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