Planting cauliflower: tips and tricks for gardeners

Cauliflower is quite easy to care for. The only thing this crop is extremely demanding on is the quality of the soil, so to get a good harvest, cauliflower should be planted exclusively in thoroughly fertilized soil. The area where the vegetable will be grown must be prepared in the fall by adding a sufficient amount of compost or humus, as well as urea, potassium chloride and superphosphate to the soil. Moreover, in the spring, immediately before the planting cauliflower, the soil needs to be fertilized again, also using the above mineral and organic fertilizers.

A high-quality, dense head of cauliflower should consist of of at least twenty well-developed, large leaves. However, in order to grow them, the vegetable will need not only fertile, but also moist and loose soil. Therefore, an integral part of caring for this crop is its regular watering and subsequent loosening of the soil.

It is equally important to carry out spraying, which can reduce the temperature around the leaves and increase air humidity and the plant especially needs it during hot daytime hours. The optimal temperature for good growth and development of cauliflower and the formation of large dense heads is 16-18 degrees.Moreover, if the thermometer exceeds 25 degrees, the vegetable will form small leaves, its heads will become fleecy and leaves may sprout in them. Accordingly, to prevent this, a bed with cabbage must be Water regularly and spray the plants themselves.