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Cauliflower Farming Tips: Add 3 Things for Instant Growth and Bumper Yield
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News18•06-10-2026, 20:17
Cauliflower Farming Tips: Add 3 Things for Instant Growth and Bumper Yield
- •October is the most suitable month for sowing winter cauliflower varieties like Pusa, Snow Ball, and Pusa Hybrid 6.
- •Maintain a proper plant density of 16,000 to 18,000 plants per acre with specific row and plant spacing.
- •Prepare the field by deep ploughing and adding decomposed cow dung manure along with essential fertilizers like DAP, potash, and sulphur.
- •Protect the growing tips from damage and insects, and spray appropriate insecticides like Coporoksy to prevent black rot.
- •Apply micronutrients, manage weeding, and use recommended fertilizers like urea and magnesium sulphate to achieve up to 15 tons of yield per acre.
Key Questions Answered
For October cauliflower cultivation, farmers should choose winter varieties like Pusa, Snow Ball, and Pusa Hybrid 6 for the best yield and production quality.
In winter, not more than 18 thousand and not less than 16 thousand plants should be planted per acre. The distance between two lines should be 2 to 2.5 feet, while the distance between two plants should be one and a half feet.
Cauliflower requires sulphur and zinc sulphate during planting. Farmers should add one bag of DAP, 25 kg of potash, and 5-7 kg of zinc sulphate fertilizer per acre to achieve better production.
