Comments on: Autumn Sowing of Cauliflowers

By: Allotment Blogger

Allotment Blogger — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:41:47 +0000

Oh wow! I didn’t know you could do this! It’s certainly true that if you overwinter broad beans they are almost immune to blackfly infestation so you can eat the broad bean tops as well as the beans themselves while spring sown ones tend to get their tops destroyed by the blackfly.

Our caulis have always been prone to wrigglies, so perhaps overwintering is the answer … I might give this a go at the weekend too.

By: Lulu Barbarian

Lulu Barbarian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:40:37 +0000

So it’s not too late! Excellent! Now if I could just get my olives and quince harvested to make time for planting seedlings…

By: New Shoot

New Shoot — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:15:52 +0000

I adore the Victorian Kitchen Garden - from the moment the theme tune starts to the end. No fancy film effects, no funny angles, just honest hard work and horticulture all the way through.

I often wonder what happened to the lass who was learning the ropes from Harry - does anybody know?

By: Leafyleith

Leafyleith — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:01:14 +0000

Liking your DVD collection, mtp! I think there’s a distinct lack of gardening on telly, particularly now that people are seeing the merits of growing their own. The BBC or C4 should re-run things like this. We’re inundated with home and food programmes, but apart from Gardener’s World and a smidgen from Nigel and Jamie, there’s not much to keep the gardening community inspired. Perhaps this could be the next venture for mtp?

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:24:16 +0000

I’ll be interested to see the caulis progress - I sowed Cauliflower ‘Snowball’ and the seedlings are already potted up in the coldframe - hoping for a greater success with autumn sown….

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:44:54 +0000

Glad to see that your making the most of your new coldframe already.

By: Ines

Ines — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:17:19 +0000

Thank you for the inspiration. Avalanche cauliflower, I’ll sow that, too, if I can get it in my local farmers co-op that is. My menu needs a change and my poly tunnel and outside beds need winter crop (this is my first season/year vegetable gardening and so far so good…)

In therms of winter crop I only have some celery and well left overs really form the summer, spinach, scallions, lettuce, some poorly progressing runner beans and seedlings of courgettes, which if they make it will be fab, bit like you said, if they make it!!

Hope sore throat isn’t turning into a nasty cold.