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welshdragon
 Post subject: Cauliflowers !
PostPosted: Apr 20th, '11, 23:53 
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Our cauliflowers have been growing all winter, and this one was the largest we have grown to date.We have been eating single leaves for quite a while but thought we would treat ourselves to a cauliflower cheese supper tonight.
The head weighed over 4 1/2 lbs - so we will manage at least three meals out of the head. Most of the leaves had been eaten by various insects so the leaves and the stalk (which was massive) were given to the pigs to enjoy!
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 Post subject: Re: Cauliflowers !
PostPosted: Apr 20th, '11, 23:54 
Noice... very noice....
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Too cool!!! GREAT JOB!

That is a mammoth Cauli, what spacing did you guys use? We got some smaller heads (1/2 - 1lb) but im pretty sure I planted them too close.
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WD either you are a hobbit, or that is a bloody big cauliflower :shock:
btw never knew you could eat cauli leaves, does that go for broccolli too?
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Brilliant WD, have slipped that into the big veggie thread... :thumbright:
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You can eat cauli ,broccli turnip and sweet potato leaves if you wish.I guess you could try any vegie leaves ,a little bit first to see what it is like .The New Zealanders eat thistle leaves and if they told you it was silver beet you might even believe them.
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The leaves of cauliflower, broccolli etc. are full of nutrients and minerals and are said to be good for you.We were always taught ,as children that if you ate your greens you would grow up big and strong!!
Nowadays the scientists find that steaming the leaves in particular will help to prevent many diseases. 8)
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Oh cool I never knew that :) I loove broccoli will have to try the leaves now :)
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Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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dbird wrote:
You can eat cauli ,broccli turnip and sweet potato leaves if you wish.I guess you could try any vegie leaves ,a little bit first to see what it is like .The New Zealanders eat thistle leaves and if they told you it was silver beet you might even believe them.

Maybee just dont try rubarb leaves they arent to good :wink:
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I won't try rhubarb but it dosen't seem to hurt the snails.
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Or the leaves of any members of the night shade family (like tomatoes, cucumbers and egg plant, potatoes and many others) because of alkaloids. Apparently heating only destroys some of the alkaloids. Something else I saw was
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which came from this website http://www.trustedhands.com/id267.html
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Another point to bear in mind is the capacity of brassicas to generate vast amounts of intestinal gas. That cauliflower should produce something measurable on the Richter scale. :oops:

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That cauliflower should produce something measurable on the Richter scale. :oops:
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They are not as bad as jerusalem artichokes, one feed of them and you could fart out the candles on grandmas birthday cake :bootyshake:Image
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I wouldn't try it though Richard you might turn into a blow torch.
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