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Last spring frost (0°C) 21 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 91 days 21 Jun – 20 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)
3 – 17 May
14 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
9 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
26 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
4 Apr – 2 May
8-12 wk
27 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
9 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
30 May – 6 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
30 May – 6 Jun
6 Jun
4-5 wk
4 Jul
4 Jul
2 wk after
26 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
2 – 9 Jul
3-4 wk
30 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
29 Mar – 26 Apr
30 Mar
8-12 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
25 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
24 – 31 May
3-4 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
26 May – 2 Jun
3 Jul
3-4 wk
23 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
14 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
21 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
24 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
9 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
4 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
14 – 28 May
29 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
19 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
24 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
14 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
30 May – 6 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
24 – 31 May
6 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
1 Jul
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
24 – 31 May
8 Jul
3-4 wk
21 Jun
29 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
19 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
24 May – 7 Jun
25 May
2-4 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
25 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
24 – 31 May
23 Jul
3-4 wk
21 Jun
13 Aug
0 wk
17 Jun
3 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
23 Jul – 6 Aug
4-6 wk
3 Sep
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
24 May – 7 Jun
2-4 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
21 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
19 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
24 – 31 May
23 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Jun
14 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
4 Jul
1 wk after

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