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Curly Kale
Started this discussion. Last reply by Colin Robinson Feb 15. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Can anyone recommend a good reliable variety of the really finely curly kale please and tell me if this is a thing that can be left to grow perpetually like purple sprouting broccolli can be . Also…Continue
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Daisydebs replied to Darren Blick's discussion Have you sown your Brassica's yet ?"Hi 1 Darren ! I have just come in from the garden , hands freezing cold , like I think my fingers are going to drop off ! brrrr...Just sown a tray of Rossingale Kale seeds up in my unheated greenhouse . A bitterly cold wind blowing from the East…"
Colin Robinson replied to Daisydebs's discussion Curly Kale"This is dwarf green curled, planted as a follow-on crop after lifting potatoes last July. I've grown it the last three winters and it has withstood temperatures down to -18. Pigeons don't seem to care for it so no netting either.
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Laila Noort replied to Daisydebs's discussion Curly Kale"I have tried Redbor Curly Kale which was a big succes, it withstood the harsh frosts we have here . Hardly any pests. It has an amazing purple colour, when cooking it looses much of that colour leaving behind purple water. "
"If you like kale, you should try Cavolo Nero too - much more exciting! I have in the past grown "Dwarf Green Curled" kale, but it was rather unremarkable! Also, its leaves went brown at the edges in the severe weather."
Daisydebs replied to John Martin's discussion Parsnips Seed. Chit or Not?"I always prepare the bed as best I can, clearing away all weeds. Make the holes with old broken fork handle , fill with fresh compost and sow the seeds each one on its side . I never chit them . I know it is old fashioned to sow with radish…"
Daisydebs replied to Daisydebs's discussion Curly Kale"Oh well ! We,ve drawn a blank there ! lol ! I have bought a packet of Kale seeds called Rossignol to try . Says sow in April....might sow a few now ,under cover or even on the kitchen windowsil for some baby leaves .yummy ! "
Daisydebs posted a status"Sown a tray of Giant Bulgarian Leeks and potted up three tiny Amish Walking Onions I bought on Ebay. Just beacause I,m curious about them :)"
Daisydebs commented on Andrew Goodall's group Gardening For Wildlife"Thankyou , and yes we do have a few conifers ..I expect there are lots of tiny birds sheltering in them this blustery evening .
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Welcome to my greenhouse ! O.K so its not vegetables ! Tomatoes are squeezed in somehow in the Spring ! lol ! : )
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