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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: tim on September 10, 2006, 12:03:00

Title: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: tim on September 10, 2006, 12:03:00
.............by which time it will be 3 feet high & tough??
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: Mrs Ava on September 10, 2006, 14:57:28
Nope, I enjoy mine year round - summer salads, autumn stir fries, winter stews.  LOVE ME GREENS!
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: Hyacinth on September 10, 2006, 15:25:21
Nothing at all to do with kale, but everything to do with GREEN...how green does calabrese have to be before it's edible? Mine's a sort of grey-ey colour  - and lots of it :o
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: cleo on September 10, 2006, 15:34:07
Yep that`s the colour-a sort of blue green?

And Tim-snap-at least one thing is growing properly-take the kale now cos you know it will grow back.

Tomorrow is another day-probably the last for my cat `Rags`-even hardy perennials fade some day :'(
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: Hyacinth on September 10, 2006, 15:36:15
Stephan, I am SO sorry :(
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: tim on September 10, 2006, 15:55:24
Should have eaten more kale?

Sshhh! I have been eating the other row since it broke cover.  But someone said leave it!.
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: tim on September 10, 2006, 15:58:44
Like this, Lishka??
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: calendula on September 10, 2006, 17:46:31
Quote from: tim on September 10, 2006, 15:55:24
Should have eaten more kale?

Sshhh! I have been eating the other row since it broke cover.  But someone said leave it!.

I suggested leaving it because the flavour improves with a frost - they are gutsy and strong flavoured plants, lots of iron in them, a frost helps to convert the sugars, and you'd only be picking the younger leaves anyway, they are usually always big plants - for me they are part of my winter produce and I wouldn't dream of picking them until about late October onwards (maybe sow them a bit later unless you want to eat them now)
Title: Re: You tell me to leave Kale until the first frosts............
Post by: Hyacinth on September 10, 2006, 18:48:26
And Tim - thanks for the picture - yep they're like that 8) Goodeeee ;D