Tag: autumn cauliflower

  • The Best Time to Grow Brassicas is Winter

    The Best Time to Grow Brassicas is Winter

    It’s official, after my Challenge Brassica project this winter, the best time to grow brassicas is… drumroll …. the Winter. Why? The main reason and biggest reason is – that there are NO pests! Let me just wait until that sinks in a moment, yes I said No Pests. Brassicas like cabbages, kale, Brussels sprouts…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 6 – Kale & Cauliflowers Harvest

    Challenge Brassica – Part 6 – Kale & Cauliflowers Harvest

    I actually prefer growing Brassica’s during the Autumn and Winter. It’s so much easier with no caterpillars and no whitefly pests to deal with. It’s as easy as planting out, leaving them to grow and checking for cauliflowers every month or so. Let’s find out how the Brassica Raised Beds have been doing since October,…

  • October 2024 – Seeds, Veg & Harvest Squash – Timeline

    October 2024 – Seeds, Veg & Harvest Squash – Timeline

    October 2024 Weather Daylight Hours in October in UK: 9 Hours and 55 minutes. Find out your daylight hours by Town in the UK. Weather in October 24: Very wet with consistent rain for two weeks. Foggy mornings. Very Mild with temperatures approx 15 degrees centigrade. My rudbeckia’s are still flowering in the last week…

  • Part 5 – Challenge Brassica – One Month Plantings Update

    Part 5 – Challenge Brassica – One Month Plantings Update

    A month has flown by and here’s the update, plants have green growth, merged into the gaps and weeds have sprouted. Let’s find out how things are going with the Brussels, Cauliflower and Kale plants. Why are Brassica’s Challenging to Grow? Here is the ‘Challenge Brassica’ Story so far… Bought Plug Plants and Potted on…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 3 – Planting & Spacings for Brassica’s

    Challenge Brassica – Part 3 – Planting & Spacings for Brassica’s

    It’s Planting time, here comes the fun bit. First things first, we need to check the spacing on the types of Brassica we are growing to check they have plenty of room to grow sideways and not bump into another plant. If your plants touch, then air doesn’t flow which means your plant could be…

  • Challenge Brassica – Part 2 – Soil Replenishing & The No Dig Method

    It’s hard to believe but Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale and kohl Rabi all belong to the same family ‘Brassica Oleracea’. This means Wild Cabbage. Brassica’s are all leaves (apart from cauliflowers) and they need nitrogen in the soil and lots of it to form those rich in nutrients green leaves. These green leaves are…

  • Vegetables to Sow & Plant for Autumn & Winter

    Vegetables to Sow & Plant for Autumn & Winter

    In August, your vegetable beds are packed with growing vegetables and the harvest season is here. You finally feel like you can take your foot off the accelerator pedal and enjoy the fruits and vegetables of your hard labour and the summer, now it has arrived. However if you do a little bit of planning…

  • Vegetable Garden Update – January – Cauliflower, Kale, Fennel, Spring Cabbage, Carrots.

    Vegetable Garden Update – January – Cauliflower, Kale, Fennel, Spring Cabbage, Carrots.

    The Weather Like every good gardener, I like to talk about the weather and keep up to date what it’s going to do next. If you are on X / Twitter social media and live in London or the Southeast of England, UK, follow Daniel or The Snow Dreamer as he gets the weather right.…

  • Vegetable Garden Update – January – Cauliflower, Kale, Fennel, Cabbage, Carrots.

    Vegetable Garden Update – January – Cauliflower, Kale, Fennel, Cabbage, Carrots.

    The Weather Like every good gardener, I like to talk about the weather and keep up to date what it’s going to do next. The usual weather in the UK in January is cold, frost with periods of rain. We have had rather a mix of lots of rain, a few storms, high winds, a…

  • We have Autumn Cauliflowers!

    We have Autumn Cauliflowers!

    I am so excited to announce my first ever 3 Cauliflowers grown from seed. I spotted them this morning, as the netting came off the Brassica cage a few days ago in the high winds. I’ve kept the netting off so I can check for slugs with the wet weather. They have made my January!…