PlantsVegetables & Roots
Cauliflower
Brassica oleracea
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Fussy heading brassica
AdvancedVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 18–24 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Heads Jun or Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Transplant on schedule.
- When to plant
- Fall crop is the realistic one: start mid-June, transplant late July.
In the design
If you only grow one brassica, grow kale or broccoli instead.
If you eat it
Heads
Wash.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
