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Overwintered Kale flowering

ian thenutian thenut Posts: 55
in Fruit & veg
Hi.
I grew kale last year and thought I'd chance keeping it for next year to see what happens...

It's grown a lot in height but it's all flowers now.

Is it worth keeping and will grow leaves or should I just remove it to use the veg patch space for something else?





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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    It has done its job. Pull it out now, shred and add to the compost heap.  Don't grow brassicas in the same space this year to avoid the chance of club root getting a hold.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I took all the rest of mine out acouple of weeks ago,I lightly blanched some and put it through the blender for smoothies,the rest went into freezer bags pushed all the air  out and froze
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    You can eat the flowers just like broccoli though yours are a bit far gone for that :p
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Tried that with ours but maybe a bit too late.  Not good and we had loads of purple sprouting by then anyway.  Dug up the kale and gave it to the chooks who stripped the plants bare of leaves and flowers.  They've had all the PSB now too.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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