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Last spring frost (0°C) 13 May Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 133 days 13 May – 23 Sep
Note: This location has a shorter growing season. Plants marked with Fleece, Greenhouse or Season too short need extra protection or are difficult to grow here.

Vegetables

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
19 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
24 Jul
0 wk
7 May
14 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
1 Jul
4-6 wk
13 May
29 Jul
0 wk
7 May
19 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
10 Mar – 7 Apr
12 Apr
8-12 wk
2 Jun
7 Jun
3 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
19 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
9 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
21 – 28 May
6 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jun
27 Jun
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
14 – 21 May
1 Jun
4-5 wk
18 Jun
29 Jun
5 wk after
23 Jun
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Greenhouse
26 May – 2 Jun
30 May
3-4 wk
23 Jun
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
18 Feb – 18 Mar
4 Apr
8-12 wk
13 May
30 May
0 wk
26 May
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
7 May
19 Jun
1 wk before
7 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
5 – 12 May
27 May
3-4 wk
2 Jun
17 Jun
3 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
20 – 27 Apr
8 Jul
3-4 wk
18 May
29 Jul
1 wk after
26 May
19 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
13 May
9 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
29 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
14 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
19 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
9 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
6 – 20 Apr
6 Jun
4-6 wk
18 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
18 May
24 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
25 Mar – 8 Apr
24 Jun
5-7 wk
13 May
29 Jul
0 wk
7 May
19 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
21 – 28 May
18 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jun
9 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
20 – 27 Apr
14 Jun
3-4 wk
18 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
26 May
25 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
13 May
24 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
15 – 22 Apr
13 Jul
3-4 wk
13 May
3 Aug
0 wk
7 May
24 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
13 May
24 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
2 – 16 Apr
5 Jun
2-4 wk
30 Apr
19 Jun
2 wk before
30 Apr
9 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
7 May
19 Jun
1 wk before
7 May
9 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
15 – 22 Apr
28 Jul
3-4 wk
13 May
18 Aug
0 wk
23 Apr
8 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
14 – 28 Jun
4-6 wk
26 Jul
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
7 – 21 Apr
6 May
6-8 wk
2 Jun
17 Jun
3 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
5 – 19 May
20 Jun
2-4 wk
2 Jun
4 Jul
3 wk after
23 Jun
24 Jun
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 Apr
26 Jun
4-6 wk
13 May
24 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
15 – 22 Apr
28 Jun
3-4 wk
13 May
19 Jul
0 wk
7 May
9 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
7 – 21 May
27 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
24 Jun
5 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
4 – 18 Mar
24 May
8-10 wk
13 May
19 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
7 May
29 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
18 Mar – 1 Apr
7 Jun
6-8 wk
13 May
19 Jul
0 wk
7 May
9 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
18 Feb – 18 Mar
24 May
8-12 wk
13 May
19 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
9 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
13 May
18 Aug
0 wk
26 May
8 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
9 – 23 Mar
9 May
8-10 wk
18 May
4 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
4 – 18 Mar
14 May
8-10 wk
13 May
9 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
18 Mar – 1 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
13 May
9 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
29 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
18 Mar – 1 Apr
28 May
6-8 wk
13 May
9 Jul
0 wk
7 May
29 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
9 Feb – 9 Mar
8 Apr
10-14 wk
18 May
17 Jun
1 wk after

Annual flowers

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