Purple Cauliflower

Higster · « **on:** August 08, 2012, 20:22 »

Can any one help, all my cauliflowers have turned purple, and are very small

fatcat1955 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2012, 21:53 »

The next thing they will do is bolt. Put it down the weather. A couple of mine did the same.

ryetek · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2012, 08:33 »

The next thing they will do is bolt. Put it down the weather. A couple of mine did the same.

I agree with you on that. We've also had two do the same thing. Shame really but there you go.

Aidy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2012, 17:01 »

My question would be....
As the heads started to form did you snap the leaves to cover the head?

Other than that not sure.

fatcat1955 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2012, 18:23 »

Bent leaves over my cauli's...............made no difference.

DD. · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2012, 18:33 »

It's not intense light that does it, it's the heat.

One leaf is just not enough protection.

chris · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2012, 18:41 »

one of mine did that about a fortnight ago. i still ate it and it tasted fine

angelavdavis · « **Reply #7 on:** August 12, 2012, 21:09 »

Good for using for piccalilli.

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