What you DIDN'T know about Cauliflower! Gardening | Harvesting

How to Harvest Cauliflower

First Cauliflower harvest of 2024. Fresh from the garden is just so good. I harvested three heads and tied three up.(blanching, more about this in my next post) This is how I harvest mine : I cut just above soil level, leaving the roots intact. The leaves: Sometimes I use the leaves in soup, or dry and make powder. 🌱At the end of the season I shred the leaves and put back into the soil (a post about this later). This, together with leaving the roots in the soil, is great for building healthy so

Don't wait too long to harvest cauliflower. Cauliflower is usually ready to harvest when the head is about 6 inches across and the head is compact, firm, and white. If the head begins to separate, harvest immediately; it will only continue to separate and deteriorate in flavor. • To harvest cauliflower, cut the stem below several sets of leaves with a sharp knife. • Unlike broccoli, cauliflower doesn’t produce side stems after the main head is harvested, so remove the remaining plant from the be

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