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'Veronica' Cauliflower

Sub-Category:	Colored

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	F1 Hybrid. Romanesco Italian type. Lime-green florets spiral up pointed head. Best eaten when small. Stays green when cooked. Disease resistant. Resistance to fusarium yellows. About 78 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity:	78
Seed Sources:	Harris Seeds - updated in 2021 Park Seed - updated in 2021 Territorial Seed Company - updated in 2021 Johnny's Selected Seeds - updated in 2021

Rating Summary

Overall: (2.6 Stars) Taste: (2.5 Stars) Yield: (2.4 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.6 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 16

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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 11/05/2021 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Saratoga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Germination was good. Plants were very susceptible to insect injury; several eaten so much they had to be removed. Ones that survived insect were eaten by rabbits. No harvest.

Reviewed on 10/28/2021 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Nassau, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This crop was not a success. The head was very small and bolted very quickly. Some of the issues may have been the weather which was very warm on Long Island. It may be able to do better in colder temperatures.

Reviewed on 10/12/2021 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Albany, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Was very excited to see how well this grew, all four plants headed up nicely. I was worried about swede midge but it turned out not to be a problem this year. Very beautiful and quite tasty. No issues from germination to harvest.

Reviewed on 10/10/2021 by nmeohen1 - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cortland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Only one plant yielded fruit. Very disappointing.

Reviewed on 10/09/2021 by MGWayne - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Wayne, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Huge plants. Few insect problems. All 4 gave large unique shaped florets. Taste was better steamed than raw.

Reviewed on 10/04/2021 by Ulster County MGV - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ulster, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Very susceptible to pests. Did not grow well.

Reviewed on 09/26/2021 by Schuyler CCE - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Schuyler, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
much in the line of issues with snails/slugs. Did grow to nice height.

Reviewed on 09/25/2021 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Rockland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Germinated very easily from seeds started indoors in early May. Moved to garden in early June and used row covers until mid-July when plants got too large. By mid-August florets starting to form but plants were destroyed by insects. Therefore can\'t give a true review except to say easy to grow and we probably should keep them under covers all season.

Reviewed on 09/23/2021 by VVTG Warren - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Warren, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Cauliflower plants were eaten by deer before full development

Reviewed on 08/17/2021 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Plants got big and grew strongly. Very little insect damage due to using row cover. Head formed on 2 of the 4 plants, but florets grew out on long stalks with leaves in between. This might be due to high temperatures? Taste was nice when cooked.

Reviewed on 10/26/2017 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Nassau, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Huge plants with enormous leaves. It should NOT be planted in a square foot garden as instructed. We had two plants; the stalk of one plant rotted or was eaten from the inside. We discovered this after we pulled it. The yield was low - there was much more plant than edible cauliflower. But, it tasted very good.

Reviewed on 10/21/2017 by Wayne County CCE - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Wayne, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Sadly our croup failed. No results to report.

Reviewed on 10/18/2017 by Debbie L - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Poor performance, didn\'t grow a head.

Reviewed on 10/12/2017 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Broome, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Planted 5/9/17. Did not do well, conditions seemed right for rain and sun, did not have much room

Reviewed on 08/28/2009 by Evilsunflower - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Washington, New York, United States Frost Free Season: Soil Texture: Garden Size: Sun Exposure:
Very tasty and did very well for me. Nice large spikey heads, just like in the catalog!

Reviewed on 03/09/2005 by Oldgardener - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Pennsylvania, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I grew "Shannon" - Similar hybrid. Grew because it is different than what is available in stores. Large plant small head as in description. Did not need blanching or tying leaves. Fall crop seeded July 1 for late Oct harvest. Better sweeter taste than white Cauliflower. Beautiful different appearance. Had usual pests of cole crops.

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