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09 Nov 10 (Australia - temperate climate)
What have we done wrong? Our cauliflowers look more like broccolini - slightly green, with no tight heads, but loose long florets similar to broccolini. We live 50km south of Perth on the coastal dunes, with alkaline soil. We enriched the soil with compost and cow manure and have fed them with blood and bone, and pelletised chicken manure. Broccoli and broccolini planted with them have tended to bolt.
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11 Nov 10 Sri (Australia - temperate climate)
Sounds like your soil is fine broccoli and cauliflower love there nitrogen for me personally its far too late in the year to be trying to grow these in the Perth area they are more a winter,autumn vegetables try again in March next year
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What have we done wrong? Our cauliflowers look more like broccolini - slightly green, with no tight heads, but loose long florets similar to broccolini. We live 50km south of Perth on the coastal dunes, with alkaline soil. We enriched the soil with compost and cow manure and have fed them with blood and bone, and pelletised chicken manure. Broccoli and broccolini planted with them have tended to bolt.
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