[shokkyy]

I'm looking for a cauli variety that'll give me a quick crop on smaller plants - any ideas? I saw one on DT Brown called Nemo that seems the right sort, and another small variety I've seen is Igloo. But anyone tried these or other similar caulis, any recommendations for a good one to try?

[Aunt Sally]

You can plant snowball close together and harvest caulies the size of oranges

[Geordie]

I'm trying a variety called Igloo this year. Apparantly they can be close spaced for small heads or planted further apart for larger ones.

You can find them or sale at numerous places on Ebay.

 

[devonbarmygardener]

'Snowball' are supposed to be miniature cauli's like Aunt Sally says.

Good luck - I have found them impossible

[allot2learn]

My "All year round" have always been small. 

[DD.]

"Nautilus" are a fast maturing early variety and suitable for sowing now.

For smaller caulis = grow closer together - simples!

[mumofstig]

I could plant them 10ft apart and still get small caulis 

[Willow_Warren]

Why did I read this?   I now want to grow cauliflowers!!!

Checks seed prices 

Checks for space 

Hannah 

[moose]

I've grown Igloo and they were very, very,very, small.

[gremlin]

Yeah.  My Snowball were more "Golfball"

[devonbarmygardener]

Well at least you got that far gremlin!
Mine just didn't do anything.

I did just once get a couple of caulis and almost as soon as the white florets appeared they went mouldy!

[New shoot]

They are not the easiest of veg and my record so far has been dismal 

Anyway, got some plants overwintering in the cold greenhouse that were sown last autumn and so far, so good    Nice healthy looking plants that are growing steadily, waiting for the weather to improve so they can be hardened off and set loose on the plot   

If I manage to produce a cauli I shall be sooooooooooo chuffed, even if it is tiny 

[crh75]

I think the winter cauliflowers, i.e. those planted in summer and harvested winter/spring, are easier than the summer ones we are sowing now!

[DD.]

Cauliflowers don't like heat, that's one reason. (Hence don't grow them in propagators!).

Also, if you, or your plot suffer from club root, it is not active in the cold weather. That's another!

[crh75]

My site does not suffer club root but I can see why that would make a difference.  It's the heat for me as I don't really have any suitable shaded areas on the plot.  Last years were pretty good for some reason!