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I managed to grow a few cauli's for the first time. It went a little pink as I couldn't bring myself to pick it:

Mr Cauliflower Head





Head of Quality Control, Blossom the Pup, checks for caterpillars

That's beautiful! I'm SO envious!
Did it taste nice and how did you cook it? Or is it still on the mantlepiece being admired?

Thanks Vicky. It became a pot of Cream of Cauliflower and Spinach Soup, the second one was turned into a very cheesy Cauliflower Cheese, yum! The last if them are going to be made into Cauliflower Chutney.

OMG that is gorgeous and my fav veg, i am so so so jealous, just hoping that mine in the ground now survive the pillars! wow wow wow - well done you x

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That's fantastic! I wouldn't have appreciated your achievement, but this is also my first year of growing veg and I've failed miserably in the growing of even one small cauliflower. I hope it tastes as good as it looks.

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fantastic, love cauli.......cute puppy too

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What's your secret? I've never managed caulis (apart from one the size of a 50p, but I don't like to talk about that!)

Great job! Congratulations!

I've tried caulis once before and failed miserably. Those are fantastic specimens!!

Wonderful Cauli - I'm with the rest on scoring a 100% failure rate on anything worth eating - well done you!

(lovely puppy, love the shed colour too!)

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T-lady

we got cauli but its only the size of a tennis ball when i looked yesterday it looks like its started to discolour how do you know when its time to pick. Its our first year growing so still lots to learn

That's a magnificent cauli - and you even have a dog to match - wrinkles, bumps, flaps and colour co-ordinated!

Well done!

Nice three.

Ian

Love your shed and garden furniture too. It looks very inviting

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Wow! That's very impressive indeed!

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Thanks for your lovely comments. I have no idea how I managed to grow this, sheer fluke. I grew it in a raised bed, clay soil mixed with the compost from old strawberry growing bags I bought locally, first time I've grown them.

When we bought our house last year it was a wreck and has taken us 15 months to renovate. The shed was falling apart so we re-roofed it, felted it then I built a window box out of decking and painted it blue.

Blossom the Pup does indeed match the cauli. I don't yet have a pooch that matches our red cabbages and tomatoes though.