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Last spring frost (0°C) 12 Jun Frost 1 of 10 years · 20 years of data
Frost-free season 113 days 12 Jun – 3 Oct
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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)
24 Apr – 8 May
18 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
13 Jul
1 wk before
Broccoli
Brassica oleracea (Italica-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
30 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
18 Jul
1 wk before
Chili pepper
Capsicum annuum
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Curly Kale-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
13 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
31 May
8 Jul
2 wk before
Garden cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Florence Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fleece
21 – 28 May
10 Jun
4-5 wk
25 Jun
8 Jul
2 wk after
3 Jul
3 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)
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 17 Apr
3 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
31 May
2 wk before
Onion (sets)
Allium cepa (Cepa-gruppen)
5 Jun
9 Jun
1 wk before
5 Jun
1 wk before
Maize
Zea mays
Season too short
15 – 22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris (Flavescens-gruppen)
17 – 24 May
7 Jul
3-4 wk
14 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
18 Jul
1 wk after
Carrot
Daucus carota subsp. sativus var. sativus
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
31 May
28 Jun
2 wk before
Palm Kale
Brassica oleracea (Palm Kale-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
13 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
31 May
8 Jul
2 wk before
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Fleece
24 Apr – 8 May
1 Jun
4-6 wk
5 Jun
29 Jun
1 wk before
5 Jun
19 Jun
1 wk before
Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea (Ornamental-gruppen)
24 Apr – 8 May
23 Jun
5-7 wk
12 Jun
28 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
18 Jul
1 wk before
Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris (Conditiva-gruppen)
Fleece
15 – 22 May
22 May
3-4 wk
12 Jun
12 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
0 wk
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Red Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
15 – 22 May
12 Jul
3-4 wk
12 Jun
2 Aug
0 wk
5 Jun
23 Jul
1 wk before
Savoy Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Savoy Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
Shallot (bulbs)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
3 – 17 May
31 May
2-4 wk
31 May
14 Jun
2 wk before
31 May
4 Jun
2 wk before
Shallot (sets)
Allium cepa (Aggregatum-gruppen)
5 Jun
9 Jun
1 wk before
5 Jun
1 wk before
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea
15 – 22 May
27 Jul
3-4 wk
12 Jun
17 Aug
0 wk
25 May
7 Aug
3 wk before
Sweet potato
Ipomoea batatas
9 – 23 Jul
4-6 wk
20 Aug
10 wk after
Garden tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
Tomatillo
Physalis ixocarpa
Common Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Season too short
15 – 29 May
2-4 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
White Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (White Cabbage-gruppen)
1 – 15 May
25 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
23 Jul
0 wk
Garden pea
Pisum sativum
15 – 22 May
27 Jun
3-4 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
8 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
Season too short
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
3 – 17 Apr
23 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
8 Jul
3 wk after
Dill
Anethum graveolens
5 Jun
28 Jul
1 wk before
Wild chives
Allium schoenoprasum
17 Apr – 1 May
6 Jun
6-8 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk before
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
20 Mar – 17 Apr
23 May
8-12 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
8 Jul
3 wk after
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
12 Jun
17 Aug
0 wk
22 Jun
7 Aug
1 wk after
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
5 – 19 Apr
8 May
8-10 wk
14 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
3 – 17 Apr
13 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
17 Apr – 1 May
27 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
17 Apr – 1 May
27 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk before
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
8 Mar – 5 Apr
7 Apr
10-14 wk
14 Jun
16 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
Season too short
21 – 28 May
3-4 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk before
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
Greenhouse
3 – 17 Apr
21 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
17 Jun
1 wk after
Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
5 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
Pinnate dahlia
Dahlia × pinnata
Fleece
19 Apr – 3 May
27 Apr
6-8 wk
14 Jun
0 wk
Pinnate dahlia (tubers)
Dahlia × pinnata
Greenhouse
