Varieties
Varieties of cauliflower
Which variety suits you depends on site, space and taste. Here are the cauliflower varieties with their particulars.
- ‘Clapton’You especially take *‚Clapton’* when your soil is burdened with cabbage root rot, because it is highly resistant to this fungus.
- ‘Di Jesi’This is *‚Di Jesi’*, an old, seed‑stable landrace from the Italian region around Jesi.
- ‘Erfurter Zwerg’You have *‚Erfurter Zwerg’*, an old, seed‑firm classic from the Erfurt gardening tradition that stays compact and low.
- ‘Goodman’You can rely on *‚Goodman’* as an F1 hybrid for the summer harvest.
- ‘Neckarperle’A proven, open pollinated variety for the home garden that forms firm, snow white curds.
- ‘Vroon’An early F1 hybrid for the first summer harvest, which you start indoors from February and set out into the bed under fleece from April.
- ‘Walcheren Winter 3’A hardy, open pollinated overwintering variety from the Dutch Walcheren group, which you sow in early summer and plant into the winter bed.