Which Cauliflower Variety do you like?

I've grown two this year.

"All the year round" which can be grown to be harvested ... errmmm ... most of the year!!! Its an open-head variety, and I think I have preferred the closed head variety I have tried Candid Charm.

I also grew Snowball A in February for an early crop. That seemed to work pretty well.

Also some Galleon in June, but I'm not sure what happened to them ... might be a labelling error :(

Biggest problem is their short harvest period, so next year I am going to resort to sowing 2 once a fortnight (I can be bothered!!) and seeing how that goes. I am not a tidy person, so a complete straight row is definitely not a requirement!

 

Hi!

I grow a few different varieties starting with the lot in spring, some summer ones and also the Australian ones that start in the autumn, and if I get a mild period they usually last till about Christmas.

The Aussie ones can not be sown until late May onwards otherwise they do not grow properly, like wise Autumn Giant etc, I tried one year sowin early and they did not heart up at all!

I used to grow Dominant, but have been unable to get any seeds the last couple of years and Snowball is also very good with me!
I get Snowball seed packets from Lidl, I think they only cost 29p!

As for All the year round, some one recommended it on some TV gardening programme so I tried it.
They grew fine but tasted like some you get from the shops, of "rusty nails" so after two seasons I would not plant them again.

They are about the hardest vegetable to grow, and the caterpillars love them as do the cabbage root fly, they need to be really firmly tramped into the soil when planting and also like lots of lime as well as lots of water.
If you get all that correct, then they are easy and taste great!

Cheers!

 

"As for All the year round, some one recommended it on some TV gardening programme so I tried it.
They grew fine but tasted like some you get from the shops, of "rusty nails" so after two seasons I would not plant them again."

I had been so chuffed to have gown them at all that I hadn't considered that, but you are absolutely right, flavour was mediocre. I also don't like the open-head style - the curds yellow easily, and are more prone to bolting etc.

Having said that at least you get some warning that they are almost ready whereas with the Candid Charm which protects its curds so well they are blown before you even get a chance to realise that the curds have even started to form because they camouflage so well!