Cauliflower
Vegetables · Start indoors, set out
Cauliflower planting dates
At usual odds in 2026: Apr 6 – Jul 24.
The guide's rule 3 weeks before last frost to 14 weeks before first frost.
Frost odds · chance of a freezing night after your spring date
The 2026 season
Start indoors Set out Frost risk
At all three odds
| Frost odds | Start indoors | Set out |
|---|---|---|
| Bold (1 in 2) | Feb 23 – Jun 30 | Mar 30 – Jul 28 |
| Usual (3 in 10) | Mar 2 – Jun 26 | Apr 6 – Jul 24 |
| Careful (1 in 10) | Mar 10 – Jun 17 | Apr 14 – Jul 15 |
- Days to first harvest
- 50-95 after transplanting
- How it goes in
- Start indoors, set out 4-5 weeks indoors to transplant size
- Frost
- Frost-hardy Takes light frost.
- Soil to germinate
- 50-75°F
Plan it in your Garden Book
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Source: Montana State University Extension, MontGuide MT199308AG, "Can I Grow That Here? Vegetable Seed and Transplant Schedules for Garden or Container" (reviewed August 2013), read with NOAA 1991-2020 freeze odds for Cleveland Hopkins. Wording ours; how we read the guide.