Question: What’s going on with my cauliflower?
Answer: Your cauliflower bolted. This is early flowering in response to warm weather. Ideally, cauliflower can be planted from September through February but in some years spring temperatures are warmer earlier in the year. This year we saw spring temperatures three weeks earlier than the average so plants are reacting accordingly and blooming earlier than we may have planned.
Peter L. Warren is the Forest Health Program Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. Questions, photos and videos may be emailed to tucsongardensage@gmail.com
