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Last spring frost (0°C) 6 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 82 days 6 Jun – 27 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)
18 Apr – 2 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
15 – 22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
8 – 15 May
24 May
4-5 wk
12 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
17 – 24 Jun
3-4 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
14 Mar – 11 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
28 May
1 wk before
28 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
9 – 16 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
11 – 18 May
16 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
6 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Season too short
22 Apr – 6 May
5 May
4-6 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
15 – 22 May
25 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
15 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
9 – 16 May
17 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
9 – 16 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
23 Apr – 7 May
16 May
2-4 wk
21 May
30 May
2 wk before
21 May
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Season too short
28 May
1 wk before
28 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
9 – 16 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
6 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
3 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
1 – 15 Jul
4-6 wk
12 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
9 – 23 May
27 May
2-4 wk
6 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
9 – 16 May
10 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk

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
1 – 15 May
3 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
7 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
11 – 25 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
14 Mar – 11 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
1 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
6 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
17 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
30 Mar – 13 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
28 Feb – 28 Mar
28 Mar
10-14 wk
6 Jun
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
Season too short
15 – 22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
19 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 15 May
19 May
4-8 wk
12 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
28 Mar – 11 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
27 Mar – 24 Apr
21 May
8-12 wk
19 Jun
16 Jul
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
8 – 22 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
6 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
23 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
14 Mar – 11 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
14 Mar – 11 Apr
17 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
26 Mar
8-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
14 Mar – 11 Apr
26 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
16 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
29 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
11 Apr – 2 May
27 May
5-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
11 – 25 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
1 – 15 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
28 Mar – 11 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
16 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
14 Mar – 11 Apr
19 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
14 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
20 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
25 Apr – 9 May
21 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
8 – 22 May
10 May
3-5 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
25 Apr – 9 May
19 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
27 Mar – 24 Apr
25 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
14 Mar – 11 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
21 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
25 Apr – 9 May
24 May
4-6 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
20 Mar – 3 Apr
10-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
15 – 22 May
30 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
19 Jun
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
19 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
1 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
29 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
14 Mar – 11 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Fleece
11 – 25 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
4 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
Fleece
28 Mar – 11 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
3 Apr – 1 May
19 Apr
6-10 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
6 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
28 Mar – 11 Apr
26 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
11 – 25 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after