Cassius Cauliflower

We’ll try to stay lean, but we won’t be looking hungry when we cook up this good-sized Cassius Cauliflower I harvested this afternoon.  The fall coles are coming in nicely; cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, and soon Brussels sprouts.   Cabbage type crops are great for the northern home gardener.  The harvest this year has been super. Cauliflower heads don’t always turn out this flawless, or this large.  This one is worth bragging...

Worm Free Cabbage Crops? Check out Neem Oil

I’ve done battle with the caterpillars of the small white and yellow cabbage butterflies for as long as I’ve gardened. The most destructive caterpillar, known as the Imported Cabbage Worm, is from a white butterfly native to Europe called the Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae).  These insects have only been in North America since the 1860’s, but they like it a lot on this side of the ocean and are a truly destructive pest. The small green...

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