Romanesco cauliflower

[lottie dolly]

Evening peeps,have been googleing and vine searching,to find out approx.,how high they grow,last year i tryed them,they just kept growing and growing,and no sign of a head forming,they ended up approx 4ft tall,i ended up pulling them up,was very dissapointed
thanks for looking

[Emma_Elizabeth]

Hello ... this is my first time planting these delicious treats, so will be totally novice - ha ha. If and when they decide to show I'll let you know whats happening!! hope all goes well this year/

[zazen999]

Mine never got that tall if I remember rightly - but they did form the curds for a day or two and then lost it a bit and went brown.

[Glutton4...]

Oh. I'm trying them for the first time this year. I had no success with Brassicas at all last year. Fingers crossed!

[lottie dolly]

thankyou for the repies so far,they will get this 1 last chance to redeme themselves,
i still have the maystar caulies from last year in with the sprouting,they supposed to be a spring 1,and they only making leaves,that is those that have not rotted away,unless it was the extra freeze they got,so not bothering with them again,to much room for the time they in,and i will need the space in a bit,
crossed with you G4

[Beetroot Bob]

I can't really remember how tall ours were last year I think they were about 2'-2'6" ish (just a tad taller than an upturned barrow if that helps)

Ours were slow to form curds and we almost gave up on them but once they started forming there was no stopping them.

There's a piccy of our last one in the showcase (last but 1 post).

I'm told the trick is to make sure they are planted in firm ground and even to stake them on really exposed sites to stop wind rock which will stop them forming curds. Worked for us (last year was our first year growing)

[lettucegrow!]

I'm giving these a go as well this year- they look so pretty! We'll have to share and compare the results.

[lottie dolly]

thankyou beetroot bob,stake em up it is,along with the sproutings,

[john c]

Mine got up to about 3ft.and formed lovely heads.....on raised beds.mind I did heel them in .a lovely crop but not keen on the taste lol