Topic: coloured cauliflower

[1066]

Hi
I was reading an old kitchen garden magazine round at a friend's the other day and there was an article about caulis. The author was extolling the virtues of coloured caulis and saying that they were easier to grow because you don't have to worry about the curd discolouring and that they were higher in vitamins etc.
So has anyone tried these and how easy were they to grow. And were they tasty? Or are they just "new fangled" and not worth bothering with?

Thanks
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[saddad]

Purple Cape is the only Cauli I bother with... I grow it over Winter. It's not a newbie... from the mid 19th Century...  :)

[1066]

It's not a newbie... from the mid 19th Century...  :)

 ;D

Thanks for the info Saddad, I'll have a look out for it

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Just checked Nickys seeds and they have some interesting varieties, although my favourite name has to be "optomist"  ;) sadly a whte one tho

[1066]

Anyone else?
Or is it just me and Saddad that like the idea of coloured caulis?  :-X

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[manicscousers]

we grow romanesco broccoli as we don't have much luck with caulis..looking at getting perennial caulis  :)

[1066]

Thanks Manics, will have a look at the romanesco's
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[realfood]

I have already been eating "Graffiti", a red colour. Colourful, but not as big as the whites.

[1066]

thanks realfood - I'll check that 1 out as well

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