Cauliflower plant grow and care – leaf plant of the genus Brassica also known as Cauliflower, Cauliflower plant annual sometimes can be biennial plant. Grow in mediterranean, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-10a spring planting 10a-11 in autumn planting.
Leaves edible, in color green the shape oval sometimes shapeless.
Cauliflower plant leaves
Cauliflower plant head is edible the color can be: white, yellow, orange or purple.
Flowers grow on inflorescence small yellow
Cauliflower plant for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Cauliflower plant growing and care:
Rich soil, cool season
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
To know when to pick the flowers
Planting season:
Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate
Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), prodenia (Spodoptera), slugs, aphids
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
Dead or infected leaves
Size of the plant?
20-60 cm, 8-24 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Small yellow flowers grow on inflorescence
Thinning the bloom:
Can be cause by pests or not enough water
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Uses of Broccoli plant buds:
Cooked, eaten raw, salads
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement:
Small black seeds
Saving seeds until sowing:
Dry dark place
Sowing season:
Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate
Planting spacing:
10-20 cm
Depth of Sowing:
1.5 cm
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Germination time:
5-10 days
Condition of seedling:
Moist, airy soil
Do the seeds require burying?
No
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
In cold area spring-summer in frost free autumn-winter
How to harvest the leaves?
Trim the leaves in the base of the leave next to the stem, for salad young leaves for cooked mature leaves, better not to trim the leaves before the bud picked up
Information about leaves:
Depend on the species 10-30 cm, the color: green
Uses of Cauliflower plant leaves:
Casserole, cooked, stir fry, salad
Scientific name:
Brassica oleracea
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