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How to Plant and Grow Cauliflower

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Cauliflower Growing Problems: Troubleshooting

in Flower Vegetables, Prepare

Seven Easy Ways to Serve Cauliflower

by Stephen Albert

The perfect thing about cauliflower is that the size of the head is no indicator of quality. Big heads or small snack-sized heads–as long as they are fresh–will be equally tasty. Cauliflower is best harvested in late spring or fall when temperatures are moderate to cool. Kitchen Helpers from Amazon: Fresh cauliflower should taste mildly […] More
in Plant, Seed Starting, Seed Starting Specific Crops

Cauliflower Seed Starting Tips

by Stephen Albert

Cauliflower is a cool-season crop. Cauliflower thrives in temperatures between 57°F and 68°F (14°C-20°C). Set cauliflower seedlings in the garden about two or three weeks before the average last frost date, not earlier. Sow cauliflower seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before setting seedlings in the garden. Cauliflower grows best at 57° to 68°F (14°-20°C). […] More
in Harvest and Storage

How to Harvest and Store Cauliflower

by Stephen Albert

Cauliflower is ready to harvest 70 to 90 days after sowing seed. Plant cauliflower so it comes to harvest in a cool part of the year; the optimal growing temperatures for cauliflower are the mid 60°sF (15°+C). Plant cauliflower in early spring for harvest before summer heat or plant in late summer for fall harvest. […] More