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Last spring frost (0°C) 21 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 92 days 21 Jun – 21 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
15 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
10 Jul
1 wk after
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
27 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
13 Apr – 11 May
8-12 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
8 – 15 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
13 – 20 Jun
4-5 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
26 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
11 – 18 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Aug
7 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
Season too short
29 Mar – 26 Apr
31 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
25 May – 1 Jun
3-4 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
1 – 8 Jun
4 Jul
3-4 wk
29 Jun
25 Jul
1 wk after
12 Jul
15 Jul
3 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
25 Jun
0 wk
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
10 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
26 May – 9 Jun
4-6 wk
7 Jul
2 wk after
7 Jul
2 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
20 Jun
5-7 wk
21 Jun
25 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
15 Jul
1 wk after
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
8 – 15 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
1 – 8 Jun
3-4 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
12 Jul
3 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
24 – 31 May
9 Jul
3-4 wk
21 Jun
30 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
20 Jul
1 wk after
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
24 May – 7 Jun
1 Jun
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
24 Jul
3-4 wk
21 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
17 Jun
4 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
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
2-4 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
10 – 24 May
22 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
20 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
24 – 31 May
24 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
25 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
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
12 – 26 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
26 Jul
5 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
25 Jun
25 Jul
1 wk after
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
26 Apr – 10 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
29 Mar – 26 Apr
20 May
8-12 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
26 Jul
5 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
21 Jun
14 Aug
0 wk
12 Jul
4 Aug
3 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
20 Apr – 4 May
5 May
8-10 wk
29 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
12 – 26 Apr
10 May
8-10 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
26 Apr – 10 May
24 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
26 Jul
5 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
26 Apr – 10 May
24 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
25 Jun
1 wk after
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
23 Mar – 20 Apr
29 Mar
10-14 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after

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
8 – 15 Jun
3-4 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Apr
14 Apr
8-10 wk
22 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
27 Apr – 11 May
28 Apr
6-8 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
1 Aug
6 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 10 May
4 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
6 May – 3 Jun
18 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
25 Apr – 23 May
8-12 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
8 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
6 – 20 Jun
4-6 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
20 Apr – 4 May
20 Apr
8-10 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
21 Jun
30 Jun
0 wk
25 Jun
1 wk after
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Season too short
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
1 Aug
6 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
6 Apr – 4 May
20 Apr
8-12 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 27 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
13 Apr – 11 May
8-12 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
11 – 25 May
6-8 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
29 Mar – 26 Apr
10 May
8-12 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
7 Jul
2 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
8-10 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
26 Apr – 17 May
31 May
5-8 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
26 Apr – 10 May
3 Jun
6-8 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
26 Apr – 10 May
4 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
25 May – 8 Jun
4-6 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
12 – 26 Apr
20 May
8-10 wk
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
7 Jul
2 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
30 Mar – 27 Apr
14 Apr
8-12 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
4 – 18 May
4 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
9 Aug
7 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Season too short
11 – 25 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
1 – 15 Jun
3-5 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
11 – 25 May
18 May
4-6 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
25 Apr – 23 May
8-12 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
29 Mar – 26 Apr
20 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
24 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
3 Jun
25 Jun
3 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
10 – 24 May
7 Jun
4-6 wk
21 Jun
5 Jul
0 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
10-12 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
20 – 27 Jun
3-4 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
26 Jul
5 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
23 May – 6 Jun
26 May
6-8 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
9 Aug
7 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Greenhouse
26 Apr – 10 May
8 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
20 Apr
8-12 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
26 Jul
5 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
27 Apr – 11 May
8 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
4 – 18 May
16 May
6-8 wk
29 Jun
1 wk after
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
27 Apr – 25 May
6-10 wk
6 Jul
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
21 Jun
15 Jul
0 wk
25 Jun
5 Jul
1 wk after
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
9 – 23 May
8-10 wk
18 Jul
4 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
26 Apr – 10 May
4 May
6-8 wk
21 Jun
0 wk
12 Jul
3 wk after