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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: earlypea on June 19, 2010, 08:47:13

Title: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: earlypea on June 19, 2010, 08:47:13
Can anyone here vouch for it?

I was re-reading a book and 'even nicer than purple sprouting' leapt out at me.  August sown for cropping the florets in spring.

Still plenty of time so I'm tempted to squeeze a couple in.
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 19, 2010, 08:51:55
Sounds very interesting. Hope someone can.
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: gwynleg on June 19, 2010, 10:57:00
I'm growing it for the first time this year. I got it from the Heritage people. I found a reference to it being a dwarf variety (shame that I've put it in the bed with a high cover on it!). It also said it was called asparagus as thats what the new shoots look like, but the taste is not the same. Look forward to hearing if anyone has tried it already.
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: sazhig on June 19, 2010, 21:20:48
I grew a few in my garden last year and they were very tasty  :)

Were the only thing that stood up to the slugs. They were stripped bare several times but always grew back and survived the very cold winter to yield lovely shoots this spring. I let a few go to seed because I was curious and they are covered in pods that are maturing nicely.
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 19, 2010, 21:45:48
Where can we get the seeds from please?
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: Digeroo on June 19, 2010, 21:50:43
If you join the HSL they sometimes have it on offer.  The problem with brassicas is isolating them. 
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: earlypea on June 20, 2010, 07:32:22
Quote from: grannyjanny on June 19, 2010, 21:45:48
Where can we get the seeds from please?
www.brownenvelopeseeds.com supplies them. 

Thanks Sazhig, they sound very robust.  Think I'll give them a whirl.
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: grannyjanny on June 20, 2010, 07:55:54
Thanks. I've just registered with them, looks like another good site.
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: earlypea on June 20, 2010, 08:10:55
Yes. they're like the Irish version of Realseeds.

I ordered some Painted Mountain sweetcorn from them a while back and hovered on the asparagus kale, but told myself it was naughty - now I'm kicking myself.  Just knew I'd have to have it down the line... ::)
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: Jeannine on June 20, 2010, 22:26:04
I can't find anywhere on their site that says they do or do not ship to Canada, does anyone know. If I put anything in the cart it is showing me the postage before it knows where I am??


XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Asparagus Kale?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 21, 2010, 09:45:40
Email them.