[Storeman]

all but 3 of my 30 cauliflowers have gone to seed. Why???

This is the second year this has happened.

Thanks

[WG.]

Can you supply a few more details please.

Variety?
When planted?
Where planted?
Spacing?

Plus any other growing details which might be relevant.  A picture would be great.

[Storeman]

Hi again.

1/ the variety is Celeriac del Veneto/Italian

2/ planted in May

3/ in raised beds

4/ spaced 12" apart

5/ sorry no pics

[WG.]

Ermmm, that isn't a cauliflower at all  .  http://www.seedsofitaly.com/product/173

[Storeman]

Sorry I did not have my glasses on at the time of answering your post.
The right name for the colly I used is CAULIFLOWER OF JESI.

 :roll:

[WG.]

http://www.gourmetseed.com/cauliflower_seed.0.html says it is an old Italian variety so perhaps not best suited for the UK climate.  I can't remember ever seeing a cauliflower run to seed.

Maybe try All The Year Round or check for RHS commended varieties in your seed catalogue.  Also 12" is too close together IMHO.  Try double that.

[muntjac]

your also subject to the blinking weather ,i have lost 6/7 to blow out they are year round .feed em to the chucks or rabbits  

[Storeman]

Whisky_golf,
Had a word with all the other plot holders and there collys have all gone to seed to. Only Gilbert and myself had one a peace, I had one last year to when all the others had one or two each, rest went to seed then to.
Must be the weather as Muntjac say's. Thats the only thing I can think of.

[WG.]

Must be the weather as Muntjac say's. Thats the only thing I can think of.

The weather last year was very different though.  :?  :?

Have you grown cauli succesfully in the past?  On this site?

[digital_biscuit]

Lots of people on my site are having this same problem, i grew my caulis on the dryer part of my allotment (didnt know this at the time) and they are all forming perfect little cauli's so maybe i was lucky! I use all year round also!