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Last spring frost (0°C) 23 Jun Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 69 days 23 Jun – 31 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)
5 – 19 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
23 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
12 – 26 May
24 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
1 – 8 Jun
5 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
25 May – 1 Jun
4 Jun
4-5 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
4 – 11 Jul
3-4 wk
1 Aug
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
14 Jun
1 wk before
14 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
26 May – 2 Jun
26 May
3-4 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
28 May – 4 Jun
29 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
10 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
13 – 27 May
13 May
4-6 wk
24 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
5 – 19 May
17 Jun
5-7 wk
23 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
1 – 8 Jun
19 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Greenhouse
26 May – 2 Jun
3 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
26 May – 2 Jun
6 Jul
3-4 wk
23 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
10 – 24 May
29 May
2-4 wk
7 Jun
12 Jun
2 wk before
7 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
14 Jun
1 wk before
14 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
26 May – 2 Jun
21 Jul
3-4 wk
23 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
20 Jun
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
18 Jul – 1 Aug
4-6 wk
29 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
5 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
1 – 15 Jun
12 Jun
2-4 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jul
4 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 May
19 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
26 May – 2 Jun
21 Jun
3-4 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
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
18 May – 1 Jun
28 May
4-6 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
14 – 28 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
24 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
28 Apr – 12 May
31 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
31 Mar – 28 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
23 Jun
9 Aug
0 wk
6 Jul
30 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
16 – 30 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
25 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
14 – 28 Apr
7 May
8-10 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
28 Apr – 12 May
21 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
28 Apr – 12 May
21 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
17 Mar – 14 Apr
3 Apr
10-14 wk
23 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
1 – 8 Jun
4 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
28 Apr
8-10 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
4 – 18 May
12 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
12 Aug
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
30 Apr – 14 May
14 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
4 May – 1 Jun
4 Jun
4-8 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
29 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
14 – 28 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
13 Apr – 11 May
15 Jun
8-12 wk
6 Jul
10 Aug
2 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
4 – 18 May
22 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
16 – 30 Apr
8-10 wk
25 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
23 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
11 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
25 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
2 – 30 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
25 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
31 Mar – 28 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
20 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
4 – 18 May
4 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
31 Mar – 28 Apr
7 May
8-12 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
20 Apr – 4 May
17 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
28 Apr – 19 May
28 May
5-8 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
28 Apr – 12 May
31 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
28 Apr – 12 May
1 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
14 – 28 Apr
17 May
8-10 wk
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
6 Apr – 4 May
28 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
30 Apr – 14 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
0 wk
5 Aug
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
18 May – 1 Jun
28 May
4-6 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
25 May – 8 Jun
4 Jun
3-5 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
18 May – 1 Jun
28 May
4-6 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jul
4 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
13 Apr – 11 May
20 May
8-12 wk
6 Jul
15 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
31 Mar – 28 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
23 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
28 Apr – 12 May
21 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
12 – 26 May
4 Jun
4-6 wk
23 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
6 – 20 Apr
10-12 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
1 – 8 Jun
11 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
6 Jul
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
Fleece
4 – 18 May
31 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
1 wk after
18 Jul
4 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
4 – 18 May
8 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
5 Aug
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
28 Apr – 12 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
31 Mar – 28 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
4 – 18 May
22 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
3 Jul
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
30 Apr – 14 May
12 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
0 wk
5 Aug
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
14 – 28 Apr
8-10 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
20 Apr – 18 May
14 May
6-10 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
23 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
5 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
28 Apr – 12 May
1 May
6-8 wk
23 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after