What Does "All Year Round" Mean???

[Bigmallly]

I sowed some "All Year Round" Caulis in autumn expecting them to overwinter & form curds in spring. I had to throw away about 12 today as they had formed curds & had rotted, presumably from the weather............so what does all year round exactly mean?...............

[Bren In Pots]

I grow 'all year round lettuce' in my GH the packet info just says to grow in a cold frame/cloche during colder months.

[veggiechicken]

According to RealSeeds you can sow it Feb to May for Summer & Autumn harvests and again in October under cover so that it overwinters to make heads in Spring
Vegetable Seeds : Cauliflower
Maybe you sowed yours a bit too early in Autumn?

[Bigmallly]

Maybe it's because I missed out the under cover bit.........

[veggiechicken]

I imagined biggish seedlings that are planted out in spring - but I'm making this up as I haven't a clue really!

[bearded bloke]

Well had you been around in the mid to late 1800's it (All Year Round) would mean you were reading a weekly journal by Charles Dickens


Was that the answer or did I misconstrue the question

[veggiechicken]

Even BM isn't that old, BB

[Potstubsdustbins]

That would good old Jack.............................. Frost that is. First the curds would go brown and then rot.

Instructions I have seen read 'sow in Oct in a cold frame, plant out in March, cut June.'

Potty

[bearded bloke]

Wilko pkt says .... "Protect early & late (overwinter) sowings with cloches"

[Bigmallly]

Maybe I should just start to learn to read.........I took it literally that they could be sown/grown all year round........They say you learn something new everyday.

[veggiechicken]

Count yourself lucky that you had curds - I've never managed to grow a cauli - in fact I've given up trying now. You can still eat the leaves as greens

[Bigmallly]

Count yourself lucky that you had curds - I've never managed to grow a cauli - in fact I've given up trying now. You can still eat the leaves as greens

The curds were the size of my head so you can imagine how gutted I was...........never mind, there's always next year.............

[veggiechicken]

The size of your head They'd be big enough to feed the 5000.
You have a way with caulis as you had good ones in the summer too, I think?

[bearded bloke]

.never mind, there's always next year..

Positive thought,thats the way bud

[Bigmallly]

The size of your head They'd be big enough to feed the 5000.
You have a way with caulis as you had good ones in the summer too, I think?

Yes I did, once I get them going I'm fine. It's the getting going I find tricky.........with all Brassicas.