Cauliflower White Snowball Seeds

Grow White Snowball cauliflower for a firm, creamy-white curd that can be harvested fresh for roasting, steaming, soups, curries and salads.

Ready to grow a firm cauliflower curd? Follow our step-by-step Cauliflower Grow Guide for sowing, temperature, transplanting, regional timing and curd-care advice.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Cool-season upright leaf rosette, botanically biennial and normally grown as an annual vegetable.
• Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group.
• Variety: White Snowball. No breeder or strain is stated on the current packet.
• Seed Form: Raw seed in 2 g, 20 g and 100 g packs. Raw describes the physical form and does not confirm that the received lot is untreated.
• Best Sowing Window: Summer to autumn on the packet; use the regional windows in the linked guide so curds develop in cool, steady weather.
• Position: Full sun in cool weather, fertile well-drained soil and good airflow.
• Pretreatment: None required; sow as supplied unless the received packet gives a lot-specific instruction.
• Sow Depth: 4 mm.
• Light: No light is required while the seed is covered; provide bright light immediately after emergence.
• Germination Temperature: Aim for 18-22°C in the seed zone.
• Germination: Packet range 14-21 days.
• Transplant Stage: Young, stocky seedlings with about 4-6 true leaves, usually 4-6 weeks from sowing; harden gently.
• Spacing: Packet spacing 40 x 50 cm; widen rows to 60-75 cm where more airflow is needed.
• Growth Form: Upright rosette; no support, pinching or pruning required.
• Mature Height: No product-specific height is supplied; allow the full leaf rosette to develop without crowding.
• Water and Feeding: Maintain steady moisture and consistent fertility, especially from transplanting through curd formation; avoid a late nitrogen surge.
• Curd Protection: Self-blanching is not confirmed. Loosely fold clean outer leaves over a white curd that is exposed to sun.
• Harvest: The packet prints 120-140 days without defining the start point. Harvest when the curd is firm and compact, before it loosens or becomes ricey.

Why Grow White Snowball Cauliflower

• The creamy-white curd is versatile for roasting, steaming, curries, soups and raw dishes.
• A compact main curd makes a satisfying cool-season harvest.
• The 2 g, 20 g and 100 g options suit home sowings through larger vegetable plots.

Garden Uses

Plant in a sunny, compost-improved vegetable bed with reliable irrigation. Keep enough room around the rosette for airflow, pest inspection and leaf access when the curd needs protection.

Growing Notes

• Sow 4 mm deep in cells for the easiest transplant timing, or direct sow where the final bed can stay evenly moist.
• Keep seedlings in bright light after emergence and move them young; old, crowded or cold-stressed transplants can form tiny button curds.
• Use the packet's 40 x 50 cm spacing and keep growth steady with regular water and soil-aware feeding.
• Inspect for caterpillars, aphids, slugs and snails, and rotate away from other brassicas where disease has occurred.
• Protect an exposed white curd from direct sun and harvest while it is tight, firm and smooth.

Food and seed safety: The curd, stalk and sound leaves are edible. Seed is sold for sowing, not eating or sprouting. Follow any treatment warning on the physical packet and use only crop-protection products registered in South Africa for cauliflower, observing the label and withholding period.

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