First Cauliflower and other garden putters

GoDawgs · December 11, 2020

The weather has turned again. Yesterday afternoon was absolutely gorgeous, hitting 67 with a warm sun on the shoulders. It was so comfortable sitting on the bench in the garden that I could have taken a little snooze. Not to be! Stuff to do.

I had brought the Mantis with me to give it some running time and decided to play with one of the double corn rows I had marked off. The Mantis did a good job of tilling it up while it got some exercise. Come spring, breaking it up even deeper with the broadfork should be a lot easier.

Before heading back up to the house I checked the cauliflowers and decided to go ahead and cut the first one. It's not a giant but it did weigh about a pound and a quarter. I'm excited that I might have finally gotten the hang of growing this and think it's finally the combination of variety and planting time that's made the difference. I've tried cauliflower in the fall before and not had success but this 'Amazing' variety has really been the trick.

Here's there rest of today's pickings; three turnips, a kohlrabi, the cauliflower and the first Minowasi daikon radish at 9" long. The turnips are small but Pickles likes them that way.

The broccoli is done but there are still a lot of carrots out there and more cabbage, kale and collards as time goes by.

Hensaplenty · December 11, 2020

Beautiful!

KarenO · December 11, 2020

Really nice cauliflower!
Tricky to grow imo, great job
KarenO

GoDawgs · December 13, 2020

Thanks for the kind words. It's weather, weather, weather. I can't grow cauliflower in the spring, that's for sure. Too many temp swings between spates of cold and mild temps. That also raises heck with bulbing onions, causing them to bolt.

December 11, 2020	#1
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	First Cauliflower and other garden putters The weather has turned again. Yesterday afternoon was absolutely gorgeous, hitting 67 with a warm sun on the shoulders. It was so comfortable sitting on the bench in the garden that I could have taken a little snooze. Not to be! Stuff to do. I had brought the Mantis with me to give it some running time and decided to play with one of the double corn rows I had marked off. The Mantis did a good job of tilling it up while it got some exercise. Come spring, breaking it up even deeper with the broadfork should be a lot easier. Before heading back up to the house I checked the cauliflowers and decided to go ahead and cut the first one. It's not a giant but it did weigh about a pound and a quarter. I'm excited that I might have finally gotten the hang of growing this and think it's finally the combination of variety and planting time that's made the difference. I've tried cauliflower in the fall before and not had success but this 'Amazing' variety has really been the trick. Here's there rest of today's pickings; three turnips, a kohlrabi, the cauliflower and the first Minowasi daikon radish at 9" long. The turnips are small but Pickles likes them that way. The broccoli is done but there are still a lot of carrots out there and more cabbage, kale and collards as time goes by.

December 11, 2020	#2
Hensaplenty Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 122	Beautiful!

December 11, 2020	#3
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	Really nice cauliflower! Tricky to grow imo, great job KarenO

December 13, 2020	#4
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Thanks for the kind words. It's weather, weather, weather. I can't grow cauliflower in the spring, that's for sure. Too many temp swings between spates of cold and mild temps. That also raises heck with bulbing onions, causing them to bolt.