cauliflower help???

[lynda66]

my caulis have just started getting heads, they are tinged pink, so i think that means they need blanching, how do i do this, and more importantly when??

should i do it now, or when they are bigger, and how long for ....... i've searched, and found nothing

thanks

Lynda xx

[Wren]

You have missed the blanching point Lynda.
Blanching needs to ber done afor they turn pink. You can bend a leaf over the heads now to stop them getting sun or weather browned though.
Now is the guessing time. you can pick em now , or try an grow them on a bit bigger. I left mine for a week an they got bigger but started to look a bit rough.

It's a fine line..lol

wren

[lynda66]

they are only half an inch across think it would be a waste to eat them now

i'll try covering them tomorrow, how do i get the leaf to stay over it??

[Gauckwin]

Just bend the leaf over and press with your thumb until you hear the leaf snap.

MG

[lynda66]

see, i never thought of that, was imagining them all tied up with black ribbons lol