Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
This medium-sized cauliflower (15 cm wide) has tight, round, creamy-white flower heads with a good strong flavour. An heirloom variety that matures bit earlier than many OP varieties. Tastes great raw, steamed or baked as cauliflower cheese. To grow cauliflowers successfully you need fertile, soil, full sun and plenty of water over the warmer months. 150 seeds.
Hierloom
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Annual
Harvest
65 Days
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Hot Arid
Tropics/SubTropics
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow direct or in trays for later transplanting. When sowing direct place 4 seeds in a small depression and cover with soil or compost. Thin to the strongest plant once 4 leaves on seedlings. Caulis need constant watering in summer, any stress will result in a poor head.
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Feb 27th
Temperate Climate Periods
Dec 1st to Apr 30th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Feb 1st to May 30th