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Last spring frost (0°C) 3 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 123 days 3 Jun – 4 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)
15 – 29 Apr
16 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
11 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
28 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
17 Mar – 14 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
12 – 19 May
3-4 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
31 May – 7 Jun
8 Jun
4-5 wk
5 Jul
6 Jul
5 wk after
22 Jul
7 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
14 – 21 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
11 Mar – 8 Apr
1 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
3 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
7 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
6 – 13 May
3-4 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
8 – 15 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
5 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
16 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
11 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
8 – 22 May
8 Jun
4-6 wk
19 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
19 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
15 – 29 Apr
21 Jun
5-7 wk
3 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
19 – 26 May
3-4 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
8 – 15 May
17 Jun
3-4 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
28 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
6 – 13 May
10 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
21 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
6 – 20 May
2 Jun
2-4 wk
3 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
3 Jun
6 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
7 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
7 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
6 – 13 May
25 Jul
3-4 wk
3 Jun
15 Aug
0 wk
30 May
5 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
5 – 19 Jul
4-6 wk
16 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
12 – 26 May
15 May
2-4 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
5 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
22 Apr – 6 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
6 – 13 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 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
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
13 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
25 Mar – 8 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
7 Jun
26 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
8 – 22 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
11 Mar – 8 Apr
21 May
8-12 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
3 Jun
15 Aug
0 wk
24 Jun
5 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
27 Mar – 10 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
5 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
25 Mar – 8 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
8 – 22 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
8 – 22 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
27 Feb – 27 Mar
7 Apr
10-14 wk
5 Jun
16 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
Greenhouse
12 – 19 May
20 May
3-4 wk
9 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
31 Mar – 14 Apr
16 Apr
8-10 wk
9 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
1 Aug
8 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
19 Apr – 3 May
19 Apr
6-8 wk
14 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
29 Apr – 27 May
21 May
4-8 wk
24 Jun
3 wk after
24 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
25 Mar – 8 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
12 Apr – 10 May
9 May
8-12 wk
5 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
21 Apr – 5 May
22 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
5 – 19 May
4-6 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
27 Mar – 10 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
5 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
3 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
14 – 28 Apr
20 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
1 Aug
8 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
13 Mar – 10 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
5 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
17 Mar – 14 Apr
22 Mar
8-12 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
17 Mar – 14 Apr
5 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
14 – 28 Apr
19 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
11 Mar – 8 Apr
11 May
8-12 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
26 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
7 – 21 Apr
26 Apr
8-10 wk
16 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
8 – 29 Apr
1 Jun
5-8 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
8 – 22 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
8 – 22 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
28 Apr – 12 May
28 Apr
4-6 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
25 Mar – 8 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
19 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
17 Mar – 14 Apr
16 Apr
8-12 wk
9 Jun
11 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
10 – 24 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
22 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
13 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
5 – 19 May
20 May
3-5 wk
9 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
28 Apr – 12 May
21 May
4-6 wk
9 Jun
18 Jun
1 wk after
8 Jul
5 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
24 Mar – 21 Apr
5 May
8-12 wk
16 Jun
30 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
11 Mar – 8 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
3 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
7 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
8 – 22 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
16 May
26 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
22 Apr – 6 May
8 Jun
4-6 wk
3 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
24 Jun
26 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
17 – 31 Mar
20 Mar
10-12 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
19 – 26 May
15 Jun
3-4 wk
16 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
8 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
21 Apr – 5 May
4 Jun
6-8 wk
16 Jun
16 Jul
2 wk after
22 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
14 – 28 Apr
22 Apr
6-8 wk
9 Jun
1 wk after
22 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
8 – 22 Apr
6-8 wk
3 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
11 Mar – 8 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
3 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
21 Apr – 5 May
22 Apr
6-8 wk
16 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
10 – 24 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
22 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
25 Mar – 8 Apr
11 Apr
8-10 wk
3 Jun
6 Jun
0 wk
8 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
31 Mar – 28 Apr
29 Apr
6-10 wk
9 Jun
10 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
3 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
7 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
7 – 21 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
16 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
8 – 22 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
3 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
24 Jun
3 wk after