Cauliflower has relatively high demands on soil and climate.
According to the time of cultivation, a distinction is made between early, summer- and autumn cauliflower. While early cauliflower a warm, sheltered location required, Summer cauliflower prefers a balanced climate with high humidity and autumn cauliflower areas with winter beginning as late as possible. A prerequisite for good growth is also an open location in full sun.
Cauliflower standing in the shade will develop plenty of binder, however mostly only small flowers of insufficient quality.
The safest yields are achieved on nutrient-rich sandy loam- and loamy sandy soils with a high humus content. With appropriately good humus- and nutrient supply, however, almost all soils in the garden can be used for growing cauliflower, provided that its high water requirements can be met. Cauliflower makes little demands on the previous crop. It is only necessary to avoid growing other types of cabbage. In some special growing areas, cauliflower is sometimes used. cultivated with success on the same area for several years in a row, however, special grounds play here- and subsurface conditions play a role. A regular crop rotation is therefore absolutely advisable.