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Last spring frost (0°C) 29 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 78 days 29 Jun – 15 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)
11 – 25 May
12 Jun
5-7 wk
29 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
7 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
18 May – 1 Jun
24 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
12 Apr – 10 May
8-12 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
11 – 25 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
7 – 14 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Greenhouse
31 May – 7 Jun
4 Jun
4-5 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
12 Jul
2 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
10 – 17 Jul
3-4 wk
7 Aug
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
20 Jun
1 wk before
20 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
3 – 10 Jun
1 Jul
3-4 wk
1 Jul
22 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
12 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
11 – 25 May
7 Jun
5-7 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
19 May – 2 Jun
19 May
4-6 wk
30 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
11 – 25 May
17 Jun
5-7 wk
29 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
7 – 14 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
18 May – 1 Jun
19 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
1 – 8 Jun
6 Jul
3-4 wk
29 Jun
27 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
18 May – 1 Jun
19 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
16 – 30 May
29 May
2-4 wk
13 Jun
2 wk before
13 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
20 Jun
1 wk before
20 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
1 – 8 Jun
21 Jul
3-4 wk
29 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
26 Jun
1 Aug
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
24 Jul – 7 Aug
4-6 wk
4 Sep
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
1 – 15 Jun
2-4 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
18 May – 1 Jun
19 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
17 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
1 – 8 Jun
21 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
30 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
Season too short
24 May – 7 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
20 Apr – 4 May
17 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
30 Jun
22 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
4 – 18 May
31 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
6 Apr – 4 May
17 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
29 Jun
11 Aug
0 wk
12 Jul
1 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
22 Apr – 6 May
2 May
8-10 wk
1 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
20 Apr – 4 May
7 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
4 – 18 May
21 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
4 – 18 May
21 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Fleece
23 Mar – 20 Apr
3 Apr
10-14 wk
29 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
7 – 14 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Season too short
20 Apr – 4 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
9 Jul
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Season too short
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
31 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Season too short
10 May – 7 Jun
12 May
4-8 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
5 Jul
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
20 Apr – 4 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
12 Apr – 10 May
10 May
8-12 wk
5 Jul
5 Jul
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
4 – 18 May
5 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
31 May – 14 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
Fleece
20 Apr – 4 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
29 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
31 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Fleece
6 Apr – 4 May
17 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
12 Apr – 10 May
8-12 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
10 – 24 May
6-8 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
6 Apr – 4 May
7 May
8-12 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
9 Jul
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
8-10 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
4 – 25 May
28 May
5-8 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
4 – 18 May
31 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
24 May – 7 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
20 Apr – 4 May
17 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
9 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Season too short
6 Apr – 4 May
11 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Fleece
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
31 May – 14 Jun
3-5 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Season too short
18 May – 1 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
19 Apr – 17 May
8-12 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
6 Apr – 4 May
17 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
29 Jun
0 wk
30 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
4 – 18 May
21 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
18 May – 1 Jun
4 Jun
4-6 wk
29 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
12 – 26 Apr
10-12 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Fleece
7 – 14 Jun
11 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
12 Jul
2 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
17 – 31 May
30 May
6-8 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
11 Aug
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
4 – 18 May
5 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
6 Apr – 4 May
17 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
4 – 18 May
5 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
6 – 20 May
20 May
6-8 wk
1 Jul
1 Jul
0 wk
11 Aug
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
20 Apr – 4 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
24 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
26 Apr – 24 May
6-10 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
29 Jun
12 Jul
0 wk
30 Jun
2 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
Fleece
26 Apr – 10 May
7 May
8-10 wk
5 Jul
1 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
4 – 18 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
2 wk after