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Planting calendar for your area

Pick a month and see what is due: start indoors, sow, plant out. First with the average for Germany, then with your own frost date or a German postcode.

Your planting calendar

Based on: average for Germany, last frost 19 April, safe from 6 May

In March

Start indoors · 22

Sow outdoors · 23

Plant out · 11

Based on the years 1991–2020, not a weather forecast. If your garden is much higher than the station, it can differ.

Planting calendar for Germany

Average across all German postcodes: last frost on 19 April, safe from 6 May. Enter your own frost date above for your area.

Whole year: all 85 plants A–Z
  1. Asparagus

    No sourced time window

  2. Aubergine (eggplant)
    • Start indoors 11–25 March
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  3. Basil
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  4. Beetroot
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
  5. Black salsify
    • Sow outdoors 1 March – 30 April
  6. Borage
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  7. Broad bean (fava bean)

    No sourced time window

  8. Broccoli
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 29 March – 5 April
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
  9. Brussels sprouts
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 8–22 March
  10. Buckwheat
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
  11. Bush bean
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
  12. Butterhead lettuce
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
    • Plant out around 19 April
  13. Cape gooseberry
    • Start indoors 11 March – 15 April
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  14. Carrot
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
    • Sow (autumn) 4–18 August
  15. Cauliflower
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 5–12 April
  16. Celeriac
    • Start indoors 25 January – 8 February
    • Plant out around 5 April
  17. Celery
    • Start indoors 25 January – 8 February
    • Plant out around 5 April
  18. Chervil
    • Start indoors around 22 February
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
    • Sow (autumn) 25 August – 1 September
  19. Chilli pepper
    • Start indoors 25 February – 11 March
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  20. Chinese cabbage
    • Plant out 22 March – 5 April
  21. Chives
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
  22. Coriander (cilantro)
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  23. Cucumber
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
    • Plant out 20–27 May
  24. Dill
    • Sow outdoors 5–12 April
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  25. Endive
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Sow outdoors 22 March – 5 April
    • Plant out around 5 April
  26. Florence fennel
    • Start indoors 8–22 March
  27. French marigold (tagetes)
    • Start indoors around 8 April
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  28. Garden cress
    • Sow outdoors 1 May – 30 September
  29. Garlic
    • Plant (autumn) 1 September – 31 October
  30. Globe artichoke
    • Start indoors 25 January – 22 February
    • Plant out 22–29 March
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  31. Hamburg parsley

    No sourced time window

  32. Horseradish
    • Plant out 1–30 April
  33. Iceberg lettuce
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
    • Plant out around 19 April
  34. Jerusalem artichoke

    No sourced time window

  35. Kale
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 15–22 March
    • Sow outdoors 15–22 March
  36. Kohlrabi
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 5–12 April
    • Sow outdoors 5–12 April
  37. Lamb’s lettuce (corn salad)
    • Sow outdoors 22–29 March
    • Sow (autumn) around 29 September
  38. Lavender
    • Start indoors 8–22 February
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  39. Leek
    • Start indoors 8–22 February
    • Sow outdoors around 22 March
    • Plant out around 19 April
  40. Lemon balm
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  41. Loose-leaf lettuce
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
  42. Melon
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
    • Plant out around 20 May
  43. Mint

    No sourced time window

  44. Nasturtium
    • Start indoors 8–22 March
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  45. Oilseed radish
    • Sow outdoors 1–30 September
  46. Onion
    • Start indoors 8–22 February
    • Plant out 22 March – 5 April
  47. Oregano
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  48. Pak choi
    • Start indoors 8–22 March
    • Plant out 15–22 March
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  49. Parsley
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  50. Parsnip
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
  51. Pea
    • Sow outdoors 22 March – 5 April
  52. Phacelia
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  53. Pole bean
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
  54. Pot marigold (calendula)
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  55. Potato
    • Plant out 29 March – 5 April
  56. Pumpkin and winter squash
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
    • Plant out 20–27 May
  57. Radicchio
    • Sow outdoors 8–22 March
    • Plant out around 19 April
  58. Radish
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
  59. Red cabbage
    • Plant out 29 March – 5 April
  60. Rhubarb

    No sourced time window

  61. Rocket (arugula)
    • Sow outdoors 1 March – 31 August
  62. Rosemary
    • Start indoors 11–25 February
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  63. Runner bean
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  64. Sage
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  65. Savoy cabbage
    • Plant out 29 March – 5 April
  66. Shallot
    • Sow outdoors 22 March – 5 April
    • Plant (autumn) 27 October – 10 November
  67. Spinach
    • Start indoors 8–29 March
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
    • Sow (autumn) 1 August – 30 September
  68. Spring onion (scallion)

    No sourced time window

  69. Strawberry
    • Plant out 1 July – 31 August
  70. Sugar snap and snow pea
    • Sow outdoors 22 March – 5 April
  71. Summer savory
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  72. Sunflower
    • Sow outdoors 19 April – 3 May
  73. Swede (rutabaga)

    No sourced time window

  74. Sweet alyssum
    • Start indoors 8–15 March
    • Plant out 5–12 April
  75. Sweet pepper
    • Start indoors 25 February – 11 March
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  76. Sweet potato
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  77. Sweetcorn
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  78. Swiss chard
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
    • Sow (autumn) 29 September – 6 October
  79. Thyme
    • Start indoors 8–22 February
    • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  80. Tomato
    • Start indoors 11–25 March
    • Plant out 6–20 May
  81. Turnip
    • Sow outdoors 22 March – 5 April
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
  82. White cabbage
    • Start indoors 22 February – 8 March
    • Plant out 29 March – 5 April
    • Sow outdoors 29 March – 5 April
  83. White mustard

    No sourced time window

  84. Winter radish (daikon)
    • Sow outdoors 1 July – 31 August
  85. Zucchini (courgette)
    • Sow outdoors 6–20 May
    • Plant out 20–27 May
Gardening by the moon: what’s the evidence?

Questions and answers

How does the calendar work?

Our sources say how many weeks before or after the last frost each job is due. We put in the frost date for your area. Tender plants only go outside once there is no frost in 9 out of 10 years.

Why is there no moon calendar?

We found no evidence for sowing by the moon. We only use frost dates and sources. The moon phases are listed as tradition on our page “Gardening by the moon: what’s the evidence?”.

Does it work for a greenhouse?

No. The dates are for growing outdoors. Under glass or fleece, many things can start earlier.

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