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Last spring frost (0°C) 25 May Frost 3 of 4 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 94 days 25 May – 27 Aug
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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)
6 – 20 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
20 Jul
0 wk
29 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
27 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
25 Jul
0 wk
29 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
8 Mar – 5 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
6 – 20 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
15 Jul
0 wk
25 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
3 – 10 May
16 May
3-4 wk
31 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
3 – 10 May
24 May
4-5 wk
7 Jun
21 Jun
2 wk after
29 Jun
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
5 – 12 Jun
3-4 wk
3 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Fleece
2 – 30 Mar
16 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
0 wk
4 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
29 May
1 wk after
29 May
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 4 May
6 May
3-4 wk
25 May
27 May
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
29 Apr – 6 May
20 Jun
3-4 wk
27 May
11 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
1 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
25 May
30 Jun
0 wk
25 May
20 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
6 – 20 Apr
10 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
15 Jul
0 wk
25 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
14 May
4-6 wk
29 May
11 Jun
1 wk after
29 May
1 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
6 – 20 Apr
15 Jun
5-7 wk
25 May
20 Jul
0 wk
29 May
10 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
10 – 17 May
21 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
11 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
29 Apr – 6 May
1 May
3-4 wk
27 May
0 wk
15 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
27 Apr – 4 May
4 Jul
3-4 wk
25 May
25 Jul
0 wk
29 May
15 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
11 May
2-4 wk
25 May
25 May
0 wk
25 May
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
29 May
1 wk after
29 May
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
27 Apr – 4 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
25 May
14 Aug
0 wk
21 May
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
26 Jun – 10 Jul
4-6 wk
7 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 13 Apr
15 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
27 May
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
3 – 17 May
23 May
2-4 wk
31 May
6 Jun
1 wk after
29 Jun
5 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
13 – 27 Apr
22 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
27 Apr – 4 May
19 Jun
3-4 wk
25 May
10 Jul
0 wk
29 May
30 Jun
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
19 Apr – 3 May
25 May
4-6 wk
31 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
16 – 30 Mar
15 May
8-10 wk
25 May
10 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
30 Jun
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
29 May
11 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
30 Mar – 13 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
25 May
15 Jul
0 wk
29 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
2 – 30 Mar
20 May
8-12 wk
25 May
15 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
5 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
25 May
31 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
21 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
18 Mar – 1 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
27 May
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
16 – 30 Mar
10 May
8-10 wk
25 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
30 Mar – 13 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
25 May
5 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
30 Mar – 13 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
25 May
5 Jul
0 wk
29 May
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
18 Feb – 18 Mar
16 Mar
10-14 wk
27 May
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
3 – 10 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
31 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
25 May
15 Jul
0 wk
29 May
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
29 Mar – 12 Apr
9 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
10 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
12 – 26 Apr
23 Apr
6-8 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
7 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
10 – 24 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
5 Jun
12 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
20 Apr – 18 May
24 May
4-8 wk
15 Jun
21 Jun
3 wk after
15 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
16 – 30 Mar
8-10 wk
25 May
0 wk
15 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
3 Apr – 1 May
17 May
8-12 wk
26 Jun
12 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
12 – 26 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
26 Apr – 10 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
18 Mar – 1 Apr
6 Apr
8-10 wk
27 May
1 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
25 May
25 Jun
0 wk
29 May
15 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Fleece
5 – 19 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
31 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
23 Jul
8 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
4 Mar – 1 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
27 May
1 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
2 – 30 Mar
21 Mar
8-12 wk
25 May
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
8 Mar – 5 Apr
17 Apr
8-12 wk
31 May
12 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
5 – 19 Apr
1 May
6-8 wk
31 May
12 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
25 May
10 Jul
0 wk
29 May
30 Jun
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
2 – 30 Mar
5 May
8-12 wk
25 May
30 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
20 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
29 Mar – 12 Apr
2 May
8-10 wk
7 Jun
27 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
30 Mar – 20 Apr
31 May
5-8 wk
25 May
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
30 Mar – 13 Apr
29 May
6-8 wk
25 May
10 Jul
0 wk
15 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
30 Mar – 13 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
25 May
15 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
19 Apr – 3 May
10 May
4-6 wk
31 May
7 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
16 – 30 Mar
20 May
8-10 wk
25 May
15 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
15 Mar – 12 Apr
9 Apr
8-12 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
1 – 15 Apr
20 Apr
6-8 wk
27 May
1 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
25 May
4-6 wk
31 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 10 May
1 Jun
3-5 wk
31 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
26 Apr – 10 May
15 May
4-6 wk
7 Jun
12 Jun
2 wk after
13 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
15 Mar – 12 Apr
17 May
8-12 wk
7 Jun
12 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
2 – 30 Mar
15 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
10 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
30 Mar – 13 Apr
4 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
15 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
25 May
15 Jun
0 wk
29 May
5 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
30 Mar – 13 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
25 May
5 Jul
0 wk
7 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
13 – 27 Apr
2 Jun
4-6 wk
25 May
30 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
20 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
8 – 22 Mar
23 Mar
10-12 wk
31 May
1 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
10 – 17 May
24 May
3-4 wk
7 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
29 Jun
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
12 – 26 Apr
13 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
24 Jun
2 wk after
13 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
5 – 19 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
31 May
14 Jun
1 wk after
13 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
6-8 wk
25 May
0 wk
15 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
2 – 30 Mar
15 Apr
8-12 wk
25 May
10 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
12 – 26 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
7 Jun
14 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
1 – 15 Apr
3 May
6-8 wk
27 May
14 Jun
0 wk
13 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
16 – 30 Mar
5 Apr
8-10 wk
25 May
31 May
0 wk
29 Jun
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
22 Mar – 19 Apr
11 May
6-10 wk
31 May
22 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
25 May
6 Jul
0 wk
29 May
26 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
29 Mar – 12 Apr
8 Apr
8-10 wk
7 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
30 Mar – 13 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
25 May
15 Jun
0 wk
15 Jun
3 wk after