I have had a bit of a disaster with my cauliflowers

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    I grew 9 in a large growing container - they all developed heads and began to grow - we like our veg young so I cut one when it was about 10cm across - the next day I noticed that one had started to turn brown? i immediately removed this as it looked diseased - a couple of days later I cut another and saw that the other 6 had turned brown - had to ditch the lot - anyone know what caused this?
     
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    Sounds like Boron deficiency :sad:
     
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    Good afternoon as long as the brown part isn't mushy, spoiled. It is common for cauliflower to start browning from oxidation and the brown part can easily be trimmed off. Even the mushy parts can be cut back to solid white and it is just fine to eat.:smile:
     
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    I presume Boron is a trace element - Not being very experienced as a gardener I'm still on a steep learning curve. I am growing in pure compost & vermiculite, the other vege seems to be doing Ok, Broad beans, peas, parsnips even celery ??
     
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