[DD.]

If it's any clue, the chap on the plot next door, who's a very seasoned gardener as asked for "some of them plants" if I've got any spare this year - yes I'll be growing them again, they do have a long growing season though, cut the last one about 2 weeks ago. It was about 7" across - not huge you may think - but believe me for our soil it is!

Over winter seems to be the only way we can grow caulis on our site with the club root problem, but I've got a load of allegedly club root resistant plants in this year, (Clapton), so we'll see how they do.

[Howard]

That's good to hear - thanks. 

[bonfire]

If you like then endive and chicory can be sown from now on. I am about to sow endive (curly) for Autumn and winter use - terrific in salads after blanching, lasts very well before and after cutting and is never cheap in the shops.

We have a cellar so I have just sown witloof chicory for forcing in the winter. Fresh from the cellar it is lovely - when you buy it in the shops it has been kicking around in the light, getting bitter for days or weeks.