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Wasn't planning on growing them and have never tried but picked up a half a dozen or so in the garden centre the other day. Was thinking of trying cauliflower in containers/large pots. Any thoughts?

It's bound to worth having a go, at least they'll be easy to net against the flutterbys. As long as your container is big enough I don't see why not

Was thinking about cutting a growbag in half - one plant in each

It may be better if the growbags are cut in half across their breadth then standing them on end to give the root more depth in which to grow.

Cauliflowers prefer very solid soil; not sure how you'd get that in a container. I once knew a Polish gardener who was famous for planting her cauliflowers with a claw hammer!

Hi Toffeeman,
As Alan has said Cauliflowers must have very firm soil and apart from that they are a very hungry plant. They need an awful lot of nutrient for them to be really successful and I am not sure that this would be possible in a container without overfeeding and underfeeding. What I mean is that you cannot really give a constant feeding regime. You may well end up having given yourself an exercise in growing green leaves and no heads to which Cauliflowers are very prone.
JB.

The one time I tried caulies (with help from the kind folks on here) they were a huge success, so I would be listening carefully to thier advice.

What spoilt it for me was an invasion of fleabeetle! Didnt fancy eating them after that and havnt grown them since.

David

thanks to all