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Title: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: tim on June 20, 2008, 09:31:00

1. Winter White, last year's Cabbage, Primo
2. Cabbage Peter
3. Cauli Romanesco
4. Tundra, Brussels Brilliant & Clodius
5. PSB Claret
6. Kale Pentland Brig
7. Kale Red Russian
8. WSB
8a. Calabrese early
9. WSB

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: kt. on June 20, 2008, 11:06:25

Looks busy. My OH is going to email me some photos of the stuff I have in the ground. Guess its just to show me what I am missing on the plot.

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: Froglegs on June 20, 2008, 11:39:00

Better than mine Tim i seem to be losing the battle with Mr&Mrs woodpigeon this year. :(

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: Barnowl on June 20, 2008, 13:20:04

Look good to me. I'm so far behind I'm trying some fast croppers.

Is this your first year with red kale Tim? If not, how does it compare to green curly?

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: tim on June 20, 2008, 16:09:57

Pigeons?

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Yes, hence the netting on most!

Kale? Grew it last year, Barnie - prefer it to all others. Great in salads. But each has its place. Wife prefers Curly. She thinks!

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: Barnowl on June 20, 2008, 16:36:45

thanks Tim. My wife isn't so fond of green curly so I'm trying the red as well this year. Glad it's not just cattle feed :)

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: trinity on June 20, 2008, 19:57:44

;D ALL I CAN SAY TIM IS WOW

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: Suzanne on June 20, 2008, 20:14:11

Same here - you are way ahead ;D

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: cambourne7 on June 20, 2008, 20:30:56

tim your doing well much better than mine which are just not moving very quickly :(

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: tim on June 21, 2008, 07:37:04

BUT - as TG said, TOO far ahead!!

I'm having to re-sow PSB & Winter Cabbage.

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: saddad on June 21, 2008, 08:58:23

Hi again Barnowl... what a lot of people forget is that the biggest/oldest leaves on any Brassica are tough, best used for soups and most "old" kales were grown as a winter standby... best to eat the youngest,smallest leaves and it will like all brassicas produce new leaves from the leaf axils... just like cutting a cabbage stump will produce four leafy green bits for catch cropping... the newer varieties here are from Southern Europe where the frost tolerance wasn't the main issue and they aren't as tough... like the black strappy one that is all the rage at the moment. ;D

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 21, 2008, 16:41:03

That's correct; kale was largely for the 'hungry gap' when you could starve in a bad year, and the important thing about food was that there should be some, never mind the quality.

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: tim on June 22, 2008, 08:25:56

Two days of rain.......!!

Pics 4 & 6/7 earlier.

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: organicandy on June 22, 2008, 15:57:44

Credit to you Tim, i,m eating my cabbage already aswell m8. ide like to post pics of mine but dont no how to get the photos from my pc to this site if anyone can help cheers Andy

Title: Re: Brassica - state of play.
Post by: manicscousers on June 22, 2008, 16:06:56

hi, organicandy, welcome to the site..there's something about posting pictures in photo talk ;D

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