Cauliflower

Cauliflower does best in rich soil amended with compost or manure.

You should mix a handful of compost , well aged manure or organic fertilizer into each planting hole when planting seedlings. Don’t be tempted to plant cauliflower early, wait to put it in your garden until temperatures are around 10C. Cauliflower must have steady growth and even soil moisture to successfully produce beautiful “curds”. For this reason water regularly and top dress with some organic fertilizer if growth seems to slow down.

If you want beautiful creamy white curds then you need to shade them from the sun. This can be done by tying up the leaves or using newspaper. Harvest the curds just when you first notice that the florets are beginning to slightly separate.
Cauliflower does well planted beside herbs but not when planted near tomatoes, peppers, eggplants or potatoes.