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Last spring frost (0°C) 24 May Frost 1 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 137 days 24 May – 8 Oct
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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 Apr
20 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
25 Jul
0 wk
18 May
15 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
2 Jul
4-6 wk
24 May
30 Jul
0 wk
18 May
20 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Fleece
14 Mar – 11 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
11 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
11 May
10 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
28 May – 4 Jun
10 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
1 Jul
5 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
21 – 28 May
12 Jun
4-5 wk
25 Jun
10 Jul
5 wk after
4 Jul
6 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Fleece
28 Jun – 5 Jul
3-4 wk
26 Jul
9 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
1 – 29 Mar
5 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
31 May
0 wk
6 Jun
2 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
18 May
20 Jun
1 wk before
18 May
10 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
9 – 16 May
31 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
28 Apr – 5 May
9 Jul
3-4 wk
26 May
30 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
20 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
11 May
30 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
11 May
10 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
17 Apr – 1 May
12 Jun
4-6 wk
29 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
29 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
5 – 19 Apr
25 Jun
5-7 wk
24 May
30 Jul
0 wk
18 May
20 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
28 May – 4 Jun
3 Jul
3-4 wk
25 Jun
24 Jul
5 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
28 Apr – 5 May
28 Jun
3-4 wk
26 May
19 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
9 Jul
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
26 Apr – 3 May
14 Jul
3-4 wk
24 May
4 Aug
0 wk
18 May
25 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
6 Jun
2-4 wk
11 May
20 Jun
2 wk before
11 May
10 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
18 May
20 Jun
1 wk before
18 May
10 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
26 Apr – 3 May
29 Jul
3-4 wk
24 May
19 Aug
0 wk
4 May
9 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
25 Jun – 9 Jul
4-6 wk
6 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
11 – 25 Apr
10 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
9 – 23 May
5 Jul
2-4 wk
6 Jun
19 Jul
2 wk after
4 Jul
9 Jul
6 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
12 – 26 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
25 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
26 Apr – 3 May
29 Jun
3-4 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
18 May
10 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 May
11 Jun
4-6 wk
25 Jun
9 Jul
5 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
15 – 29 Mar
25 May
8-10 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
10 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
18 May
30 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8 Jun
6-8 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
18 May
10 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
1 – 29 Mar
25 May
8-12 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
10 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
24 May
19 Aug
0 wk
6 Jun
9 Aug
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
17 – 31 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
26 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
15 – 29 Mar
15 May
8-10 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
29 Mar – 12 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
30 Jun
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
29 Mar – 12 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
18 May
30 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
17 Feb – 17 Mar
11 Apr
10-14 wk
26 May
20 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 May – 4 Jun
18 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
9 Jul
5 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
18 May
10 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
28 Mar – 11 Apr
13 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
29 May
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
11 – 25 Apr
27 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
6 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
9 – 23 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
4 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
24 Apr – 22 May
12 Jun
4-8 wk
19 Jun
10 Jul
4 wk after
19 Jun
30 Jun
4 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
15 – 29 Mar
8-10 wk
24 May
0 wk
6 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
2 – 30 Apr
4 Jul
8-12 wk
25 Jun
29 Aug
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
11 – 25 Apr
6 Jun
6-8 wk
6 Jun
18 Jul
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Fleece
14 – 28 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
5 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
17 – 31 Mar
25 Apr
8-10 wk
26 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
24 May
5 Jul
0 wk
18 May
25 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
11 – 25 Apr
17 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
6 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
3 – 31 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
26 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
14 Mar – 11 Apr
26 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
2 – 30 Apr
4 May
8-12 wk
25 Jun
29 Jun
5 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
30 Apr – 14 May
18 May
6-8 wk
25 Jun
29 Jun
5 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
18 May
10 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
1 – 29 Mar
15 May
8-12 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
29 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
16 – 30 Apr
23 May
8-10 wk
25 Jun
18 Jul
5 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
29 Mar – 19 Apr
5 Jun
5-8 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8 Jun
6-8 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
29 Mar – 12 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
24 May
20 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
14 – 28 May
27 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
5 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
15 – 29 Mar
25 May
8-10 wk
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
29 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
14 Mar – 11 Apr
13 May
8-12 wk
6 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
31 Mar – 14 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
26 May
20 Jun
0 wk
4 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
25 Apr – 9 May
16 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
14 Jul
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
21 May – 4 Jun
18 Jun
3-5 wk
25 Jun
9 Jul
5 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
25 Apr – 9 May
12 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
4 Jul
6 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
23 Apr – 21 May
3 Jun
8-12 wk
16 Jul
29 Jul
8 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
1 – 29 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
20 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
29 Mar – 12 Apr
9 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
6 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
24 May
20 Jun
0 wk
18 May
10 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
29 Mar – 12 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
8 Apr
30 Jun
7 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
12 – 26 Apr
12 Jun
4-6 wk
24 May
10 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
2 – 16 Apr
5 Apr
10-12 wk
25 Jun
5 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
9 – 16 May
19 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
19 Jun
30 Jun
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
11 – 25 Apr
8 Jun
6-8 wk
6 Jun
20 Jul
2 wk after
4 Jul
10 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
4 – 18 Apr
6 Jun
6-8 wk
30 May
18 Jul
1 wk after
4 Jul
8 Jul
6 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
29 Mar – 12 Apr
6-8 wk
24 May
0 wk
6 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
1 – 29 Mar
25 Apr
8-12 wk
24 May
20 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
11 – 25 Apr
6 Jun
6-8 wk
6 Jun
18 Jul
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
31 Mar – 14 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
26 May
10 Jul
0 wk
4 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
15 – 29 Mar
15 Apr
8-10 wk
24 May
10 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
16 Apr – 14 May
28 May
6-10 wk
25 Jun
9 Jul
5 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
24 May
20 Jul
0 wk
18 May
10 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
28 Mar – 11 Apr
15 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
10 Jul
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
29 Mar – 12 Apr
9 May
6-8 wk
24 May
20 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
10 Jun
2 wk after