I've never done well with cauliflowers in the past and generally stick to the other brassicas, which I have much more success with. However, following a conversation with someone who used to grow near-commercial quantities of cauli, only a hundred or so yards from me, I'm going to give them another try this year.
The chap told me that he used to grow 2 or 3 different varieties but the only one he could remember was Leamington. He said he'd sow then from early June and plant out from early August. I assume that he sowed successionally so they didn't all come at once.
Leamington is quite an old variety and not too common nowadays, but I've found someone on Amazon selling seeds.
Have any cauli-afficianados here grown Leamington? How did they do? Any tips on growing them? General cauli tips, or comments on the sowing/planting dates quoted by the old boy?
The chap told me that he used to grow 2 or 3 different varieties but the only one he could remember was Leamington. He said he'd sow then from early June and plant out from early August. I assume that he sowed successionally so they didn't all come at once.
Leamington is quite an old variety and not too common nowadays, but I've found someone on Amazon selling seeds.
Have any cauli-afficianados here grown Leamington? How did they do? Any tips on growing them? General cauli tips, or comments on the sowing/planting dates quoted by the old boy?
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