Re: [gardeners] Cauliflower
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 01 Jun 2000 18:26:02 -0500
Well John, you beat me to it again. I do the same thing here in SW Louisiana,
only I take the outer leaves and pull them up over the curd and fasten it with a
spring loaded clothes pin. How's winter down there in Upside Down Land?
George
John Harman wrote:
>
> On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Ron Hay wrote:
>
> > Hello, my friends,
> >
> > This is the first time we have grown cauliflower. It is forming good
> > sized heads, but they are turning color, kind of a purplish tint. Any
> > words of wisdom?
> >
> > Ron
> > Van Nuys, CA
> >
> >
> Could be getting too much sun on the curds. A trick I use is to
> break some of the leaves, and fold them over the curd to keep the sun off.
> Keeps them nice and white. I do this every year, my wife is neurotic about
> white cauliflower. :)
>
> John
>