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.

You can figure out when to plant cauliflower in Lake Stevens by reviewing 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 tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cauliflower in Lake Stevens 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cauliflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Lake Stevens. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lake Stevens is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lake Stevens last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your cauliflower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Stevens

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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