In early spring I started seeds inside for cauliflower-purple and orange varieties. I planted them outside under row cover (it was cold back then) and they loved that cool spring. I kept them under that row cover when it warmed up to keep them cooler since it is a cool season crop. Then I took off the row cover and put 30% shade cloth over them.
This week I was rewarded with 7 beautiful huge cauliflowers with no bugs. The only downside is they all were ready to pick at once. But I’ll take that!
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hi Jannine, so now what are you going to do w/ them without me being there helping you prepare/cook and eat them? lava
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Wow, what fabulous cauliflowers! Quite wonderful!
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They certainly look healthy, . . . but those colors! I still prefer old fashioned white cauliflower, not just because white is my favorite color, but because that is how I am familiar with cauliflower. This is another vegetable that I would not expect to perform so well into summer there. It is a common crop in the Salinas Valley, but that has a partially coastal climate.
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Both the orange and purple are very good to eat. I find the purple actually a little sweeter than white.
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Wow, these are beautiful! Have fun figuring out how to eat them!
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