White Cauliflower Blend

SKU: CF300A $6.29 Size: 0.5g
The White Cauliflower Blend combines three different white cauliflower varieties with three different maturity dates. This means that your whole crop won't come ready at once from a single planting. Read More

Exposure Full-sun

Season Cool season

Seed type F1 ?

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White Cauliflower Blend how to grow cauliflower

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The White Cauliflower Blend combines three different white cauliflower varieties with three different maturity dates. This means that your whole crop won't come ready at once from a single planting. Rather, you can just keep picking as they mature - stretching your market or home garden harvest. Try staggering your planting, too. Plant one tray in early spring, and a second tray three to four weeks later. Then harvest from early summer to the beginning of fall, fresh nutritious cauliflower. Practice strict crop rotation with all your Brassicas, being sure not to plant these in the same spot in your garden year after year. This is the best way to avoid soil borne plant diseases.

Quick Facts:

    • Three cauliflower varieties
    • Long harvest period
    • Stagger planting for even longer harvest
    • Fresh and nutritious cauliflower

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All About White Cauliflower Blend

Latin

Latin
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Family: Brassicaceae

Difficulty

Difficulty
Moderately difficult

Season & Zone

Season & Zone
Season: Cool season
Exposure: Full-sun
Zone:Β Overwintering types are only hardy down to -12 to -19Β°C (16 to -5Β°F).

Timing

Timing
Start indoorsΒ four weeks before the last frost toΒ late spring. Transplant in 5-6 weeks. Direct seed when temperatures are reliably above 10Β°C (50Β°F). Overwintering types are started in July where winters are mild, and transplanted by August 15th. Optimal soil temperature: 10-30Β°C (50-85Β°F). Seeds should germinate in 7-10 days.

Starting

Starting
Sow 3-4 seeds 5mm (¼”) deep in each spot you want a plant to grow. Thin to the strongest plant. Space transplants 45-60cm (18-24β€³) apart in rows 60-90cm (24-36β€³) apart.

Days to Maturity

Days to Maturity
From transplant date.

Growing

Growing
Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8. Humus-rich soil amended with composted manure is best. Mix Β½ cup of complete organic fertilizer into the soil beneath each transplant. From seedling to harvest, cauliflower must grow steadily to make a large plant and curd. If growth slows, scratch additional fertilizer into the surface of the soil around each plant. Maintain even soil moisture with regular watering. Shade the developing curds from sun by tying up leaves or using newspaper. This is known as β€œblanching,” and will keep them white. Add 20-25 days to the maturity dates if direct sowing.

Harvest

Harvest
Once curd forms, check every day and cut when the florets are just beginning to separate. At this point the flavour is at peak quality and the size is maximum.

Seed Info

Seed Info
In optimal conditions, at least 80% of seeds should germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years. Per 100β€² row: 200 seeds, per acre: 44M seeds.

Diseases & Pests

Diseases & Pests
Slugs and snails – Slugs are attracted to beer, so place a little beer in a cup dug into the ground. Sprinkle broken eggshells around plants to deter slugs and snails.
Flea beetles – Use row covers to help protect plants from early damage. Put in place at planting and remove before temperatures get too hot in midsummer. Control weeds.
Cabbage root maggot – White maggots (larvae) attack all plants of the cabbage family. Larvae tunnel in and feed on roots of plants. Damage causes wilting early on, death of plants a little later on.
Cabbage aphids – A hard stream of water can be used to remove aphids from plants. Wash off with water occasionally as needed early in the day. Check for evidence of natural enemies such as gray-brown or bloated parasitized aphids and the presence of alligator-like larvae of lady beetles and lacewings.
Cabbageworms – Hand-pick and destroy. Row covers may be useful on small plantings to help protect plants from early damage. Put in place at planting and remove before temperatures get too hot in midsummer.
To help reduce disease, do not plant cauliflower or other Brassicas in the same location more than once every three or four years.

Companion Planting

Companion Planting
All Brassicas benefit from chamomile, dill, mint, rosemary, and sage. Avoid planting near eggplants, peppers, potatoes, or tomatoes.

More on Companion Planting.

How to Grow Cauliflower

Step 1

Timing

Start indoorsΒ four weeks before the last frost toΒ late spring. Transplant in 5-6 weeks. Direct seed when temperatures are reliably above 10Β°C (50Β°F). Overwintering types are started in July where winters are mild, and transplanted by mid-August. Optimal soil temperature: 10-30Β°C (50-85Β°F). Seeds should germinate in 7-10 days.

Step 2

Starting

Sow 3-4 seeds 5mm (¼”) deep in each spot you want a plant to grow. Thin to the strongest plant. Space transplants 45-60cm (18-24β€³) apart in rows 60-90cm (24-36β€³) apart.

Step 3

Growing

Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8.

Humus-rich soil amended with composted manure is best. Mix Β½ cup of complete organic fertilizer into the soil beneath each transplant. From seedling to harvest, cauliflower must grow steadily to make a large plant and curd. If growth slows, scratch additional fertilizer into the surface of the soil around each plant. Maintain even soil moisture with regular watering. Shade the developing curds from sun by tying up leaves or using newspaper. This is known as β€œblanching,” and will keep them white. Add 20-25 days to the maturity dates if direct sowing.

Step 4

Germination

Days to maturity: From transplant date.

In optimal conditions, at least 80% of seeds should germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years. Per 100β€² row: 200 seeds, per acre: 44M seeds.

Step 5

Harvest

Once curd forms, check every day and cut when the florets are just beginning to separate. At this point the flavour is at peak quality and the size is maximum.

Tips

Diseases & Pests

Slugs and snails – Sprinkle broken eggshells around plants to deter.

Cabbage aphids – A hard stream of water can be used to remove aphids from plants early in the day.

Cabbage root maggot – White maggot larvae feed on roots of plants. Damage causes wilting early on, and the death of plants later on.

Flea Beetles – Use row covers to help protect plants from early damage. Put in place at planting and remove before temperatures get too hot in midsummer. Control weeds.

Cabbageworms – Hand-pick and destroy. Row covers may be useful on small plantings to help protect plants from early damage.

Companion Planting

All Brassicas benefit from chamomile, dill, mint, rosemary, and sage. Avoid planting near eggplants, peppers, potatoes, or tomatoes.

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