Topic: Early Winter Veg

[thomasb]

Hi all,
Has anyone experienced their winter veg maturing early this year. I began picking my purple sprouting broccoli 2 weeks ago. The variety is Rudolph from Tuckers and was due to appear in January.
Furthermore, I am picking cauliflower (Panduick F1 from Tuckers) that was due to be ready in December (see picture below).  As for my sprouts....I will be starting on them within a week or so...
Does anyone know what is happening? I had thought purple-sprouting needed a cold snap before maturing.
Thomas

[Multiveg]

My purple cape (from Unwins) apparently heads March/April - it has started heading this month.
The Black Spanish Round winter radish have already reached a decent size (harvest from October...) and we have had a few this month and last month in meals.

[adrianhumph]

Hi all,
        My redbore fi kale, supposedly a winter veg is already 3 feet high & we have been picking lovely leaves from it for over a month ;D
                     Adrian.

[tim]

Tell me about it.
One tries so hard to get continuity. L-R

Pancho     Early
Startrack  Sep-Nov
Poribleu    Oct-Mar
Alcazar     Jan-May
If you believe that, you'll believe anything!! = Tim