16 Apr – 14 May
30 May
4-8 wk
11 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
11 Jun
17 Jun
0 wk
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
3 – 17 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Busy lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Greenhouse
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8 Jun
8-12 wk
18 Jun
3 Aug
1 wk after
Creeping zinnia
Sanvitalia procumbens
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
15 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Hyacinth bean
Dolichos lablab
Season too short
14 – 28 May
4-6 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Chinese lantern
Physalis alkekengi
5 – 19 Apr
23 Apr
8-10 wk
14 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Love in a mist
Nigella damascena
12 Jun
3 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
23 Jun
1 wk before
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
25 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
10 Jul
4 wk after
Purple-top vervain
Verbena bonariensis
22 Mar – 19 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
14 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
Fleece
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Regal-foxtail
Ptilotus nobilis
Season too short
26 Mar – 23 Apr
8-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Season too short
23 Apr – 7 May
6-8 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Corn poppy
Papaver rhoeas
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk before
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
20 Mar – 17 Apr
13 May
8-12 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Flossflower
Ageratum houstonianum
Greenhouse
9 – 23 Apr
1 May
8-10 wk
18 Jun
26 Jun
1 wk after
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
17 Apr – 8 May
3 Jun
5-8 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
Stock
Matthiola incana
17 Apr – 1 May
6 Jun
6-8 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk after
Wormwood
Artemisia absinthium
17 Apr – 1 May
7 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Mexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Season too short
7 – 21 May
4-6 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Garden pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
3 – 17 Apr
23 May
8-10 wk
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
17 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk after
Petunia
Petunia
Greenhouse
20 Mar – 17 Apr
21 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
16 Jun
0 wk
Sweet Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea
19 Apr – 3 May
7 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
18 Jul
5 wk after
Common zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
21 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
Common morning glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Season too short
14 – 28 May
3-5 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Garden cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Greenhouse
1 – 15 May
30 May
4-6 wk
12 Jun
27 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Scarlet milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Season too short
2 – 30 Apr
8-12 wk
25 Jun
2 wk after
Bee balm
Monarda didyma
20 Mar – 17 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Safflower
Carthamus tinctorius
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
5 Jun
8 Jun
1 wk before
Iceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Season too short
17 Apr – 1 May
27 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
4 May
28 Jun
6 wk before
Bishop's flower
Ammi majus
1 – 15 May
10 Jun
4-6 wk
12 Jun
8 Jul
0 wk
22 Jun
28 Jun
1 wk after
Drumsticks
Pycnosorus globosus
Season too short
26 Mar – 9 Apr
10-12 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
28 May – 4 Jun
15 Jun
3-4 wk
25 Jun
6 Jul
2 wk after
3 Jul
3 wk after
China aster
Callistephus chinensis
30 Apr – 14 May
4 Jun
6-8 wk
25 Jun
16 Jul
2 wk after
18 Jul
5 wk after
Annual phlox
Phlox drummondii
Fleece
17 Apr – 1 May
22 Apr
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Hollyhock
Alcea rosea
17 Apr – 1 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after
Alpine delphinium
Delphinium elatum
20 Mar – 17 Apr
23 Apr
8-12 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
African marigold
Tagetes erecta
Greenhouse
17 Apr – 1 May
15 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
26 Jun
0 wk
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
19 Apr – 3 May
25 May
6-8 wk
14 Jun
6 Jul
0 wk
18 Jul
5 wk after
Wood sage
Salvia nemorosa
3 – 17 Apr
13 Apr
8-10 wk
12 Jun
0 wk
3 Jul
3 wk after
Black-eyed susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Season too short
9 Apr – 7 May
6-10 wk
18 Jun
1 wk after
California goldenpoppy
Eschscholzia californica
12 Jun
18 Jul
0 wk
5 Jun
8 Jul
1 wk before
Painted tongue
Salpiglossis sinuata
16 – 30 Apr
6 May
8-10 wk
25 Jun
1 Jul
2 wk after
Water forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpioides
17 Apr – 1 May
7 May
6-8 wk
12 Jun
18 Jun
0 wk
22 Jun
1 wk after