Growing Cauliflower

brassica oleracea var. botrytus botrytus : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	S
			T	T

(Best months for growing Cauliflower in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings

Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 24 - 39 inches apart
Harvest in 15-22 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Dwarf (bush) beans, beets, celery, cucumber, onions, marigold, nasturtium, rhubarb, aromatic herbs (sage, dill, chamomile)
Avoid growing close to: Climbing (pole) beans, tomato, peppers (chili, capsicum), eggplant (aubergine), strawberry, mustard

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17 Jun 16, Steve (Australia - temperate climate): Same here Margaret, if you find out please let me know.
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26 Jun 16, lee (Australia - arid climate): and me ! watching with interest on how others get get lovely big heads on their cauli's.
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11 Jul 16, The Smiling Platypus (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hey guys, Maybe too much nitrogen?? Have you tried potash??
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25 May 16, Mark (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, I am growing cauliflower and broccoli and something keeps eating my leaves, I have tried many things but they just keep eating the leaves. Any suggestion to keep away these pest.
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28 Jan 17, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Go out at night with a torchlight,your looking for catipillars they feed at night ,they eat a lot . I went to Bunnings and bought a catipillar powder Yates vegetable dust Derris
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03 Jun 16, Elizabeth (Australia - temperate climate): I found that those beautiful yellowish butterflies, lay their eggs on the leaves and when they hatch they eat big holes in the leaves and sometimes in the actual cauliflower. I spray mine with water/dishwashing liquid.
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16 May 16, Zahir Ahmed (Australia - sub-tropical climate): where in Sydney can I buy "Purple/Yellow Cauliflower Seeds & Broccolini Seeds" ?
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04 Jun 16, Samantha (Australia - temperate climate): BROCCOLINI - Zahir Ahmed - Not sure about 'seeds' as such but u can buy Purple/Yellow Broccoli/Broccolini,etc... at Bunnings Warehouse. Hope that helps?
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01 Jun 16, Peta (Australia - tropical climate): I buy all my organic certified seeds from Eden seeds they say on their site if they can't deliver certain things to places but I have purchased all different types of heirloom seeds and all have so far sprouted. They're also cheaper than buying the seeds from Bunnings up here
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31 Mar 16, James L (Australia - temperate climate): Hey guys, the answer is no, another cauliflower head will not grow once you cut off the main one.
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