cauliflower turning purple

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cauliflower turning purple
« on: July 18, 2010, 21:34 »
Hi everyone my allotment is going very well and everything tastes so much better than
shop brought veg.However my cauliflowers are turning purple they are the white variety any ideas.

Sian b
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Re: cauliflower turning purple
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2010, 21:38 »
It's down to the weather conditions. Caulis prefer it cool & damp. Bend some leaves over the curds to protect them from the sun.

OK, so it's gone cooler & damper now, but this is probably the result of the previous hot weather.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: cauliflower turning purple
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2010, 05:34 »
Thankyou DD i will do that this morning.

Sian b


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