Irrigation
- Seedlings shed be transplanted in the afternoon and shed be immediately irrigated.
- Moisture during both growth and curding phase should be adequate for normal growth and proper development of curd.
- Late crop and light soil need frequent irrigation.
- Enough moisture should be present in soil during curding stage.
Harvesting and Yield
- Cauliflower should be harvested when the curd has attained the proper size and compactness.
- The plant is cut off well below the curd so that the stub thus left protects the curd during transport.
- Cauliflower curds are tender and damaged easily that is why many producers don’t trim the leaf from the head.
- But the leaf should be cut 2.5 – 2 cm projecting above the head before sending the heads to the market.
- Off quality and damaged heads should be sorted out.
- Cauliflower heads are packed securely in the basket for market.
- The early crop gives low yield and mid season crops give high yield.
- Yields vary from 20 – 30 tons/ha
Storage:-
- Curds can be stored for 3 – 4 days at ordinary temperature where as it can be stored for 30 days at 0oC with 85 – 90% RH