Growing Primadonnas


We’d been resistant to growing romanesco cauliflower for many seasons. Among growers, it has a reputation for being a primadonna in the fields–fickle about soil, climate, and transplant date. Turns out, it’s reputation is well-earned. Our entire second planting (with the exception of one plant) died under the row cover. So, if you’re one of this veggie’s devotees, you may only have a couple of weeks to snatch it up! Well, until next season… because who doesn’t love a challenge, right?