Best time to plant cauliflower in Port Macquarie
Brassica oleracea
Also called Romanesco
Sow cauliflower in Port Macquarie in Jan to May.
The part of cauliflower that reaches the plate is the curd, a dense head of flower buds that have not yet developed. White is usual, although green, orange and purple heads exist, and Romanesco forms spiral patterns. It can be eaten raw, steamed or roasted.
When to sow in Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, NSW is in the subtropical zone. Its months for cauliflower apply here without a frost adjustment.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Port Macquarie
Frost usually arrives in Port Macquarie around mid June and finishes by mid September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as early October, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Raise seedlings, then transplant
- Sowing depth
- 1-2cm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 60cm
- Height
- 75cm
- Germination
- Soil 7-29°C, fastest at 20-28°C
- Time to harvest
- 70-98 days from planting out
- Frost
- Semi-hardy, protect from hard frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- biennial, usually grown as an annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.