Purple Cauliflower Jamni Gobi (50+Seed)

🔹 Common name ➜ Purple Cauliflower, Baingani Phool Gobhi
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
🔹 Type ➜ Exotic Vegetable crop 🌿
🔹 Use ➜ Salad, curry, steamed vegetable, gourmet cooking
✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej cultivation
➜ High-value vegetable farming

🌟 Why Purple Cauliflower?
✔️ Rich in Anthocyanin antioxidants & Vitamin C 💊
✔️ High price & strong demand in premium markets 📈
✔️ Unique attractive purple color that retains hue when lightly cooked 🎨
✔️ Low pest susceptibility compared to standard white varieties
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Exotic vegetable farming
➜ Kitchen gardening
➜ Small farmers & organic growers

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Cool season crop ➜ September – November ❄️
📍 Punjab / North India:
➜ Best sowing: • September – October
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 15–20°C
❌ Avoid excessive heat during curd formation

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best ➜ Well-drained loamy to sandy loam soil rich in organic matter
➜ pH ➜ 6.0–7.0
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic farming
➜ Deep, fertile soils

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Desi open-pollinated seeds 🌱
• Native non-GMO purple cauliflower seeds
• Traditional open-pollinated varieties
✔️ Benefits: ➜ Pure seed retention for next season
➜ Deep natural purple head coloration
➜ Strong native field resilience

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Nursery raising followed by transplanting
Seed rate: ➜ 200–250 grams per acre
Seed depth: ➜ 1–1.5 cm (in nursery beds)
Transplanting: ➜ 25–30 days after sowing
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 45–60 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 30–45 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Large curd formation
➜ Good sunlight exposure for deep color

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing/transplanting:
➜ Desi cow dung manure (FYM) ➜ 8–10 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray (every 12–15 days)
➜ Mustard cake liquid fertilizer
✔️ Improves: ➜ Deep purple head color
➜ Firm, solid curd formation

💧 Irrigation
➜ Regular and moderate irrigation required
Schedule: ➜ Every 8–10 days
Critical stages: ➜ Curd initiation stage
❌ Avoid water stress and heavy waterlogging

🐛 Organic Pest Control
➜ Susceptible to diamondback moth caterpillars & aphids 🐛
If needed: ➜ Neem Astra or Neem oil spray (10,000 PPM) 🌿
➜ Sour buttermilk (Lassi) spray
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ 100% natural chemical-free production

🌼 Curd Formation & Maturity
➜ Starts forming purple curds ➜ 45–55 days after transplanting
➜ Curds develop deep violet-purple shades in open sunlight

🧺 Harvesting
➜ Ready in ➜ 75–90 days after transplanting
Harvest when: ➜ Curd is firm, compact, and fully colored
✔️ Cut heads cleanly at the base with a few jacket leaves intact

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total life ➜ 3.5–4 months
📦 Yield
➜ Average ➜ 80–100 quintal/acre
✔️ Premium market pricing with high returns 💰

🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Exceptional antioxidant profile for health-conscious buyers
✔️ Eye-catching appearance boosts retail farm sales 🌍
✔️ No blanching required (needs sunlight to develop dark color)
✔️ Best for: ➜ Desi seed saving
➜ Organic market farming

🪴 Growing Purple Cauliflower on Roof
✔️ Possible
Container:
➜ Grow bag / Pot ➜ 12–14 inch (1 plant per bag)
Notes:
➜ Place in full direct sunlight for rich purple color development