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🥦 Cauliflower
Vegetable Garden · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 60 days – 200 days, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 8 days |
| Direct sowing | +10 days vs transplants |
| Spacing | 18″ in the row × 24″ between rows |
| Planted as | seed |
| Expected yield | 1–3 lbs per plant |
| Water | ~1–1.5 in a week |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Recommended planting window around Apr 1. Start seeds indoors ~6 weeks earlier.
| Spring | Fall | |
|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 1 | Jun 23 |
| Zone 4 | Apr 23 | Jun 28 |
| Zone 5 | Apr 12 | Jul 11 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 1 | Jul 23 |
| Zone 7 | Mar 18 | Aug 13 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 1 | Aug 28 |
| Zone 9 | Feb 6 | Sep 12 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Cauliflower Types
- Early · 60 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — Snowball types — the quick spring or fall window.
- Autumn · 75 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — The main crop — steady water, blanch the curds.
- Winter · 200 days · 1–3 lbs/plant — Overwintering (Purple Cape) — sown midsummer, cuts the following spring; mild-winter ground.
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