Early Cauliflower – अगेती फुल गोबी (200 Seed)

🥦🌿 Early Cauliflower Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Early Cauliflower, Early Gobhi
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
🔹 Type ➜ Cool-season vegetable 🌱
🔹 Special ➜ Early maturing variety with compact white curds
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Kitchen gardening
➜ Commercial vegetable cultivation

🌟 Why Grow Early Cauliflower?
✔️ Early harvest (60–80 days) ⏱️
✔️ High market demand 💰
✔️ Tender, compact white curds 🥦
✔️ Excellent for fresh market sales
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Organic vegetable farming
➜ Home gardens
➜ Commercial cultivation

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
Nursery Sowing
➜ August – September
Transplanting
➜ September – October
📍 Punjab:
➜ Nursery sowing: August – September
➜ Transplanting: September – October
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 20–27°C for early varieties
🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Fertile, well-drained loamy soil
➜ pH 6.0–7.5
✔️ Add well-rotted compost before transplanting.

🌰 Seed Rate
➜ 200–250 g seed/acre
✔️ Use healthy, disease-free, open-pollinated or organic seeds.

🌱 Nursery & Transplanting
Seed depth: ➜ 0.5–1 cm
✔️ Seedlings ready in 25–30 days
Transplant healthy seedlings in the evening and irrigate immediately.
🌿 Spacing
➜ Row to row ➜ 45 cm
➜ Plant to plant ➜ 45 cm
🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before transplanting:
➜ FYM ➜ 8–10 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Neem cake
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Panchgavya spray
✔️ Promotes healthy curd formation.

💧 Irrigation
➜ Irrigate every 5–7 days
Critical stages:
➜ After transplanting
➜ Curd formation
❌ Avoid waterlogging.
☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ Full sunlight
✔️ At least 6–8 hours daily.

🐛 Organic Pest & Disease Control
Common issues:
➜ Diamondback moth
➜ Aphids
➜ Cabbage caterpillars
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Yellow sticky traps
➜ Handpick caterpillars when possible

✂️ Harvesting
➜ Ready in 60–80 days after transplanting
✔️ Harvest when curds are compact, white and firm before they become loose.
⏳ Crop Duration
➜ 85–110 days (from seed to harvest)
📦 Yield
➜ Average yield: 80–120 quintal/acre
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Rich in Vitamin C and fiber 🥦
✔️ High-value early-season crop
✔️ Suitable for fresh markets and home use

🪴 Growing Early Cauliflower on Roof
✔️ Suitable for terrace gardening
Container
➜ 12–15 inch deep grow bag or pot
Soil Mix
➜ 40% garden soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand
Sunlight ☀️
➜ Full sunlight
Watering 💧
➜ Keep the soil evenly moist.