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