I don't understand what occurred here...help!
This stuff nearly killed me when I tasted it, it was more bitter than anything I ever ate.
Was it too ripe? or not ripe enough?
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Hmmm, this is my first year growing cauliflower, and mine never looked that way, so I am not really sure. Could be mold maybe?? Has it been raining, a lot in your area. Tried to look up what it could be, but I got nothing. Can anyone help him out? Also, could be some type of fungus, maybe you should have picked it sooner. Come to think of it, I better pick my other orange cauliflower soon.
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Thanks for the feedback!
I really don't think it is heat...it has not gotten all that hot here yet...
This plant was started covered by a cold frame in late April, I think it must have just been left too long and just a small head...
It was a self-blanching type (snowball) so it was already covered by leaves...and it wasn't cooked at all
I will have to try more in the fall
I really don't think it is heat...it has not gotten all that hot here yet...
This plant was started covered by a cold frame in late April, I think it must have just been left too long and just a small head...
It was a self-blanching type (snowball) so it was already covered by leaves...and it wasn't cooked at all
I will have to try more in the fall
I also found something online that says this problem was caused by heat.
I don't know what temperatures Ohio has, but heat for a Brassica oleracea is probably anything higher than about 80°F. My location has had regular highs above this since late April I harvested my cauliflower in March. I grow my Brassicas so they mature when the temperatures are in the 50s and 60s for highs, which is mostly in autumn for me.
I don't know what temperatures Ohio has, but heat for a Brassica oleracea is probably anything higher than about 80°F. My location has had regular highs above this since late April I harvested my cauliflower in March. I grow my Brassicas so they mature when the temperatures are in the 50s and 60s for highs, which is mostly in autumn for me.