'Tirza' Cauliflower Plants
Grow from your own balcony
Grown by Josh
South Downs National Park
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Specialist overnight plant delivery
The highlights
- Nutty, mild and slightly sweet
- Compact growth habit
- Slice and make cauliflower steaks
- Plant from spring, harvest from summer
Description
- 'Tirza' is a biblical name meaning 'delight' and we don't think this cauliflower variety could be any better named!
- An early cropper, this variety is best planted in the spring to give you harvestable curds from the beginning of summer (however, you can also continue planting beyond spring; if planting in autumn, overwinter your cauliflower in a cold frame)
- A great veg to help get kids growing, use your harvested cauliflowers to make a creamy cauliflower cheese dish, roast them whole with cumin and turmeric, or bread the florets and whack them in the air fryer (the world really is your brassica-flavoured oyster)
- Flavour wise, 'Tirza' cauliflowers have an excellent, mellow nuttiness paired with subtle, sweet undertones
- Tragically, most of us don't have access to XL allotments and instead have to work with the space we've got - whether that be a small courtyard garden, power washed patio or sunny city balcony. Fortunately, thanks to its compact nature, this variety is perfect for container growing, so you can grow cauliflowers to your heart's content, no matter how limited you are on space!
- 'Tirza' has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, demonstrating its stellar performance in British gardens
What To Expect
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
As with all brassicas, cauliflowers can suffer from club root, cabbage root fly, caterpillars, aphids and cabbage whitefly. It's advisable to cover your cauliflower plant(s) with a netting to keep off pests, and to make sure that your soil drains well and isn't too acidic (this will help prevent club root). If club root does occur (signs of which will include leaves wilting and turning purple, and swollen, bulbous roots below the ground) then you should avoid planting any more brassicas in that particular bed for the next four years, or so. If you find a plant with club root, then unfortunately there's nothing to be done and you'll have to rip it up and either dispose of it in the landfill bin or burni it.
Water regularly
Cauliflower plants like moist soil so water your young plants regularly, reducing to a once weekly watering when they're all nice and established.
Full sun
Plant your 'Tirza' cauliflower plants somewhere that they'll receive at least 6 hours of sunshine per day.
Any neutral or alkaline, moist, well-drained soil
Plant your cauliflower plants in soil with good drainage but which retains some moisture. Cauliflower plants don't like overly acidic soil, so make sure your soil's pH is at least 6.5 (if it's below this, add some lime).
Feed before curds form
Prior to curds forming, apply a fertiliser that's high in nitrogen.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet Josh
Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs
Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
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We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team of experts.
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Growing Cauliflower: The Complete Guide
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When will I get my plants?
The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.
How will my plants be packed and delivered?
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Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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