[Benandbill]

 

Nobody seems to be able to grow cualis on our site.  Cabbages fine, but no caulis.  Does anyone know why this might be?  I don't want to give up trying as they're lovely but they just come to nothing in the middle.  Leaves are okay but that's it.

[snowdrops]

They are difficult to grow. They have to have no 'stops' so no dryness,no outgrowing pots before planting out etc,plenty of feed. Planted into firm ground.A real challenge for you,would be good if you could prove them all wrong on your site wouldn't it your street cred would go up, or should that be plot cred

[Steve_LF]

Just finished my third year in my allotment and all I've had with caulis is a couple of half formed heads  .

Not giving in though, I want at least one fluffy, cloudlike white ball of cauli goodness, so going to redouble my effors next year.

[rowan57]

First year on the plot, first year ever growing Cauli's though I used to grow veg for a living, bought x8 plugs from an organic place locally, stuck 'em in the ground, now getting big beautiful white Cauli's. No special treatment whatsoever bar good Fen soil.

[Benandbill]

snowdrops I don't have much control over the wetness as being a part time allotmenter and having to work in days and occasionally going away, cannot ensure constant wetness.  I suppose I could ensure firmness of ground by not digging it too much and maybe even walking over it to compact it after I've planted seeds straight in ground?  I presume by no 'outgoing pots' you meant to plant them straight out? 

How is it something that tastes and looks reasonably simple can be so hard to grow? 

[snowdrops]

No what I said was  out "growing pots" i.e not getting too big for the size pot & using all the nutrients up. A few days without water shouldn't matter to a well established plant,too much rain is obviously something we can't control.

[wrinkly1]

i have clubroot on my site.  i tried clubroot resistant seed and it works .  give it a try.