Cauliflower is a cool-season vegetable and is more difficult to grow than other members of the cabbage family. Cauliflower is best started from transplants for both spring and fall crops. Do not transplant sooner than 2 to 3 weeks before the average frost-free date in the spring.

Cauliflower is more sensitive to the cold than its cabbage-family relatives. It is important to start cauliflower early enough that it matures before the heat of the summer but not so early that it is injured by the cold. In some seasons, that compromise may be almost impossible to achieve. Transplant autumn cauliflower about the same time as fall cabbage. Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart in the row. Use the wider spacing for fall plantings.

(Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 seeds per oz.)