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