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Today I transplanted the cabbage and onion seedlings outside and planted seeds for: arugula, garlic (well, cloves, not seeds–forced in the fridge), mesclun salad mix, kale, cauliflower, and …
purple cauliflower
Brassica oleracea italica
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Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
WD
Also known as
Cauliflower (EN)
A variety of Brassica oleracea
How to sow cauliflower: Sow seeds indoors, harden seedlings off before transplanting
Sun requirement for cauliflower: Plant in Full Sun
Cauliflower is a vegetable in the Brassicaceae family. The solid, firm head resembles that of broccoli and is usually white, but can also be yellow, purple, or green in color. Like broccoli, it sits atop a stalk. The head is wrapped in thick leaves that begin to open when the plant is ready for harvest. All cauliflower does best in cool weather.
- 25
- plantings
- 12
- harvests
- 6
- seed packets
Growing cauliflowers
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or lessMedian lifespan
17 weeksFirst harvest expected
19 weeks after plantingLast harvest expected
18 weeks after plantingHeight
75cmSpread
30cmRow Spacing
60cmGrown for
flower harvested 11 timesHow members grow cauliflowers
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Planting outdoors & fruit trees
by maco,
cabbages
onions
arugula
garlic
kale
cauliflowers
beets
apples
peaches
almonds
plums
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Getting ready for spring!
by maco,
I've got seeds either on-hand or ordered for just about everything I'm starting from seed this year. I've been working out what I want to plant, and this is the plan I've come up with for the 72 square feet of my backyard raised beds:
eggplants
garlic
kale
lettuces
onions
oregano
parsley
Hungarian wax peppers
bell peppers
zucchini
yellow summer squash
butternut squash
sweet potatoes
tomatoes
super sweet 100 tomatoes
chamomiles
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Garden trouble!
by oakandsage,
Something's skeletonizing my carrots and dill. It did a number on the sweet basil I planted, and is taking out the kale plants one by one. I haven't caught it in the act yet, though I've seen a couple big fat grasshoppers around; they're pretty likely culprits.
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carrots
dill
blueberries
sweet potatoes
cauliflowers
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Seeds!
by oakandsage,
Yay, seeds arrived. Gonna go on a planting binge tomorrow. Especially since tomorrow is tomato day!
Got: Golden purslane Watercress Yard long bean Blackeye pea Charentais melon Cantaloupe (M…
purslane
watercress
beans
peas
melons
cantaloupes
tomatoes
cauliflowers
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Who's planted cauliflowers
- shiny Aro Valley · Wellington, NZ
- shiny Raised Bed One · Wellington, NZ
- shiny Front lawn 5 · Wellington, NZ
- cas3y my old lunchbox · Whanganui a tara
- shiny Sunny old raised bed · Wellington, NZ
Cauliflower harvests
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shiny harvested not specified.
about 6 years ago
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shiny harvested not specified.
about 6 years ago
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shiny harvested 1.
over 8 years ago
shiny harvested not specified.
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L. [L.]
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Dilleniidae Capparales Cruciferae |
|---|---|
| Optimal temperature | 10 - 25 °C |
| Absolute temperature | 5 - 30 °C |
| Killing temperature | growth: -5 °C, rest: -5 °C |
| Optimal rainfall | 600 - 1100 mm/year |
| Absolute rainfall | 450 - 1900 mm/year |
| Optimal soil pH | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Absolute soil pH | 5.5 - 8.5 |
| Crop cycle | 60 - 120 days |
| Max altitude | 2000 m |
| Life form | herb |
| Life span | biennial |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | medium |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells) |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
| Optimal light | cloudy skies |
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