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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: supersprout on November 05, 2006, 16:52:50

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

(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/IMG_0327.jpg)

(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e220/supersprout/IMG_0325.jpg)

It's the first time we've grown caulis, so well chuffed :)
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: manicscousers on November 05, 2006, 16:53:53
wow, they look brilliant, mouth watering just looking  :)
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: tim 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.
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: Hyacinth on November 05, 2006, 17:07:53
Both beautiful Sarah 8)
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: Rosyred 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??
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: supersprout 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 ::)
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: Mrs Ava on November 05, 2006, 22:36:57
So jealous!
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: cornykev on November 06, 2006, 16:51:04
;) Top looking cauli's almost too good to eat.  ::)


    May the corn be with you.
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: OliveOil 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
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: tim on November 07, 2006, 19:32:10
NO!  Next time USE FLEECE!!
Title: Re: Cauli flowers
Post by: OliveOil 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