When to plant Cauliflower in Mississippi, United States

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Growing Cauliflower in Mississippi

Days suitable for growing Cauliflower in Mississippi

On average Cauliflower needs from 70 to 90 days to mature and produce harvest.

It could prove difficult to start growing Cauliflower in Mississippi, when planting directly into soil, due to short growing period suitable for growing Cauliflower.

In order to have a chance of getting any harvest, all available season extention methods should be utilised.

Start seeds indoors

April 20 is on average first day in Mississippi that has required temperatures for young Cauliflower seedlings to grow, without worrying about cold damage.

Seeds can be started indoors beween March 09 and March 21, this way they will be ready just in time for transplanting on April 20.

Seedlings started after March 21 might not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 85°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Cauliflower, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Total frost free days	237
Last frost expected date	March 20
First frost expected date	November 12
Dates with ideal conditions
Dates with suitable conditions	January 01 February 22 to February 23 (2 days) March 10 to March 12 (3 days) March 14 to March 16 (3 days) March 22 to March 31 (10 days) April 04 to April 18 (15 days) April 20 to May 30 (41 days) June 06 September 22 to October 17 (26 days) October 19 to October 30 (12 days) November 06 to November 11 (6 days) November 26 December 09 December 29
Total days ideal for growing Cauliflower in Mississippi	0
Total days suitable for growing Cauliflower in Mississippi	123
Days needed for Cauliflower to mature and produce harvest	70 - 90
Seed can be planted directly into soil	no
Seed has to be started indoors	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Cauliflower in Mississippi

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Mississippi

Tolerable temperature range for Cauliflower: 50°F to 85°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Cauliflower
1	January 01 - January 03	49°F to 61°F	30°F to 76°F
2	January 04 - January 10	42°F to 58°F	29°F to 68°F
3	January 11 - January 17	42°F to 56°F	30°F to 72°F
4	January 18 - January 24	39°F to 54°F	24°F to 71°F
5	January 25 - January 31	39°F to 55°F	27°F to 71°F
6	February 01 - February 07	42°F to 58°F	27°F to 75°F
7	February 08 - February 14	41°F to 59°F	27°F to 72°F
8	February 15 - February 21	41°F to 57°F	12°F to 74°F
9	February 22 - February 28	49°F to 65°F	29°F to 78°F
10	March 01 - March 07	47°F to 65°F	28°F to 77°F
11	March 08 - March 14	50°F to 67°F	29°F to 75°F	TRUE
12	March 15 - March 21	48°F to 66°F	29°F to 77°F
13	March 22 - March 28	54°F to 71°F	41°F to 83°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	51°F to 70°F	37°F to 83°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	57°F to 73°F	40°F to 82°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	54°F to 71°F	41°F to 79°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	54°F to 72°F	42°F to 80°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	58°F to 76°F	49°F to 83°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	62°F to 78°F	51°F to 86°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	62°F to 79°F	49°F to 88°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	67°F to 82°F	59°F to 90°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	66°F to 83°F	57°F to 90°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	68°F to 85°F	57°F to 92°F
24	June 07 - June 13	70°F to 85°F	62°F to 93°F
25	June 14 - June 20	70°F to 88°F	60°F to 95°F
26	June 21 - June 27	73°F to 88°F	64°F to 98°F
27	June 28 - July 04	73°F to 89°F	67°F to 96°F
28	July 05 - July 11	74°F to 89°F	69°F to 96°F
29	July 12 - July 18	74°F to 88°F	71°F to 94°F
30	July 19 - July 25	74°F to 89°F	65°F to 96°F
31	July 26 - August 01	74°F to 90°F	67°F to 96°F
32	August 02 - August 08	73°F to 89°F	67°F to 98°F
33	August 09 - August 15	75°F to 91°F	71°F to 98°F
34	August 16 - August 22	73°F to 89°F	68°F to 97°F
35	August 23 - August 29	74°F to 88°F	69°F to 100°F
36	August 30 - September 05	72°F to 88°F	67°F to 94°F
37	September 06 - September 12	70°F to 88°F	62°F to 95°F
38	September 13 - September 19	70°F to 86°F	61°F to 96°F
39	September 20 - September 26	67°F to 84°F	55°F to 94°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	65°F to 83°F	54°F to 95°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	62°F to 80°F	50°F to 92°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	60°F to 75°F	48°F to 83°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	56°F to 76°F	40°F to 84°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	57°F to 71°F	43°F to 82°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	49°F to 67°F	36°F to 81°F
46	November 08 - November 14	50°F to 67°F	25°F to 81°F	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	46°F to 62°F	32°F to 75°F
48	November 22 - November 28	47°F to 62°F	36°F to 72°F
49	November 29 - December 05	46°F to 62°F	31°F to 72°F
50	December 06 - December 12	47°F to 63°F	34°F to 75°F
51	December 13 - December 19	44°F to 58°F	30°F to 71°F
52	December 20 - December 26	42°F to 56°F	15°F to 73°F
53	December 27 - December 31	48°F to 62°F	28°F to 75°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Cauliflower in Mississippi

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Average daily temperatures were calculated using

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