GROWING CAULIFLOWER AT HOME

Cauliflower Why to grow cauliflower? Cauliflower is one the most nutrient rich vegetables you can grow, a cup of cauliflower can feed 10% of your daily fiber need! Cauliflower is a rich source of nutrients sulforaphane and choline. This lovely flower has a slightly sweet taste,  a vegetal scent and yummy flavour. Belonging to the famous family of brassicas, the word cauliflower actually means cabbage flower! Loaded with abundant health benefits cauliflower is one the major ingredient of keto diet program! Full of antioxidants, cauli helps in weight loss, its got great properties when comes to wound healing, stimulating digestive tracks, developing red blood cells, I can go on and on! Cauliflower is my absolute favorite vegetable! Maturity time:  you’ll need to invest 60- 100 days if you are choosing to grow cauliflower, that’s how much time it takes for a cauli to get on your plate! Seed preparation:  Cauliflower can be transplanted and grown directly both, I prefer transplanting personally, it’s a delicate veggie, I ensure to get as many lovely curds as I can!

Soil preparation: cauliflower loves rich soil with a higher need for phosphorus, a fragile plant as cauliflower will need extra extra care on your side! It’s beautiful and has a rich taste and eye catching  texture, it grows well in firm soil, ensure to add lots of organic matter and nourish the plant every 10 days! Whether it can be transplanted: being a temperature sensitive plant its best you germinate seeds in your tray and then transplant cauliflowers. Nutritional needs: cauliflower will need a constant care, after you’ve ensured the soil is already fertile, feed your cauliflower with boron rich fertilizer, seaweed extract, green-tea, home made compost tea every 10 days after transplanting. Cauliflower is extremely sensitive to temperature fluctuation, if there’s rise in temperature, cover your flowers, or they’ll button out, meaning form separate florets each instead of one single crown.

Additional info! Cauliflower loves being praised, try saying what a pretty curd you forming to your plant and see the amazing results! A lot of pests love to eat up fresh pretty cauli keep looking out, cover it up or use companion plants like onions or celery!

My favorite cauliflower recipes 1. Roasted cauliflower Soup:  Ingredients Cauliflower, offcourse! 1nos. Garlic cloves A couple like 8-10 Onions 4nos. Fresh ajwain 2-3 fresh leaves Extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon Vegetable broth 500ml. Dressing Fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon Rock salt As per your taste Black pepper 1 teaspoon Crushed mustard powder 1 teaspoon 1 skillet for roasting Directions In shallow heat roast garlic, shallots and cauliflower sprinkle olive oil to get the golden sizzle, once you get browning on all your florets, put all the ingredients in a blender In a pan add a little olive oil, roast mustard, add your soup, bring it to a boil and remove from stove. Add black pepper, salt, lemon juice. Garnish as you please!

2. Cauliflower rice Ingredients 1 cup cauliflower florets 1 cup potato florets 1 cup onion rings 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander leaves for garnish at the time of eating. 2 fresh green chilies 1 tablespoon mixed whole garam masala Cinnamon, Cardamom big and small, cloves, black pepper, bay leaf, whatever you can lay your hands on!! 2 cups rice 1 cup groundnut oil Indian masala’s  Turmeric, red chili powder, dry coriander powder, salt. 500 ml. boiled water (add salt in water) Directions In your earthen vessel or whatever is convenient for you like a pan or a pressure cooker, add oil, add whole garam masala, stir a bit, add all vegetables, sauté’ till golden brown, add rice and all dry masala’s cover and let it absorb all the aroma, add boiled water let it cook for a while if cooking in pressure cooker then take one whistle. Let it rest a while, and then eat! Cauliflower is one the most nutrient rich vegetables you can grow, a cup of cauliflower lower can feed 10% of your daily fiber need! Cauliflower is a rich source of nutrients sulforaphane and choline. This lovely flower has a slightly sweet taste,  a vegetal scent and yummy flavor. Belonging to the famous family of brassicas, the word cauliflower actually means cabbage flower!