Cauliflower
Carol Hague
caterpillar, I think.
But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
:-
http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
:-)
--
Carol
"If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put
that thing in your mouth. Particularly if the thing is
cats." - Lemony Snicket _The Wide Window_
judith...@googlemail.com
> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> caterpillar, I think.
>
> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> :-
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
Wow, you could make one whole canape with that!
Judith
Carol Hague
I told my husband about it and he said "So it won't feed us through the
winter then?"
I told him it wouldn't even feed us through the weekend :-)
Sacha
Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote:
> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> caterpillar, I think.
>
> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> :-
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
>
> :-)
I'm sure there's a market *somewhere* for bijou vegetables!
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Sacha
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(remove weeds from address)
Bob Hobden
"Carol Hague" wrote ...
> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> caterpillar, I think.
>
> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> :-
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
>
That looks like Pigeon damage to me.
You need to invest in some bird netting. :-(
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK
David (Normandy)
> caterpillar, I think.
>
> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> :-
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
>
> :-)
>
> --
> Carol
If you had more, you could dip them in batter and deep fry them.
David.
Carol Hague
> On 6/7/07 15:37, in article 1i0u607.zv15v1sitdhjN%ca...@wrhpv.com, "Carol
> Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote:
>
> > My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> > caterpillar, I think.
> >
> > But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> > :-
> >
> > http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
> >
> > :-)
>
> I'm sure there's a market *somewhere* for bijou vegetables!
Nouvelle Cuisine :-)
Carol Hague
If it wasn't for the bit that says "Normandy" that would make me suspect
you were Scottish :-)
--
Carol
Carol Hague
> "Carol Hague" wrote ...
> > My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> > caterpillar, I think.
> >
> > But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> > :-
> >
> > http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
> >
>
> That looks like Pigeon damage to me.
> You need to invest in some bird netting. :-(
There was definitely some sort of insecty thing involved, although the
pigeons might well have had a go too.
judith...@googlemail.com
wrote:
>
> If you had more, you could dip them in batter and deep fry them.
>
I can't remember which group are we in David?? tee hee
Judith
Mary Fisher
"Carol Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote in message
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> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> caterpillar, I think.
>
> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> :-
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
We had three like that, all the rest were much worse. The only good one was
that I gave to a son, it had a beautiful, large curd and, he gloats, was
very tasty.
Mary
Sacha
Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote:
> Sacha <sa...@gardenweeds506.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 6/7/07 15:37, in article 1i0u607.zv15v1sitdhjN%ca...@wrhpv.com, "Carol
>> Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
>>> caterpillar, I think.
>>>
>>> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
>>> :-
>>>
>>> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
>>>
>>> :-)
>>
>> I'm sure there's a market *somewhere* for bijou vegetables!
>
> Nouvelle Cuisine :-)
Ah yes, a magnifying glass beside every plate! ;-)
David (Normandy)
>
> If it wasn't for the bit that says "Normandy" that would make me suspect
> you were Scottish :-)
I'm not Scottish but my wallet is :-)
No... Actually we've got one of those 'Naked Chef' videos and happened to
play it the other evening when Jamie Oliver had lots of little veggies like
those in the photo and battered them. The main difference is that he had to
cut his up to get them that small.
David.
David (Normandy)
"judit...@googlemail.com" <judith...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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I don't know... I'm losing the plot.
David.
Sacha
(Normandy)" <DavidN...@spamme.not> wrote:
Ooooh - cruel, very, very cruel! ;-)
Chris S
Good grief, are both your hands that size, or is it just your left? :-)
Chris S
Mary Fisher
"Chris S" <christoph...@xxxbigfoot.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Carol Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote in message
> news:1i0u607.zv15v1sitdhjN%ca...@wrhpv.com...
>> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
>> caterpillar, I think.
>>
>> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
>> :-
>>
>> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
>>
>> :-)
>>
>
> Good grief, are both your hands that size, or is it just your left? :-)
> Chris S
LOL!
I put a 20p piece on each of my pictures for scale, it wasn't my idea
though.
Mary
>
>
Carol Hague
> "Carol Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote in message
> news:1i0u607.zv15v1sitdhjN%ca...@wrhpv.com...
> > My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> > caterpillar, I think.
> >
> > But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
> > :-
> >
> > http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
>
> Good grief, are both your hands that size, or is it just your left? :-)
Silly Boy :-)
I borrowed it from Kenny Everett of course :-)
Broadback
> Chris S <christoph...@xxxbigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>> "Carol Hague" <ca...@wrhpv.com> wrote in message
>> news:1i0u607.zv15v1sitdhjN%ca...@wrhpv.com...
>>> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
>>> caterpillar, I think.
>>>
>>> But one of them remained undaunted and has produced this fine specimen
>>> :-
>>>
>>> http://pics.livejournal.com/cat63/pic/0000zre4
>
>> Good grief, are both your hands that size, or is it just your left? :-)
>
> Silly Boy :-)
>
> I borrowed it from Kenny Everett of course :-)
to, are bigger than we can eat in 2 meals. So where are we going wrong,
how do you grow caulies with large white curds, come on, you are experts
are you not?
Bob Hobden
"Broadback" wrote ...
> Ok, enough jokes! Mine are very similar, though my cabbage, as they seem
> to, are bigger than we can eat in 2 meals. So where are we going wrong,
> how do you grow caulies with large white curds, come on, you are experts
> are you not?
The winter growing ones that crop in ,say, April are the easiest in my
experience. Always get a good crop of nice heads and because it's winter
they don't have any meat in them either. (Walcheren Winter Armardo April or
similar)
The summer ones are always a fight as to who eats it first, us or the pests,
and we often do get one or two that seem to stop growing and remain tiny.
I've always put it down to lack of water at some point but that cannot be
the problem anywhere in the UK this year.
Cauliflowers hate a "stop" to growth so has something checked their growth
this year other than lack of water, cold perhaps or didn't plant them out
quick enough?
Andy Spragg
> My cauliflowers got badly eaten earlier this year, by some sort of
> caterpillar, I think.
Me too - I've never tried to grow caulis before so I am Sore Disappointed.
What baffles me is that the caulis are in one raised bed, and the brussels
sprouts are in an adjacent raised bed. Caulis have been all but
annihilated, whereas brussels are effectively unscathed and growing like
mad things.
Given they are both brassica, can anyone hazard a guess as to the
differential coefficient of pest damage?
Andy
--
spargeatbtinternetdotcom
FWIW(NVM),IMO(NVH)...
Carol Hague
Lazy butterflies ? :-)
It does seem odd though. On my allotment the cabbages were affected too,
albeit not as badly as the cauliflowers and they've recovered better for
the most part.
I didn't have any sprouts in at the time (they couldn't be arsed to
germinate even) so I can't help with any info there.