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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: pieman on September 01, 2009, 11:26:39

Title: Cauliflower
Post by: pieman on September 01, 2009, 11:26:39
Hi there. Just got back from me hols and immediately went to check the allotment. Wonderfully surprised to see my one remaining cauliflower has developed a head, perhaps 4 inches diameter, and looking very tasty. Thing is I don't know when I should harvest it - is it likely to grow more, or should I whip it out now before something nasty comes along and eats it before I do?

Thanks


David
Title: Re: Cauliflower
Post by: saddad on September 01, 2009, 11:49:50
If in doubt eat it before someone/thing else does...  :-X
Title: Re: Cauliflower
Post by: cornykev on September 01, 2009, 15:33:01
Eat, eat, eat, I left some a little longer last year and they went all hard and horrid, I pick mine when they are big enough for a meal for two.      ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cauliflower
Post by: 1066 on September 01, 2009, 17:32:19
And I made the mistake of listening to my OH, who reckoned they should stay in the ground a bit longer - a week later they had separated out and weren't half as nice  :-X  Memo to self ingnore OH's gardening advice  ::)
Title: Re: Cauliflower
Post by: pieman on September 01, 2009, 23:43:14
Thanks folks. Wish a few more of them had been successful so I could test it out. Perhaps next year! Will pick this one now...

D