In this video, discover the 5 top tips to grow big cauliflower heads right in your own garden. Whether you're a seasoned ...

Cauliflower grows best in cool growing environments and is more sensitive to warm weather than broccoli. The optimal temperature for development of the curds, or head, is 60 to 70 degrees F.

Cauliflower prefers full sun, well-drained soil with high organic matter and a 6 to 7 soil pH level. It is a hardy, annual plant that prefers cool growing temperatures, 60 to 65 degrees.

While we are in the midst of summer with no end in sight to our heat and humidity, it is time to start preparing for the fall ...

It is however recommended to start cauliflower growing from transplants rather than seeds. Cauliflower is best planted on the onset of long rains about six to eight weeks before.