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Kale ...........cavolo
chris 172
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all
Although kale is a winter crop i always have some growing in summer and also set off other for win ter crops which will last until April next year.
Such as easy crop to grow but in winter gives off a great return for sunday lucnh and soups.
Its like a cut and come again plant so enjoy, i have this year cavolo nero and curly kale which is ready now and is being collected
Happy gardening
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Chris 172,
Yes it is very easy,i've grown Russian kale as well as cavolo nero.
Hi all
Just getting ready for the winter stuff which will keep the plot busyish with my kale plants.
Taken some already added to soup and Sunday lunch blooming lush
One to try as already mentioned a reletively easy crop to grow with a high return
Happy gardening
As t'other half points out. Kale grown in the garden is far more tender than the stuff bought in shops. You can also prepare it properly. The ready chopped stuff has all the thick stem in the middle. I trim all that out, and then steam the green bits.
Hi all
well the best winter crop just keeps coming and coming.
I know it's down to taste but either steamed, boiled, stir fried with garlic kale what ever the type this time of year if you grow it cannot be any fresher
Dead easy to grow no pests other than white fly just shake off and will keep growing through the winter and any weather thrown at it
gorg
happy gardening
That's awesome! Will be adding it to my list for sure!
I've grown the cavolo and Russian kale. Is easy, didn't get any catapillas this year,which is odd but not complaining.
Hi all, I am brand new to vegetable growing, although I have been a gardener for many years. I planted 2 types of winter cabbage and some kale in my 2 small raised beds in mid-late October. The cabbage has grown well, but the kale seems a lot slower. Would someone be able to tell me when the best time to harvest these crops is?
Kale is slow growing and comes to the fore in the 'Hungry Gap' when sprouts and cabbages etc have finished and before the broad beans and summer veg are ready.
Make sure you protect it from the pigeons ... they'll home in on it from miles away when there's nothing much else about.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank, I will. can I harvest the cabbage before that? the green cabbage appears to be developing a heart, but the red cabbage just seems to have only leaves at the moment...?
When a cabbage is ready to harvest depends on several things - the type of cabbage and growing conditions. You can harvest them when they've got a good firm heart - as you didn't plant them until October they may well not be ready for a good while. I sow my brassicas in the early spring and have them planted in the garden by the summer.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.