HORTINOVA Inc.
BABY F1 – Compact Mini Cauliflower Seeds for Pots & Small Gardens
Brassica oleracea
- Compact mini cauliflower
- Space-saving plant suitable for 4–5″ pots and containers
- Ideal for patios, balconies, or high-density planting
- Fast growing – ready in about 30–40 days
- Produces small, tender cauliflower heads
- Both heads and leaves are edible
- Great for fresh market or home harvest
- Consistent quality with good shelf life
- Start indoors in spring or late summer for outdoor growing, or year-round in controlled environments.
- Germination time: About 3 days under optimal conditions.
- Temperature: Maintain 18 °C (64 °F), high humidity, and no light needed for germination.
- Soil: Use a fine, well-drained sowing mix with pH 5.8–6.5, EC around 1.5.
- Covering: Apply a thin layer of vermiculite or light soil (4–8 mm).
- Fertilisation in plug stage: Light feeding with low nitrogen (1.5 EC) at each watering.
Thin
- Not required if sowing directly into plugs. Aim for strong single seedlings.
Plant Out / Transplant
- Transplant when plants have 2 large true leaves and a visible central sprout.
- Roots should fully cover the plug.
- Use 8–12 cm (3–5″) pots, one plant per pot.
Exposure
- Full sun to partial sun. Avoid constant deep shade.
- Indoors: place in bright light but avoid direct scorching sun.
Temperature
- Ideal range: 18–24 °C (64–75 °F).
- Minimum: 8 °C (46 °F); growth slows below this.
- Optimal day/night: 20 °C / 14 °C.
- Tolerant to temporary high temperatures without yield loss.
Support
- Compact habit does not require staking or support.
Pruning
- Not needed; allow natural growth.
- Remove yellowed outer leaves if necessary.
Water
- Keep soil evenly moist at all times.
- Avoid wilting—plants that go limp may trigger premature curd formation.
- Water with a nutrient solution at 1.5 EC.
Feed
- Use balanced fertilizer with low nitrogen to prevent excessive leaf growth.
- Maintain steady nutrition for continuous development.
Protect
- Monitor for pests: cabbage fly, swede midge, aphids, and caterpillars.
- Use preventive measures such as insect netting or safe sprays.
- Keep plants healthy to avoid premature curd formation.
- Time to harvest: About 24–30 days after transplant (4 weeks) depending on temperature.
- Harvest when compact white curds form, about 5–7 cm across.
- Leaves are also edible—tender, mild, and suitable for cooking or fresh use.
- Shelf life: up to 10–14 days after harvest, or 10 days as a potted plant if watered regularly.
- Flavor: sweet, never bitter even under sun exposure.
Let customers speak for us
We grow several varieties of various colours of tomatoes, and the contrast of these tomatoes with other colours is fantastic. We've had a very long season with our plants, excellent disease resistance, great flavour.
This review applies to all of the seeds I purchased from Hortinova - beautiful tomatoes, good disease resistance and excellent production. Our field season extended to 10 weeks. We've had comments of excellent flavour from our customers as well, highly recommend any Hortinova seed.
This tomato is good taste tomato. Small red round tomato. Bigger then cherry tomatoes but smaller then regular one. I like it. Perfect for salads and fresh eating. Ordered seeds for next season.
2nd time ordering. Very satisfied with qualify and result. Thank you
BALCONY YELLOW F1 - Hybrid Cherry Tomato Seeds
Delivered very fast, packed very good, in professional condition and quality. Thanks
We will see what they are like this summer.
Type crimson de bonne grosseur avec une superbe uniformité et très hâtif. Un des premiers prêt en saison. Semences très petites et peu nombreuses. Goût très sucré et chaire croquante. Chair passant du rose au rouge en cours de saison. Les plants sont forts et très vigoureux avec des grosses feuilles.
Vigueur des plants impressionante avec des fruits résistants aux fissures et aux dommages. Très bonne conservartion et goût très sucré lorsque les nervures deviennent orange. Peu être récolté lorsque les nervures sont vertes également. Cavité des semences très compacte et petite laissant beaucoup de chair.
Melon qui fond en boûche avec un goût se rapprochant du melon miel et du cantaloup à la fois, très sucré. Faire attention aux irriguations lorsque le melon devient mature car il peut fendre au champs. Très odorant.
Avec son apparence côtellée, son très gros calibre et ça couleur rose, cette tomate se démarque des autres sur les tablettes. Variété plus résistante à la pourriture apicale que la plus part des autres tomates roses. Bon ensemble de résitance aux maladies également.
Tomate noire dont les faces qui ne sont pas exposé au soleil passent du vert au rouge lorsque mature donnant un aspect unique aux fruits. Charactéristiques similaires à la Barrio avec un goût superbe sans acide. Les clients l'on adoré.
Superbe adaptabilité et excellente résistance aux maladies. Fruits uniformes qui ne fendent pas, bonne conservation. Ajoutez à cela un goût unique avec une légère acidité et une pointe sucré.
