Our first cauli of the year. Candid Charm. Very pleased with them
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What a cracker ;D. Well done.
But keep on top of them or they are gonners!!
Amazing.............had a cauliflower grown by my DIL in her garden tonight.
So tasty and fresh.........a real treat.
Candid charm grow the size of footballs. Always a great choice and my only summer autumn choice.
I pulled my first Candid Charm yesterday as well a mighty fine reliable Cauli another two veriaties i would recommend is Cornell and the one for the show bench is Raleigh
Looks like we picked a winner then. We did give 2 more away.Will I have time to make another sowing. I have looked on the packet and although it does mention Autumn it doeasn't have the sowing dates
Candid Charm are a 75 day Cauli from sowing to eating so just count the days to when you may be able to get the last before the weather gets to cold.
So here I go again. Off to sow another ten.
Big freezer then
Several, if I remember correctly ;D.
lovely cauli well done :)
Not really caulis but we've just had our first 2 romanesco broccoli :)
Which one Manic. I love those with dippy things ;D.
Quote from: davyw1 on July 05, 2011, 15:28:39
Big freezer then
We had to get another freezer when we got another allotment. We will give some away but will freeze the rest. I will have to remember next year to sow them at intervals.(bet I forget)
manics I can't seem to grow Romanesco.Which variety do you grow and where do you get them?
Got ours from kings, Shirl, just romanesco broccoli, sown in modules, transplanted into bigger pots until in at least 5" pots, put in with a bit of bfb and some lime, not watered since puddling in. We do, however, have trouble getting good size caulis ;D
Thanks Mal. Got my Candid Charm from Kings too
Very nice Shirl, caulies have always been one of my downfalls. :'(
Ah Kev. Try these and you will be a winner ;D
Looking back on our pink, overblown caulis, presumably the pink is harmless?
The pink goes once they are cooked Tim
Thanks!
try all year round will sow until end august.picked first ones two weeks ago,have set some more off another dozen. ;) ;)
Quote from: torquil on July 06, 2011, 12:23:41
try all year round will sow until end august.picked first ones two weeks ago,have set some more off another dozen. ;) ;)
Nothing against All Year Round Cauli and i must admit they give a good result but they are not a patch on Candid Charm.
AYR is in the summer months a 20 to 26 week cauli so if you sow in February you will crop at the earliest about June/July
If you plant them in November you have to have some where to over winter them and look after them and they become a 36 week Cauli cropping in May/June with continuous planting you will get Cauli,s into October.
Candid Charm is quite tollorate to the cold and can be sown in February 50 to 60deg for seed germination and get my first Cauli in June/July with continuous cropping to October no over wintering and no extra work.
Another two types much the same as Candid Charm are Cornell and One for the show bench Raleigh.
The newest one for me to try this year is Frisco.