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Last spring frost (0°C) 8 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 113 days 8 Jun – 29 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)
20 Apr – 4 May
16 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
11 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
28 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
27 Mar – 24 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
27 May
6 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
9 – 16 Jun
4-5 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
14 Jul
5 wk after
Butter bean
Phaseolus lunatus
Season too short
23 – 30 Jun
3-4 wk
21 Jul
6 wk after
Onion
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
16 Mar – 13 Apr
1 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
1 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jun
6 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
11 – 18 May
3-4 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
17 – 24 May
5 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Jun
26 Jul
1 wk after
18 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
27 May
26 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
11 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
27 May
6 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
2 – 16 May
4 Jun
4-6 wk
13 Jun
2 Jul
1 wk after
13 Jun
22 Jun
1 wk after
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
20 Apr – 4 May
21 Jun
5-7 wk
8 Jun
26 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
16 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Greenhouse
22 – 29 May
4 Jun
3-4 wk
19 Jun
25 Jun
2 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
17 – 24 May
9 Jun
3-4 wk
14 Jun
30 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
20 Jun
1 wk after
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
11 – 18 May
10 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
31 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
21 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
29 Apr – 13 May
2 Jun
2-4 wk
27 May
16 Jun
2 wk before
27 May
6 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
1 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk before
1 Jun
6 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
11 – 18 May
25 Jul
3-4 wk
8 Jun
15 Aug
0 wk
21 May
5 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
5 – 19 Jul
4-6 wk
16 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Greenhouse
11 – 25 May
6 Jun
2-4 wk
8 Jun
20 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
27 Apr – 11 May
23 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
21 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
11 – 18 May
25 Jun
3-4 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk before

Herbs

Plant Sow indoors Transplant Direct sow
Earliest Latest Growing time Earliest Latest Rel. frost Earliest Latest Rel. frost
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Greenhouse
8 – 22 May
13 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
30 Mar – 13 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
1 Jun
26 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
13 – 27 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
16 Mar – 13 Apr
21 May
8-12 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
8 Jun
15 Aug
0 wk
18 Jun
5 Aug
1 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
5 – 19 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
1 Jul
1 wk after
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
30 Mar – 13 Apr
11 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
13 – 27 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
13 – 27 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
8 Mar – 5 Apr
7 Apr
10-14 wk
14 Jun
16 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
Greenhouse
22 – 29 May
3-4 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Fleece
10 – 24 Apr
8-10 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
13 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Fleece
24 Apr – 8 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
24 Jul
7 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
27 Apr – 11 May
6-8 wk
22 Jun
2 wk after
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
23 Apr – 21 May
11 May
4-8 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
18 Jun
1 wk after
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
30 Mar – 13 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
21 Apr – 19 May
8-12 wk
14 Jul
5 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Fleece
24 Apr – 8 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
16 – 30 May
4-6 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
5 – 19 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
8 Jun
1 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
21 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
13 – 27 Apr
27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
8 Jun
0 wk
6 Jul
4 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
22 Mar – 19 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
27 Mar – 24 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Greenhouse
27 Mar – 24 Apr
5 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Greenhouse
24 Apr – 8 May
6-8 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
16 Mar – 13 Apr
11 May
8-12 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Fleece
18 Apr – 2 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
3 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
13 Apr – 4 May
1 Jun
5-8 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
13 – 27 Apr
4 Jun
6-8 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
13 – 27 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Greenhouse
8 – 22 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
30 Mar – 13 Apr
21 May
8-10 wk
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
13 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Fleece
27 Mar – 24 Apr
6 Apr
8-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
19 Apr – 3 May
5 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
16 Jun
1 wk after
14 Jul
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Fleece
8 – 22 May
13 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Greenhouse
15 – 29 May
20 May
3-5 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Fleece
8 – 22 May
11 May
4-6 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
29 Jun
3 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Greenhouse
4 Apr – 2 May
5 May
8-12 wk
27 Jun
30 Jun
3 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
16 Mar – 13 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
8 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
1 Jun
6 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
13 – 27 Apr
25 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
30 Apr
26 Jun
6 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
27 Apr – 11 May
8 Jun
4-6 wk
8 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
18 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
27 Mar – 10 Apr
10-12 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
30 May – 6 Jun
15 Jun
3-4 wk
27 Jun
6 Jul
3 wk after
29 Jun
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
2 – 16 May
4 Jun
6-8 wk
27 Jun
16 Jul
3 wk after
14 Jul
5 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
13 – 27 Apr
30 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
11 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
13 – 27 Apr
6-8 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
16 Mar – 13 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Fleece
24 Apr – 8 May
30 Apr
6-8 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
19 Apr – 3 May
25 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk after
14 Jul
5 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
30 Mar – 13 Apr
11 Apr
8-10 wk
8 Jun
0 wk
29 Jun
3 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Greenhouse
10 Apr – 8 May
29 Apr
6-10 wk
19 Jun
2 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
8 Jun
16 Jul
0 wk
1 Jun
6 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
18 Apr – 2 May
9 May
8-10 wk
27 Jun
4 Jul
3 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
13 – 27 Apr
5 May
6-8 wk
8 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after