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Plants => General discussion => Topic started by: Eric Hardy on January 07, 2011, 01:08:30 PM

Title: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: Eric Hardy on January 07, 2011, 01:08:30 PM

My middle son Mark has just emailed me a photo  ::). He said that he went shopping at a farmers market in Montreal and got this! He said that it is in the brocolli family and tastes something between brocolli and cauliflower.

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5333083152_b6c003b680_z.jpg)

Just have a look at this link!!!

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&expIds=17259,27847,28155&xhr=t&q=romanesco+images&cp=16&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=tQ8nTfurIcWwhAfI8NiyAg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQsAQwAA&biw=1045&bih=590

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: roiphil on January 07, 2011, 01:49:15 PM

an amazing veg that eric unfortunately i dont stock the seed  :( otherwise you could have tried to grow it yourself  ;D

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: NightHawk on January 07, 2011, 04:01:50 PM

What fantastic shapes Eric.

They're almost works of art than vegetables to eat.

Another example of nature at its finest  :D

Laurie.

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: ideasguy on January 07, 2011, 04:12:58 PM

They are very pretty, Eric. I'm sure one of the TV chefs could use something like that.

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: Eric Hardy on January 07, 2011, 04:42:15 PM

I don't know if anyone clicked on the link I gave but they are obviously a favourite photgraphic subject  :)

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: NightHawk on January 07, 2011, 07:31:01 PM

I followed your link Eric and was amazed at all the different structures that are produced.  :)

Laurie.

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: Palustris on January 09, 2011, 04:04:16 PM

Save following links. This is a Romanesco broccoli and they are easily grown from seed which is sold by most seed suppliers in the UK.

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: Eric Hardy on January 09, 2011, 05:44:58 PM

Quote from: Palustris on January 09, 2011, 04:04:16 PM

Save following links. This is a Romanesco broccoli and they are easily grown from seed which is sold by most seed suppliers in the UK.

That is good to know, Eric. I put the link though, mainly because of all the extraordinary photos.

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: Palustris on January 09, 2011, 08:22:24 PM

Basically if you can grow cauliflowers you can grow these.

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: ideasguy on January 10, 2011, 06:10:23 PM

Do slugs go for them, same as cauliflower?

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: Palustris on January 10, 2011, 09:29:34 PM

Yes!

Title: Re: An extraordinary vegetable
Post by: ideasguy on January 11, 2011, 09:31:45 AM

If thats the case, mine wouldnt be as pretty as those in the photos ::)