Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant cauliflower in Emporia can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cauliflower

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

Cauliflower are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant cauliflower in Emporia 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. 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Emporia. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Emporia is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Emporia you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your cauliflower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Emporia

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 Emporia

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