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Last spring frost (0°C) 9 Jun Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 49 days 9 Jun – 28 Jul
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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)
21 Apr – 5 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
9 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
9 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
23 Mar – 20 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
9 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
18 – 25 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
11 – 18 May
30 May
4-5 wk
15 Jun
27 Jun
1 wk after
22 Jun
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
20 – 27 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
17 Mar – 14 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
31 May
31 May
1 wk before
31 May
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
12 – 19 May
3-4 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
14 – 21 May
13 Jun
3-4 wk
11 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
9 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
9 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
29 Apr – 13 May
30 Apr
4-6 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
21 Apr – 5 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
9 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
18 – 25 May
4 Jun
3-4 wk
15 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
12 – 19 May
21 May
3-4 wk
9 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
9 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
12 – 19 May
1 Jul
3-4 wk
9 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
9 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
6 – 20 May
12 May
2-4 wk
3 Jun
1 wk before
3 Jun
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
31 May
31 May
1 wk before
31 May
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
12 – 19 May
21 Jul
3-4 wk
9 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
6 Jun
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
4 – 18 Jul
4-6 wk
15 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
12 – 26 May
6 Jun
2-4 wk
9 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
28 Apr – 12 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
9 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
12 – 19 May
16 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
27 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
4 – 18 May
13 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
31 Mar – 14 Apr
12 May
8-10 wk
9 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
10 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
14 – 28 Apr
31 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
17 Mar – 14 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
9 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
9 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
14 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
2 – 16 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
11 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
31 Mar – 14 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
14 – 28 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
14 – 28 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Greenhouse
3 – 31 Mar
3 Apr
10-14 wk
9 Jun
12 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
18 – 25 May
20 May
3-4 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
9 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
31 Mar – 14 Apr
25 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
14 – 28 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
14 – 28 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
16 – 30 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
11 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
27 Apr – 25 May
18 May
4-8 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
22 Jun
2 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
31 Mar – 14 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
30 Mar – 27 Apr
31 May
8-12 wk
22 Jun
26 Jul
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
13 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
31 Mar – 14 Apr
12 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
9 Jun
22 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
14 – 28 Apr
29 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
10 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
17 Mar – 14 Apr
12 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
17 Mar – 14 Apr
18 Mar
8-12 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
23 Mar – 20 Apr
5 Apr
8-12 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
9 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
17 Mar – 14 Apr
2 May
8-12 wk
9 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
6 – 20 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
15 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
14 Apr – 5 May
28 May
5-8 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
14 – 28 Apr
26 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
14 – 28 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
4 – 18 May
4-6 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
31 Mar – 14 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
9 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
17 Mar – 14 Apr
25 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
28 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
11 – 25 May
20 May
3-5 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
1 Jun
4-6 wk
9 Jun
29 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
30 Mar – 27 Apr
5 May
8-12 wk
22 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
17 Mar – 14 Apr
12 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
9 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
14 – 28 Apr
21 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
24 May
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
28 Apr – 12 May
30 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
23 Mar – 6 Apr
10-12 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Greenhouse
12 – 19 May
11 Jun
3-4 wk
9 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
17 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
4 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
14 – 28 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
17 Mar – 14 Apr
12 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
13 May
6-8 wk
15 Jun
24 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
16 – 30 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
22 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
31 Mar – 14 Apr
2 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
4 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
29 Apr
6-10 wk
15 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
9 Jun
28 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Greenhouse
31 Mar – 14 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
9 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
14 – 28 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
9 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after