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A chap a few plots down from me grew these, the variety is Avalanche from Thompson and Morgan.  He gave me one, it was delicious.

I wish I could grow them but I've never had any luck.

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Me neither!  :'( I tried All Year Round, but all the seedlings were just complete crap. So I have sown a winter one and let's see what that comes up with.

They look great! I`m a serial loser with caulis but I keep trying.
Funnily enough, the only time I succeeded in growing any decent ones was when I thought I`d put cabbages in and they came out as caulies! ::)

Quote from: antipodes on June 16, 2010, 10:22:04
Me neither!  :'( I tried All Year Round, but all the seedlings were just complete crap. So I have sown a winter one and let's see what that comes up with.

I grow Candid Charm F1 monthly in succession for a 6 month harvest. Sow Mar-Jun for harvesting Jun-Nov.  They grow to the size of footballs!!    Though the website reads sow Mar-Apr, Harvest to Sep,   the packet reads what I have written above and they grow well.

http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/0/11208.htm  

I intend to try their new variety of Christmas caulis called Belot:
http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/0/11214.htm

That's given me hope! I've been trying (and failing) with Cauli's for the past 6 years. They start well and when the curd forms, I carefully fold the leaves in and tie gently with garden string but never get a decent size and they never have really white curds - either grey or brown. Which is the point where they go on the compost heap! I'll try the Candid Charm and see what happens.

One thing which surprised me about the cauli was that there were no slugs, worms or any other grubs/insects in it.  I asked the chap if he had used chemicals to prevent them but he said he hadn't.
 
I hate it when I find things in vegetables!