Adona Cauliflower, F1, Organic

Adorna Cauliflower - Strong, vigorous plants with beautiful, high quality heads and a short harvest window.

Well-domed compact heads with dense flavorful white curds that resist becoming fuzzy or ricey. Heads are well-protected; wrapper leaves are well suited to tying or the "break, fold and cover" method of blanching. Tolerant of bacterial soft rot and downy mildew.

• Spring or fall crop
• 5" heads
• Hybrid
• 63 days from transplant
• 10 Seeds

Instructions 

Cauliflowers are cool weather brassicas and should be timed for late spring harvests or fall and winter (mild climates) harvest. They can handle frosty conditions if acclimated before transplanting. Start 4-6 weeks before planting day. In general they can be planted 6 weeks before your average last frost. 

Cauliflower prefer well-drained fertile soil that is within the range of 6.0-7.5 pH. A general guideline is 2-3 lbs of 8-16-16 fertilizer over 100 sq ft of the garden area two weeks before planting or 1-2” of compost.  If boron is not present in your soils, consider adding 1 Tbs per 100 sq ft. 

Consider using row covers to protect from pests such as flea beetles and moths. 

• Loose, well-drained fertile soils 
• Plant 1/2" deep 
• Space plants 18" apart for fresh market
• Dress with compost every 30-45 days or you can use your favorite fertilizer.