One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when you can plant cauliflower is to look at the USDA zone info for Fairbanks.

Planting Calendar for Cauliflower

Frost tolerance for cauliflower:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Cauliflower tend to make it in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cauliflower in Fairbanks is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant cauliflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your cauliflower may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cauliflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Fairbanks the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -50°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fairbanks is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fairbanks you get a frost after May 15 so always be ready to cover your cauliflower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairbanks

Here is the info for USDA Zone 2a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	August 15
Lowest Expected Low	-50°F
Highest Expected Low	-45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -50°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -45°F.

Plants to Grow in Fairbanks

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fairbanks.