If letting the soil dry out does not get rid of the gnats, you may need to completely remove the plant from its current pot and into a fresh, clean pot with new soil. 1  Carefully remove the plant from its current pot. 2  Use your fingers or a soft brush to remove as much of the soil as possible.
When you get it home, unwrap it immediately and transfer to a loosely sealed plastic bag, with a paper towel tucked in to absorb any excess moisture. Whole heads of cauliflower can be kept in a loosely sealed plastic bag in the refrigerator for 4 to 7 days. Precut florets should be stored for no more than 4 days. How to prepare cauliflower Grant Butler demonstrates how to cut a head of cauliflower to get it ready for cooking.
Place cauliflower in any oven proof baking dish and bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees F. I used Pyrex glass pie dish. Alternatively, you could microwave or steam it. The idea is to cook the cauliflower, so it releases the moisture and we squeeze it out. Let the cauliflower cool down a bit until it is safe to touch, about 15 minutes. 2  Fold the towel holding by the ends and squeeze the liquid out of the cauliflower ball as hard as you can. 3  Be patient and do this a few times until barely any liquid comes out. 4  I squeezed out 1 cup of liquid.