20 Apr
8-10 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
19 Apr – 17 May
28 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
31 May – 14 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
14 – 28 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
15 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
21 Apr – 5 May
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
26 Jul
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
31 Mar – 28 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
7 Apr – 5 May
8-12 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
7 Apr – 5 May
8-12 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
23 Mar – 20 Apr
11 May
8-12 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
3 – 17 May
8-10 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
20 Apr – 11 May
1 Jun
5-8 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
20 Apr – 4 May
4 Jun
6-8 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
6 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
20 Apr – 4 May
5 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
6 – 20 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
6 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
24 Mar – 21 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
28 Apr – 12 May
5 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
1 wk after
3 Aug
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
5 – 19 May
20 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
26 May – 9 Jun
3-5 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
19 May – 2 Jun
4-6 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
20 Jul
5 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
19 Apr – 17 May
8-12 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
23 Mar – 20 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
20 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
15 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
25 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
28 May
26 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
4 – 18 May
8 Jun
4-6 wk
15 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
7 – 21 Apr
10-12 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
14 – 21 Jun
15 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
20 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
17 – 31 May
4 Jun
6-8 wk
12 Jul
16 Jul
4 wk after
3 Aug
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
21 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
0 wk
20 Jul
5 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
23 Mar – 20 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
20 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
5 – 19 May
6-8 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
28 Apr – 12 May
25 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
3 Aug
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
6 – 20 Apr
11 Apr
8-10 wk
15 Jun
0 wk
20 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
21 Apr – 19 May
6-10 wk
30 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
15 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
3 – 17 May
7 May
8-10 wk
12 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
20 Apr – 4 May
5 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
3 wk after