Cauli recommendations please.

[RobinOfTheHood]

All Year Round is all I've grown, and I've had variable results from them. I think the seed that I have left over from last year (19p Netto packs I think) is a poor batch - germination was ok but they didn't put any growth on and subsequently got thrown.

Anyhow, time for a change. Again, heavy soil, fertile but pretty well drained.

So what do you reckon guys and gals? What does best for you?  :)

[RobinOfTheHood]

[Stevens706]

I have grown Snow Crown for the last couple of years, they are an early sown variety (March, indoors) and they have done well.

[saddad]

The only ones I do well with are "Purple Cape" for Winter use... not everybodies idea of a cauli though...  :-\

[Yorkshire Sam]

Grow a lot of caulis cos my family love them. Trouble with caulis they wont stand once they are ready do I tend to grow 3 or 4 different ones through the year.  So sowing for around 5 months to give progression. I can recommend the following which are F1s -   Aviron, Beloti and others Igloo, Snow March but my favourite is Aarlsmere.

This may sound expensive but as I only grow what I intend to eat I am only sowing 3 or 4 seeds at a time so a packet of seeds can last a few seasons.

[saddad]

I have some Aarlsmere in...  a neighbour gave me some for the sale (to prick out) and I had some left...  :-X

[Deb P]

I'm a fan of 'Shasta' after Jeannine kindly sent me a few seeds from Canada to try. I grow them for summer and overwinter use and they do really well on our clay soil. Also like Purple Cape as previously mentioned.

[manicscousers]

do't do many cauli, idol is a small, one meal type, mainly do romanesco and calabrese 'cos i can freeze them  :)

[Tee Gee]

I find Candid Charm & Snow Prince as good as any for an early variety.

Found this late one this year and I like it ! It is called Thompson F1

Basically if you go for any of the F1's you should be OK

[kt.]

Candid Charm have been the biggest and best caulis I have grown.  They can be harvested from late Jun-Nov if sown in succession.

[RobinOfTheHood]

Candid Charm it is. £1.39 from ebay.

Thanks all.

[Vinlander]

I love Purple Cape too.

Very hardy and produces lovely heads with lots of extra (purple) flavour in Spring. Sometimes a few will miss the manure, start small and take an extra year - no problem.