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Last spring frost (0°C) 27 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 94 days 27 May – 29 Aug
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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)
8 – 22 Apr
12 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
17 Jul
0 wk
28 May
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
24 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
22 Jul
0 wk
28 May
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
10 Mar – 7 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
5 – 12 May
22 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 5 May
4 Jun
4-5 wk
2 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
9 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
7 – 14 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
4 Mar – 1 Apr
18 Mar
8-12 wk
27 May
0 wk
27 May
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
24 May
26 May
0 wk
24 May
0 wk
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
29 Apr – 6 May
12 May
3-4 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
1 – 8 May
19 Jun
3-4 wk
29 May
10 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
27 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
7 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
16 – 30 Apr
4 May
4-6 wk
28 May
1 Jun
0 wk
28 May
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
8 – 22 Apr
17 Jun
5-7 wk
27 May
22 Jul
0 wk
28 May
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
5 – 12 May
12 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
29 Apr – 6 May
12 May
3-4 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
29 Apr – 6 May
6 Jul
3-4 wk
27 May
27 Jul
0 wk
28 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
5 May
2-4 wk
27 May
0 wk
27 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
24 May
26 May
0 wk
24 May
0 wk
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
29 Apr – 6 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
27 May
11 Aug
0 wk
24 May
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
21 Jun – 5 Jul
4-6 wk
2 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
1 – 15 Apr
21 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
5 – 19 May
29 May
2-4 wk
2 Jun
12 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
19 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
29 Apr – 6 May
21 Jun
3-4 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
28 May
2 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
21 Apr – 5 May
21 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
18 Mar – 1 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
28 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
1 – 15 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
28 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
4 Mar – 1 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
2 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
27 May
30 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
20 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
20 Mar – 3 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
29 May
27 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
18 Mar – 1 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
1 – 15 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
22 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
1 – 15 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
28 May
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
18 Feb – 18 Mar
28 Mar
10-14 wk
27 May
6 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
5 – 12 May
28 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
28 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
24 Mar – 7 Apr
18 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
6 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
2 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jul
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
3 – 17 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
29 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
14 Apr – 12 May
23 May
4-8 wk
9 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
9 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
18 Mar – 1 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
17 Mar – 14 Apr
8 Jun
8-12 wk
9 Jun
3 Aug
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
12 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
20 Mar – 3 Apr
5 Apr
8-10 wk
29 May
31 May
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
27 May
27 Jun
0 wk
28 May
17 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
22 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
1 wk after
16 Jul
7 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
6 Mar – 3 Apr
5 Apr
8-12 wk
29 May
31 May
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
4 Mar – 1 Apr
18 Mar
8-12 wk
27 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
10 Mar – 7 Apr
13 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
7 – 21 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
28 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
4 Mar – 1 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
24 Mar – 7 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
1 – 22 Apr
28 May
5-8 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
1 – 15 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
1 – 15 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
27 May
12 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
21 Apr – 5 May
6 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
3 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
18 Mar – 1 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
27 May
12 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
13 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
3 – 17 Apr
19 Apr
6-8 wk
29 May
31 May
0 wk
9 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
21 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
28 May
3-5 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
21 Apr – 5 May
23 May
4-6 wk
2 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
17 Mar – 14 Apr
13 May
8-12 wk
9 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
4 Mar – 1 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
12 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
1 – 15 Apr
1 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
27 May
12 Jun
0 wk
28 May
2 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
1 – 15 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
11 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
15 – 29 Apr
4 Jun
4-6 wk
27 May
2 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
10 – 24 Mar
22 Mar
10-12 wk
2 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
5 – 12 May
5 Jun
3-4 wk
2 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
9 Jun
16 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
21 Jun
26 Jun
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
7 – 21 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
2 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
9 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
1 – 15 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
4 Mar – 1 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
12 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
12 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
3 – 17 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
29 May
17 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
18 Mar – 1 Apr
7 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
2 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
24 Mar – 21 Apr
7 May
6-10 wk
2 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
27 May
6 Jul
0 wk
28 May
26 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
24 Mar – 7 Apr
25 Apr
8-10 wk
2 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
1 – 15 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
27 May
12 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
2 wk after