When to plant Cauliflower in Virginia, United States

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Growing Cauliflower in Virginia

Days suitable for growing Cauliflower in Virginia

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

It could prove difficult to start growing Cauliflower in Virginia, 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

Virginia has 2 distinct seasons for growing Cauliflower

In order to get plants ready for May 12 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 31 and April 19
Seeds started after April 19 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Cauliflower growing season in Virginia is quite short, with only 48 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.
In order to get plants ready for September 05 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 25 and August 08
Seeds started after August 08 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Cauliflower growing season in Virginia is quite short, with only 43 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

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	220
Last frost expected date	April 03
First frost expected date	November 09
Dates with ideal conditions
Dates with suitable conditions	April 13 to April 14 (2 days) April 25 April 30 to May 07 (8 days) May 09 May 12 to June 28 (48 days) July 03 July 08 to July 10 (3 days) July 31 to August 05 (6 days) August 07 to August 08 (2 days) August 14 to August 18 (5 days) August 20 to August 25 (6 days) August 27 to August 29 (3 days) August 31 to September 03 (4 days) September 05 to October 17 (43 days) October 22 October 25 to October 31 (7 days)
Total days ideal for growing Cauliflower in Virginia	0
Total days suitable for growing Cauliflower in Virginia	141
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 Virginia

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Virginia

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	42°F to 55°F	29°F to 66°F
2	January 04 - January 10	33°F to 47°F	15°F to 62°F
3	January 11 - January 17	32°F to 45°F	21°F to 65°F
4	January 18 - January 24	28°F to 43°F	12°F to 58°F
5	January 25 - January 31	29°F to 42°F	13°F to 55°F
6	February 01 - February 07	33°F to 49°F	20°F to 65°F
7	February 08 - February 14	34°F to 49°F	22°F to 64°F
8	February 15 - February 21	33°F to 49°F	21°F to 65°F
9	February 22 - February 28	37°F to 54°F	25°F to 73°F
10	March 01 - March 07	37°F to 53°F	20°F to 72°F
11	March 08 - March 14	37°F to 56°F	18°F to 70°F
12	March 15 - March 21	39°F to 57°F	27°F to 75°F
13	March 22 - March 28	43°F to 60°F	29°F to 74°F
14	March 29 - April 04	41°F to 61°F	27°F to 77°F
15	April 05 - April 11	47°F to 66°F	36°F to 79°F
16	April 12 - April 18	48°F to 67°F	36°F to 79°F
17	April 19 - April 25	47°F to 66°F	35°F to 81°F
18	April 26 - May 02	50°F to 68°F	39°F to 81°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	52°F to 69°F	41°F to 81°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	51°F to 68°F	35°F to 80°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	58°F to 76°F	48°F to 88°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	60°F to 76°F	49°F to 88°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	60°F to 79°F	48°F to 87°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	63°F to 78°F	53°F to 87°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	63°F to 79°F	55°F to 91°F	TRUE
26	June 21 - June 27	64°F to 81°F	57°F to 90°F	TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	67°F to 85°F	60°F to 90°F
28	July 05 - July 11	69°F to 85°F	61°F to 91°F
29	July 12 - July 18	70°F to 87°F	65°F to 92°F
30	July 19 - July 25	70°F to 87°F	62°F to 94°F
31	July 26 - August 01	70°F to 86°F	64°F to 94°F
32	August 02 - August 08	68°F to 83°F	62°F to 89°F	TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	69°F to 84°F	60°F to 92°F
34	August 16 - August 22	67°F to 82°F	60°F to 92°F	TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	68°F to 83°F	62°F to 92°F	TRUE
36	August 30 - September 05	66°F to 82°F	57°F to 92°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	65°F to 81°F	57°F to 92°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	63°F to 78°F	54°F to 87°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	58°F to 74°F	45°F to 87°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	58°F to 73°F	48°F to 90°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	55°F to 70°F	41°F to 81°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	53°F to 68°F	44°F to 80°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	48°F to 65°F	37°F to 76°F
44	October 25 - October 31	52°F to 67°F	44°F to 79°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	43°F to 60°F	32°F to 75°F
46	November 08 - November 14	44°F to 61°F	25°F to 74°F
47	November 15 - November 21	37°F to 53°F	27°F to 68°F
48	November 22 - November 28	39°F to 53°F	29°F to 64°F
49	November 29 - December 05	37°F to 52°F	25°F to 63°F
50	December 06 - December 12	37°F to 50°F	28°F to 64°F
51	December 13 - December 19	35°F to 48°F	24°F to 63°F
52	December 20 - December 26	31°F to 47°F	6°F to 64°F
53	December 27 - December 31	38°F to 52°F	19°F to 63°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Cauliflower in Virginia

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