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Cauliflower

Phool Gobi

A fussy but prized winter cole crop. Timing and steady feeding decide the curd quality.

FruitinghardseasonalCool season
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Planting calendar

Month-by-month sowing suitability (northern-hemisphere reference — the app shifts calendars for your latitude). Best months to sow: Oct–Dec.

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Dec
Not recommendedPossibleGoodBest
Cauliflower monthly sowing suitability
MonthSuitability
JanuaryGood
FebruaryPossible
MarchNot recommended
AprilNot recommended
MayNot recommended
JuneNot recommended
JulyNot recommended
AugustPossible
SeptemberGood
OctoberBest
NovemberBest
DecemberBest
Growing requirements
Sun
5–7 hours direct light
Water
Medium
Shade tolerance
Low
Container
25L (15 inch grow bag)
Soil depth
30 cm
Support
None
First harvest
85 days from sowing
Lifecycle
110 days
Timeline

Germination: about 8 days.

Transplant: around day 28.

Flowering begins: around day 0.

First harvest: around day 85.

Harvest window: roughly 10 days.

Terrace notes for Cauliflower

The most demanding crop on this list. Best left until you've succeeded with cabbage and have a reliable cool spell.

Care tips

  • Choose a variety matched to the sowing month.
  • Blanch the curd by tying outer leaves over it.
  • Never let it dry out — stress causes 'buttoning'.
Common pests
  • Diamondback moth
  • Aphids
Common diseases
  • Black rot
  • Downy mildew

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