Many hobby gardeners now prefer fresh vegetables from their own garden. The delicious and tasty Romanesco, a type of cauliflower from Italy, which is also known here as turret cauliflower, is also a great variant to plant in your own garden
How to grow Romanesco successfully?
To grow Romanesco in your own garden, grow it in potting soil, plant it in the garden bed after the summer months at a distance of 60 cm, fertilize with compost and vegetable fertilizer, water regularly and protect it from strong sunlight and pests such as cabbage whites.
Don’t just plant “everyday vegetables” in your own garden
The difference between your own grown vegetables and those bought from the store or market is big. And if you don't just want to grow everyday varieties such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts or cauliflower, try the tasty Romanesco from Italy. Because in addition to the delicious taste, it is also a real eye-catcher in the garden bed. And it can do so much more:
- very he althy, rich in vitamin C and minerals
- prepared like normal cauliflower
- very tasty tossed in butter or with hollondaise sauce
- very mild in taste
- grown in the garden very easy to care for
- Alternative to other green vegetables
- is becoming increasingly popular among hobby gardeners
Planting and caring for the Romanesco properly
Before the delicious cabbage is planted outside in the bed, it is ideally grown in a separate pot and in potting soil. Only in the summer months, around the end of July, when it is really warm, are the grown Romanesco plants planted out in the garden bed. Here, fertilization is carried out with compost before planting. There should be a minimum distance of at least 60 centimeters between the individual plants, as the Romanesco can grow very wide. If the distance is too short, brown, unsightly spots can form on the cabbage in the garden bed. If the heads of the Romanesco form over time, additional vegetable fertilizer should be added. Regular and sufficient watering goes without saying. If the sun's rays are too high, the Romanesco should be protected from this on particularly hot days so that the delicate turrets do not burn. From September the Romanesco from your own garden will be ready to harvest.
Combat any pests
Of course, the Romanesco planted in the garden is not safe from pests. Cabbage whites in particular make themselves comfortable on the tasty plants. Therefore, measures should be taken to prevent this when planting so that the harvest can take place in September. A net only protects the plants to a limited extent, but plant protection products are also available commercially. In addition, the cabbage should be checked for yellowish eggs on the leaves or the green caterpillars that have hatched if an increasing number of white butterflies, the cabbage white butterflies, have been observed in the garden. This means you can harvest plenty in the fall.
