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When to plant Cauliflower in Mid Country

When to plant Cauliflower in Mid Country. Stored windows: January–February; November–December. Ranges from different sources are not averaged.

Unverified — based on HORDI Crop – Cauliflower, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-23: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-cauliflower/; confirm for your microclimate.

Stored planting windows

  • January–February

    Transplant

    Using 60–75 stored days. Plant in Jan, first harvest about 60–75 days later (around March). Plant in Feb, first harvest around April–May. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.

    HORDI seedling establishment for the mid country wet zone: January and February. This location is the mid-country sample (Kandy). The page's phrase is mid country wet zone, not every mid-country acre.

    Unverified — based on HORDI Crop – Cauliflower, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-23: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-cauliflower/; confirm for your microclimate.

  • November–December

    Transplant

    Using 60–75 stored days. Plant in Nov, first harvest about 60–75 days later (around January). Plant in Dec, first harvest around February. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.

    HORDI seedling establishment for the mid country wet zone: November and December.

    Unverified — based on HORDI Crop – Cauliflower, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-23: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-cauliflower/; confirm for your microclimate.

Season ranges

Two or more season ranges are stored. They are not joined. A month is marked only when it falls inside a stored range.

  • Yala is stored from more than one source, and the months do not match. Yala (FAO) is Mar–Aug. Yala (National Drought Plan) is Apr–Sep. Both ranges are shown. They are not averaged.
  • Maha is stored from more than one source, and the months do not match. Maha (FAO) is Sep–Feb. Maha (National Drought Plan) is Oct–Mar. Both ranges are shown. They are not averaged.

Agricultural seasons

  1. Yala (FAO): Mar–Aug (Agricultural)

    Improvement of plant nutrient management for better farmer livelihood, food security and environment in Sri Lanka, J.D.H. Wijewardena, Department of Agriculture, hosted by FAO, accessed 2026-10-20: https://www.fao.org/4/ag120e/AG120E12.htm

  2. Maha (FAO): Sep–Feb (Agricultural)

    Improvement of plant nutrient management for better farmer livelihood, food security and environment in Sri Lanka, J.D.H. Wijewardena, Department of Agriculture, hosted by FAO, accessed 2026-10-20: https://www.fao.org/4/ag120e/AG120E12.htm

  3. Yala (National Drought Plan): Apr–Sep (Agricultural)

    National Drought Plan for Sri Lanka, Ministry of Environment, September 2020, accessed 2026-10-20: https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/country_profile_documents/NDP%20of%20Sri%20Lanka-Final%20Report-Sept%202020.pdf

  4. Maha (National Drought Plan): Oct–Mar (Agricultural)

    National Drought Plan for Sri Lanka, Ministry of Environment, September 2020, accessed 2026-10-20: https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/country_profile_documents/NDP%20of%20Sri%20Lanka-Final%20Report-Sept%202020.pdf

Methodology

Where do these planting months come from?
Each range is a stored planting window for this crop and climate. A month that is not listed has no stored window. It is not a recommendation to skip planting.
Why can the same season appear more than once?
When two sources give different months for the same season, both ranges are listed. They are not averaged, and the gap between them is not filled in.
How are grower notes different from official windows?
Farmer field notes are labelled Farmer field experience, with the month they were noted. They are not official department windows, and they are not yet verified against official sources.

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