Cauliflower 

Companion planting:  
Likes: beans, chamomile, celery, coriander, cucumber, dill, marigold, lettuce, marjoram, mint, nasturtiums, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes  
Dislikes: strawberries  

Early varieties:
Sow October to mid February, harvest in December to May  
Varieties used:  
Snowball  
Self-Blanche  
Paleface  

Late varieties:
Sow in March, harvest in late September to early November  
Varieties used:  
Self-Blanche  
Paleface  

Sow four or five seeds in a clump, space clumps at least 60 cm apart. Gradually thin out seedlings. Thinning should be completed when the best seedling has made three true leaves. Side-dress. Direct sow.  

Best variety so far is Paleface, head of other varieties was quite loose. Best heads were harvested in March.  

Cauliflowers are susceptible to whiptail. Foliar feed with diluted Molybdate.  

All brassica are attacked by the cabbage moth and the cabbage white butterfly. Companion-planting with marigold, dill, celery, sage, oregano helps, also scattering crushed eggshells around the plants. If infestation is heavy spray with Dipel (try mixing in a drop of detergent to help the droplets to cling to the leaves).  

We don’t preserve any of the Brassica as we have a steady supply throughout the year.