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supersprout

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Cauli flowers
« on: November 05, 2006, 16:52:50 »
Two experiments for us this year, Graffiti (purple) and a bright green one, nearly ready :D





It's the first time we've grown caulis, so well chuffed :)
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manicscousers

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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2006, 16:53:53 »
wow, they look brilliant, mouth watering just looking  :)
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tim

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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2006, 17:01:00 »
Lovely! I think that the green one will be the most pleasing. You will have seen how Graffiti goes various unattractive shades of blue? Even with lemon juice to acidify the water.
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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2006, 17:07:53 »
Both beautiful Sarah 8)
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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2006, 20:31:06 »
They look wonderful. I've got cauli's to go in next year and hope I get something like that. Did you cover to stop pests??
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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2006, 21:04:33 »
thank you for your kind comments all :)
they are lazy caulis - planted as plugs straight thru black plastic on the new (undug) plot as a clearing crop. I did cover with mesh up to a month ago rosy, when they bust out, whipped it off and inhaled a ton of whitefly, but the whitefly don't seem to have hurt them ::)
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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2006, 22:36:57 »
So jealous!
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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2006, 16:51:04 »
;) Top looking cauli's almost too good to eat.  ::)


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MAY THE CORN BE WITH YOU.

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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2006, 16:45:46 »
Awww they look lovely!

I just cut my one and only romanesco - I planted 10 but only 1 survived the flea beetles!

Now a really dumb question... will another head grow or shall i take the plant out now?  For some reason i thought they grew back LOL
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tim

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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2006, 19:32:10 »
NO!  Next time USE FLEECE!!
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Re: Cauli flowers
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2006, 20:20:37 »
LMAO Tim... yes i have used fleece this time and they are just fine! I guess I'll remove the cauli and put on the compost heap. ;D
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