Many hobby gardeners already prefer fresh vegetables from their own garden. The delicious and tasty Romanesco, a type of cauliflower from Italy, which is also known here as tower cauliflower, is a great variant for planting in your own garden

Don't just plant "everyday vegetables" in your own garden

The difference between homegrown vegetables and those bought from the trade or from the market is big. And if you don't just want to plant the everyday varieties such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts or cauliflower, you can 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 he can do much more:

  • very healthy as it is rich in vitamin C and minerals
  • is 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 with hobby gardeners

Plant and care 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. Before planting, compost is used as fertilizer. There should be a minimum distance of at least 60 centimeters between the individual plants, as the Romanesco can become very wide. If the distance is too small, brown, unsightly spots can form on the cabbage in the garden bed. If the heads of the Romanesco form over time, additional vegetable fertilizer (7.49€) should be added. Regular and sufficient watering goes without saying. If the sun is too strong, the Romanesco should be protected from it 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.

Fight any pests

Of course, the Romanesco is also planted in the garden, not safe from pests. Cabbage whites in particular make themselves comfortable on the tasty plants. Measures should therefore be taken when planting so that the harvest can also take place in September. A net only protects the plants to a limited extent, but pesticides are also available on the market. In addition, the cabbage should be checked for yellowish eggs on the leaves or the green caterpillars that have hatched if an increased number of white butterflies, the cabbage whites, have been observed in the garden. This way you can harvest plenty in autumn.

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Vegetable garden