Beginner Gardening: Cauliflower, anyone?, 1 by Ray_Der_Phan

Ray_Der_Phan wrote:

Farmerdill wrote:Depends on the variety. I have to grow early varieties for harvest in early June. I have had good luck with Rushmore, Montana, Candid Charm, White cloud, Majestic. Any variety with greater than a 60 day DTM is iffy here. Grafitti pictured earlier is 68 days, some years it heads nicely others it does not.

I'm trying 3 different kinds of purple cauliflower this year(Graffiti, Violetta Italia and Purple Cape). Glad to hear they can be inconsistent because I've never had trouble with any cauliflower until this year. All 3 purple varieties are not near as vigorous or healthy as the rest(White Cloud, Candid Charm, Early Snowball, Snow Crown and Cheddar). My earliest cauliflower has always been Early Snowball, good sized too. But this year I tried Cheddar and I was shocked that they are ready 2 full weeks before Snowball. It's definitely a keeper and now a must grow every year for me. I doubt it can match the size of Snowball but we'll see. Here's a pic of a good sized head from last year...