Cauli and Broccoli - keep under shade?

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Hi

I have been looking on the internet and found a few conflicting bits of advice with regards to growing the above, with particular should they be grown under netting for shade or not.

Can anyone advise?

thanks

Gary

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[flitwickone]

ive grown mine under debris netting and its always been fine   ;D

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thanks, that is what i was hoping - my mum however, said her cauli bolted and she said one of the guys on her site told her they want full sun?!?!

[lincsyokel2]

Cauli and brocolli are northern european plants, ie they like not too much sun, and not too much dry. Too sunny and too dry and they bolt. I grow mine under debris netting, and water often, they rarely bolt.

[davyw1]

I grow mine in full sun, my thoughts are as to growing under netting is to keep the cabbage white out.
Brocali and Cauli,s need to be firmed well into the ground with the growing tip just above ground level to stop the wind from moving the stem and kept moist, i give mine a little drink every day. On planting i always put a ring of fertilizer around the plant ensuring it is not touching the stem ( growmore has ammonia in it so it could burn the plant)
Do this and you will get good results

[Robert_Brenchley]

I don't know what the origin of broccoli was, but caulis are Mediterranean, possibly first bred on Cyprus. They first appear in the record in Italy and Spain, and it wasn't till the early 19th Century that anyone managed to breed varieties which would produce viable seed in our nasty cold climate.

That's normally grown in full sun, but they're often netted to protect them from cabbage whites or pigeons.