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Last spring frost (0°C) 6 Jun Normal year · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 90 days 6 Jun – 4 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)
18 Apr – 2 May
15 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
27 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
20 Mar – 17 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Greenhouse
15 – 22 May
27 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
15 – 22 May
28 May
4-5 wk
19 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
11 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
17 – 24 Jun
3-4 wk
15 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Greenhouse
14 Mar – 11 Apr
31 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
10 Jun
1 wk after
10 Jun
1 wk after
Maize
Zea mays
Greenhouse
9 – 16 May
17 May
3-4 wk
6 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
11 – 18 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
11 – 25 May
14 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
22 Jun
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
18 Apr – 2 May
20 Jun
5-7 wk
6 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Fleece
22 – 29 May
1 Jun
3-4 wk
19 Jun
22 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
11 – 18 May
16 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
9 – 16 May
9 Jul
3-4 wk
6 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
9 – 23 May
23 May
2-4 wk
6 Jun
6 Jun
0 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
10 Jun
1 wk after
10 Jun
1 wk after
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
9 – 16 May
24 Jul
3-4 wk
6 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
2 Jun
4 Aug
1 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
8 – 22 Jul
4-6 wk
19 Aug
11 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Greenhouse
11 – 25 Apr
26 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
7 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Fleece
15 – 29 May
3 Jun
2-4 wk
12 Jun
17 Jun
1 wk after
11 Jul
5 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
25 Apr – 9 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
9 – 16 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
5 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
Fleece
8 – 22 May
10 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
28 Mar – 11 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
10 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
11 – 25 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
14 Mar – 11 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
6 Jun
4 Aug
0 wk
27 Jun
25 Jul
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
30 Mar – 13 Apr
5 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
28 Mar – 11 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
11 – 25 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
11 – 25 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
2 – 30 Mar
20 Mar
10-14 wk
8 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
Fleece
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
10 – 24 Apr
18 Apr
8-10 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
24 Apr – 8 May
2 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
19 Aug
11 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
22 Apr – 6 May
5 May
6-8 wk
17 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
2 – 30 May
27 May
4-8 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
27 Jun
3 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
28 Mar – 11 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
15 Apr – 13 May
28 May
8-12 wk
8 Jul
23 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
24 Apr – 8 May
12 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
23 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
8 – 22 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
30 Mar – 13 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
6 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
24 Apr – 8 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
19 Aug
11 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
16 Mar – 13 Apr
10 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
14 Mar – 11 Apr
21 Mar
8-12 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 17 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
5 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
14 Mar – 11 Apr
10 May
8-12 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
10 – 24 Apr
3 May
8-10 wk
19 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
11 Apr – 2 May
31 May
5-8 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
11 – 25 Apr
3 Jun
6-8 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
5 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
11 – 25 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
14 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
28 Mar – 11 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
6 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
5 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
27 Mar – 24 Apr
18 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
13 – 27 Apr
24 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
25 Jul
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
8 – 22 May
10 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Fleece
15 – 29 May
17 May
3-5 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
8 – 22 May
19 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
25 Jul
7 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
27 Mar – 24 Apr
21 May
8-12 wk
19 Jun
16 Jul
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
14 Mar – 11 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
6 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
10 Jun
1 wk after
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
11 – 25 Apr
24 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
19 May
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
25 Apr – 9 May
7 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 3 Apr
26 Mar
10-12 wk
12 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
22 – 29 May
28 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
11 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
24 Apr – 8 May
17 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
28 Jun
2 wk after
25 Jul
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
17 Apr – 1 May
12 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk after
25 Jul
7 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
11 – 25 Apr
6-8 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
14 Mar – 11 Apr
20 Apr
8-12 wk
6 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
24 Apr – 8 May
12 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
23 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
13 – 27 Apr
7 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
25 Jul
7 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
28 Mar – 11 Apr
10 Apr
8-10 wk
6 Jun
0 wk
11 Jul
5 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Fleece
10 Apr – 8 May
26 Apr
6-10 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
6 Jun
9 Jul
0 wk
10 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
10 – 24 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
11 – 25 Apr
4 May
6-8 wk
6 Jun
15 Jun
0 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after