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Last spring frost (0°C) 8 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 110 days 8 Jun – 26 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)
20 Apr – 4 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
27 Mar – 24 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
24 – 31 May
3 Jun
4-5 wk
28 Jun
1 Jul
3 wk after
3 Jul
4 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
21 – 28 Jun
3-4 wk
19 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
16 Mar – 13 Apr
27 Mar
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
30 May
11 Jun
1 wk before
30 May
1 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
15 – 22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
17 – 24 May
30 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jun
21 Jul
1 wk after
21 Jun
11 Jul
2 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
6 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
14 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
17 – 24 May
3-4 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
2 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
11 – 18 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Fleece
5 – 19 May
25 May
2-4 wk
2 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk before
2 Jun
1 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
Greenhouse
30 May
11 Jun
1 wk before
30 May
1 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
11 – 18 May
20 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
5 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
3 – 17 Jul
4-6 wk
14 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
15 – 29 May
18 May
2-4 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
2 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
18 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
11 – 18 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
1 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
8 – 22 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
30 Mar – 13 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
4 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
9 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
13 – 27 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
16 Mar – 13 Apr
16 May
8-12 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
4 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
8 Jun
10 Aug
0 wk
21 Jun
31 Jul
2 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
5 – 19 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
13 – 27 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
4 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
13 – 27 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
21 Jun
0 wk
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
8 Mar – 5 Apr
31 Mar
10-14 wk
14 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
Season too short
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
15 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
29 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
10 Jul
5 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
26 Apr
6-8 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
19 Apr – 17 May
23 May
4-8 wk
14 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
14 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
2 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Fleece
5 Apr – 3 May
12 May
8-12 wk
28 Jun
7 Jul
3 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
9 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
17 – 31 May
4-6 wk
28 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
5 – 19 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
8 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
19 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
10 Jul
5 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
22 Mar – 19 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 17 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
27 Mar – 24 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
24 Apr – 8 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
16 Mar – 13 Apr
6 May
8-12 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
10 – 24 Apr
25 Apr
8-10 wk
19 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
13 Apr – 4 May
27 May
5-8 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
13 – 27 Apr
30 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
13 – 27 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
2 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
8 – 22 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
30 Mar – 13 Apr
16 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 17 Apr
15 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
19 Apr – 3 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
14 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jul
6 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
20 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
15 – 29 May
3-5 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
23 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jun
2 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
5 Apr – 3 May
16 Apr
8-12 wk
28 Jun
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
16 Mar – 13 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
4 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
2 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
8 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
9 Jun
0 wk
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
20 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
23 May
21 Jun
2 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
27 Apr – 11 May
3 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
27 Mar – 10 Apr
10-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
31 May – 7 Jun
8 Jun
3-4 wk
28 Jun
29 Jun
3 wk after
3 Jul
4 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
3 – 17 May
28 May
6-8 wk
28 Jun
9 Jul
3 wk after
21 Jul
6 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
25 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
3 Jul
4 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
2 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
16 Mar – 13 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
4 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
9 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
19 Apr – 3 May
18 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
21 Jul
6 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
4 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
10 Apr – 8 May
10 Apr
6-10 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
8 Jun
11 Jul
0 wk
9 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
19 Apr – 3 May
25 Apr
8-10 wk
28 Jun
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
13 – 27 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
2 wk after