Romanesco

[ollie]

anybody tried these . i do love broccoli and this one looks very nice
are these hard to grow , any advice peeps

[Two_Sheds]

very nice, easier to grow than cauliflower

[Jillyreeves]

I will be growing it this year for the first time - so sorry no advice to give - but good luck :-)

[scarey55]

Yep, I agree with TS - much easier to grow than cauliflower and reet tasty too.

[Alison]

Never grown them as I prefer to eat either cauliflower or brocolli and I think that these fall a bit between the two without the distinctive taste of either but they are very pretty.

[Brengirl]

I tried to grow them last year. They never got to the table tho. The stalk grew so tall I began to wonder when the head was going to form. If I looked very carefully it was there but deformed/brown in parts and did not look very appetising. Anyway what do I know?
Hope you have success with them.

[ollie]

well ill have ago aint got nothing to lose , gotta start somewhere

[Snadger]

You can buy Romanesco in the shops! Why not buy some, cook it and see if you like it before growing it?
I did this and decided not to grow it!

[realfood]

Romanesco is the best tasting of the lot, whether you call it cauliflower or broccoli!

[Brengirl]

Totaslly agree. It is fragnent,delicious and beautiful to look at. How do you grow it?

[lynda66]

i managed to grow one it was very pretty but tasted orrible

[annacruachan]

Romanesco is the best tasting of the lot, whether you call it cauliflower or broccoli!

I have to agree - it's delicious and so beautiful! I have grown these for two years now and they are really easy. The only problem is that they all come at once. Must try successional growing!

[Snadger]

Romaesco and marmite...............love em or hate em!

[Alison]

Don't love them or hate them just think they're rather ordinary.

[lottie dolly]

I tried to grow them last year. They never got to the table tho. The stalk grew so tall I began to wonder when the head was going to form. If I looked very carefully it was there but deformed/brown in parts and did not look very appetising. Anyway what do I know?
Hope you have success with them.

last season was also my first time,and they grew rather tall for a cauli type veg,a good 4ft,1 or 2 did manage something,but was only 1 shoot instead of a whole head,and not until october time,i did all as the instuctions,was very disapointed,will have another go this year,