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Crop dates by placeCauliflower Planting Dates by State and Region
Published cauliflower planting windows for 18 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 5 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Feb 1 (Arkansas) and as late as Sep 1 (Central Florida). The middle of the range starts around Apr 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Planting: February - April (spring/summer crop) | |
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Feb | |
| Central Illinois | Transplanting: April 10 to May 1, July 10 to 20 (Fall crop) | |
| Central North Carolina | Planting: mid Feb to mid Apr; early Aug to end of Sep (direct seed); Transplanting: mid Feb to mid Apr; early Aug to end of Sep (transplants) | |
| Central Oregon | Start indoors: March (seed flats indoors or in greenhouse) | |
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon | Transplanting: May (transplant) | |
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon | Planting: April | |
| Eastern North Carolina | Planting: early Aug to end of Sep (direct seed); Transplanting: mid Feb to mid Apr; early Aug to end of Sep (transplants) | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: early Jan to mid Jan; mid Aug to end of Dec (seed); Transplanting: early Jan to end of Jan; early Sep to end of Dec (transplants) | |
| Minnesota | Start indoors: early march (start seeds indoors); Planting: mid april; early june | |
| New Hampshire | Start indoors: start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant 2 weeks before last frost | |
| Northern Illinois | Transplanting: July 24 to Aug. 10 | |
| Oregon Coast | Planting: April | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Jan | |
| Southern Illinois | Transplanting: June 27 to July 6 | |
| Western North Carolina | Planting: early Apr to end of Apr; mid Jul to mid Aug (direct seed); Transplanting: early Apr to end of Apr; mid Jul to mid Aug (transplants) | |
| Western Oregon | Planting: July (midsummer for fall and winter crops); August (fall crop) | |
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon | Planting: April; August |
Calendar view
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas planting | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | |||||||||
| Central Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | ||||||
| Central Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in April | Transplanting window in May | Transplanting window in July | |||||||||
| Central North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Central Oregon start indoors | Start indoors window in March | |||||||||||
| Central and higher-elevation Eastern Oregon transplanting | Transplanting window in May | |||||||||||
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Minnesota start indoors | Start indoors window in March | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire start indoors | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Northern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in July | Transplanting window in August | ||||||||||
| Oregon Coast planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | |||||||
| Southern Illinois transplanting | Transplanting window in June | Transplanting window in July | ||||||||||
| Western North Carolina planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western Oregon planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: Arkansas Extension - Spring and Summer Vegetable Planting Dates.