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Marvelous Cauliflower: All You Need to Know about this Cruciferous Veggie, from Planting to Eating
Have you tried cauliflower pizza crust? It’s all the rage in restaurants and grocery stores, and for good reason. Cauliflower is a power food that’s super good for you and super tasty as well. It makes a great substitute for high-carb foods like… READ MORE

Meet cabbage flower—or at least that’s what its name means. Cauliflower comes from the Latin caulis (cabbage) and floris (flower). As its technical name, Brassica oleracea var. Botrytis, suggests, it’s a vegetable in the Brassicaceae family that includes cabbage, plus broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, and kohlrabi. As… READ MORE

Features
Above all, growing cauliflower depends on temperature. If you live in a zone where you have two to three months of temperatures averaging in the 60s, specifically 65 to 68 degrees F during the day, you’re in prime growing territory. READ MORE

You can choose to grow your cauliflower from seeds or seedlings, starting seeds indoors or outside directly in the garden. And when it comes to choosing seeds, be sure to gauge the length of time your climate stays in that desired 60s range of temperatures for the variety you’re considering. READ MORE

To grow from seedlings, first prepare your soil as mentioned above. If you choose to buy nursery-grown seedlings, or you’re transplanting your own pot-grown seedlings, plant them two to four weeks before the last spring frost date for a spring crop. READ MORE

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