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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: stevew451 on June 11, 2009, 17:19:05

Title: Kale
Post by: stevew451 on June 11, 2009, 17:19:05
trying this for first time when can you harvest as it is enormous now and everywhere i read about it says wait till oct-nov ???
Title: Re: Kale
Post by: BarriedaleNick on June 11, 2009, 17:26:15
When did it go in ?  I'm only just planting out my Kale for the winter.

With Kale you can pick off leaves as and when you want - you don't have to take the whole thing in one go so take a portion now if you want.
Title: Re: Kale
Post by: saddad on June 11, 2009, 17:31:45
I agree...  :)
Title: Re: Kale
Post by: stevew451 on June 11, 2009, 18:17:32
planted out at easter
Title: Re: Kale
Post by: BarriedaleNick on June 11, 2009, 18:39:47
Well in that case you have a nice early crop - well done fella!. Take some now but beware it shrinks in the pan like spinach.
Title: Re: Kale
Post by: STEVEB on June 11, 2009, 21:53:46
cut the young shoots and stir fry with some smoked bacon and ginger,garlic
Title: Re: Kale
Post by: thifasmom on June 11, 2009, 23:02:04
take the nice young leaves as when they are ready, mine only went out recently but when i grew it in 2007 i cropped it from early july straight through to spring 2008.