Nash’s All Year Round
Brassica oleracea botrytis cv.
HOW TO GROW CAULIFLOWER
Start indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost, plant out 2 weeks before frost. For fall harvest, transplant 12 weeks before first frost, without additional protection. In a hoophouse, you can plant 2-3 weeks later. Heads will not develop in hot dry weather. Heat stress during head formation can cause buttoning, failure of the head to properly size up. Seedlings are frost hardy but mature heads are frost tender. Harvest while curds are still tight, checking every 2–3 days. Cover developing heads or tie leaves together to shade from sunlight for blanching effect. Self-blanching varieties have tight leaf curl round head. Cool immediately after harvest. Soil pH 6.0-7.5. Hardiness zones 8. Biennial.
Days from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 6,000–9,000 seeds per ounce. Average 29M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 75%. Usual seed life: 3–5 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1 mile.
Planting Depth 1/4–1/2”
Soil Temp. Germ. 65–75˚F
Days to Germ. 5–7
Plant Spacing 18–26”
Row Spacing 24–36”
Days To Maturity 70–75
Full Sun, Moist Well Drained
Days from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 6,000–9,000 seeds per ounce. Average 29M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 75%. Usual seed life: 3–5 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1 mile.
Planting Depth 1/4–1/2”
Soil Temp. Germ. 65–75˚F
Days to Germ. 5–7
Plant Spacing 18–26”
Row Spacing 24–36”
Days To Maturity 70–75
Full Sun, Moist Well Drained
- 40 Seeds$3.50
- 400 Seeds$16.50
Nash Huber — “I’ve been taking care of this plant for almost 50 years, from Forest Shomer of Abundant Life Seed Foundation. Our All Year Round Cauliflower is a winter cauliflower. Planted in July and August the plant over winters and will produce beautiful heads of great Cauliflower in April. The plants will bec...
Nash Huber — “I’ve been taking care of this plant for almost 50 years, from Forest Shomer of Abundant Life Seed Foundation. Our All Year Round Cauliflower is a winter cauliflower. Planted in July and August the plant over winters and will produce beautiful heads of great Cauliflower in April. The plants will become large in the spring and will cover the heads with good wrapping leaves to keep the heads white and protected from late frost. Direct seed in July and transplant in August.
I have used this cauli in same year production. By that I mean, planted it early summer and got a crop of nice cauli. in the fall. However I have done quite a bit of selection over the years, and that work has been to pull out the over wintering hardiness and spring production and that selection has probably moved the plant away from same season heading. But I not sure of that last reasoning, the plant may still have good same season heading.”
Special selection from Nash’s Organic Produce in Sequim, Washington. Tested negative for black leg.
Tags: Color: White, Specialty: Heat Resistant, Season: Spring Fall, Certification: Organic.
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Nash’s Organic Produce
Certified Organic by WA Dept. of Ag.
Seed grower since 1979
Preserving seed is a skill every organic farmer must have, and Nash has been doing it for years. He routinely saves carrot, cabbage, kale and spinach seeds, along with all of the grains. The team at Nash’s is farming about 450 acres: 75 acres of vegetables, berries and orchard; 150 acres of grain; 20 acres of organic seed; 50 acres devoted to pigs, poultry, and compost; and the rest is fallow or in hay. The farm employs about 25 people year ‘round and 40 at the peak of the season, making the it one of the larger private-sector employers in Sequim; and sells at 7 local farmers markets and wholesale.
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