One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Walkertown you will be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant cauliflower.

Planting Calendar for Cauliflower

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

Since cauliflower are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The last month that you can plant cauliflower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Walkertown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Walkertown is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Walkertown it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your cauliflower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Walkertown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Walkertown

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