When to plant cauliflower in Hobart
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to early AprHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to early AprHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: mid Jun to early SepHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Jul to late OctHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Jul to late OctHobart area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: late Nov to mid FebHobart area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Hobart. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A cool-season brassica for autumn planting in Adelaide, maturing in winter and early spring. It's fussier than broccoli: it needs rich soil and no check to growth, or it forms tiny early heads. Fold leaves over the curd as it forms to keep it white.