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When was cauliflower introduced to China?
Cauliflower was introduced to China during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty in the early19th century.

Cauliflower originated from the coast of China, and was introduced to China in the19th century, with a history of only a hundred years. Initially, it was only planted in Shanghai, Tianjin and other places to meet the needs of western restaurants. It is considered as a vegetable with high nutritional value. Later, due to the successful cultivation, it gradually spread to various places and became an ordinary edible vegetable. Because it is difficult to grow, the price is slightly more expensive than other vegetables.

Cauliflower is an annual plant of Brassicaceae, which evolved from Brassicaceae. Also known as cauliflower, cauliflower, cauliflower, cauliflower, broccoli. There are two kinds of white and green, and the green ones are also called broccoli and broccoli, ranking fourth among the top ten healthy foods recommended by Time magazine.

Growth habit of cauliflower

The growth cycle of cauliflower is 40-60 days, and it likes cold environment, with average cold tolerance, neither high temperature nor drought nor frost tolerance, and it is sensitive to temperature during its growth, so it belongs to semi-cold-resistant vegetables.

The growth process of cauliflower mainly goes through four stages: seed germination stage, leaf growth stage, cauliflower formation stage and flowering and fruiting stage. The suitable temperature for seed germination is between 20-30℃, the suitable growth temperature is 15-20℃, the daytime temperature is 20℃, and the night temperature is 15℃.

Basic fertilizer can be applied when cauliflower is planted, and topdressing is needed in time during the growth period, mainly applying organic fertilizer, chemical fertilizer and trace elements.