Growing Cauliflower - Essential Growing Tips for Good Cauliflower – Plukkers.com

Table of Contents:

Introduction to Growing Cauliflower cauliflower growing in general What does cauliflower look like Germinating your cauliflower seeds Planting out seedlings and what to look out for with cauliflower plants When can we plant out cauliflower plants? These are the practical fundamentals of cauliflower cultivation In which soil is it best to grow cauliflower ? Crop rotation and cauliflower - You can't grow cauliflower in the same place every year There are many types of cauliflower - which varieties should you actually grow? growing cauliflower step by step towards well grown cauliflowers Sowing your cauliflower seeds In between, it should be mentioned that you can always buy cauliflower plants in our webshop during the season. These are readily available during the planting out periods. There are 7 different cultivation methods for cauliflower , also called cultivations Widow cultivation gives you early primeur vegetables January sowing is not the easiest cultivation Freemason cultivation - The ideal early cultivation Summer, early and late autumn cultivation Important to know when growing cauliflower - Planting out Which planting distance should you maintain when growing cauliflower The ideal fertilization for cauliflower What disease is cauliflower susceptible to ? Clubroot - The fungus that is difficult to treat Heartlessness - Lots of leaves and no cauliflower Clampheart in your cabbage bed during frost in April Drills - mini cabbages that will never grow big Pests - Bugs bugs bugs Flea beetles can ruin your cauliflower cultivation Cabbage gall midge Butterfly caterpillars can spoil your cauliflower fun Cabbage fly also lays its eggs at the base of your plants Crop protection with insect netting Finally

Do you also think that growing cauliflower is difficult? That is actually true. Cauliflower requires a lot of attention from sowing to the moment of harvesting. In this article I will go into everything you need to take into account point by point. At the end of the cultivation you will be able to harvest beautiful and tasty cauliflowers. If you are lucky, the requirements for a good cultivation are already naturally present in your garden. Good soil, good fertilization, sufficient water and no clubroot and the weather is good. But if you are not that lucky, you have to take the necessary measures yourself. After an introduction and some general information, we will go over the cultivation of cauliflower step by step.

Introduction to Growing Cauliflower

Cauliflower belongs to the cruciferous family, like all cabbages. Radish and many weeds, such as shepherd's purse, and green manures also belong to the cruciferous family. This is important to know because clubroot can be spread through all members of the cruciferous family. Clubroot is a disease that destroys cabbage plants and occurs when you grow cruciferous plants in the same place too often. More about that later.

Cauliflower flowers are cruciform, clearly a cruciferous cauliflower is only a reasonable source of vitamins and a fairly moderate source of minerals compared to other vegetables. So why all the trouble? Well, cauliflower is very tasty and can be prepared in many ways. And if the cultivation is successful, it gives a lot of satisfaction. The nutritional value of the edible part is according to the Dutch food table per 100 grams of edible cauliflower: 104 kJ or 41 Kcal. According to this table, the composition of 100 grams of edible part is as follows:

Water 93 g
Energy-providing nutrients:
- protein 2 g
- fat 0.5 g
- carbohydrates 3 g.
Minerals:
- calcium 20 mg
- phosphate 30 mg
- iron 0.5 mg
- sodium 15 mg
- potassium 400 mg
Vitamins:
- thiamine (B-1) 0.05 mg
- riboflavin (B-2) 0.07 mg
- vitamin B-6 0.17mg
- vitamin C 80 mg and after preparation another 60 mg.

Growing cauliflower in general

What does the cauliflower look like?

The cauliflower is a cabbage of which you eat the flower stalk (bud/stalk) before it grows into beautiful flowers. That is why cauliflower can only be harvested for such a short period, it wants to flower quickly. cauliflower is a deep-rooted plant with long leaves. The stalk is very short and ends in a closed, fleshy, half-conical cabbage. Not really a tasty description when you read it like this. At the moment you harvest the cabbage, it should be snow-white, dense, firm and not too lumpy.

Germinating cauliflower seeds

Germinating your cauliflower seeds

About the blogger

My name is Tom and I am co-owner of Plukkers.com. I am the father of two beautiful daughters and I have a wonderful wife. When I turned a bare spot in the lawn into a herb garden in 2014, I got a very special feeling inside. I immediately felt that it was not a whim but the start of an irresistible and fiery passion. I wanted to know everything and also wrote down what I learned on my website Moestuinweetjes, which is now called Plukkers.com. I also want to inspire other people to grow their own food. At my house in Wielsbeke is my dream garden with a greenhouse, vegetable garden and a hobby vineyard with 333 vines. In addition to wine, I also make delicious beer at home to occasionally celebrate life in moderation. I toast with you to an exciting, richly filled life under the motto: "Make it yourself!"

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