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Has anyone heard of this or has grown it?

I hadn't until sunday when i saw it in a local nursery I was visiting, then blow me, in the post yesterday were some free veg seeds which included seeds of the same plant!

I am intrigued, these are apparently cabbages which grow on tall stems, are biennial rather than annual cropping and appear to be 'cut and come again' rather than harvest once as conventional cabbages are.

After my recent episode with cabbages that bolted, and finding it quite convenient to pick a few leaves rather than a whole head of cabbage, I am keen to try growing them and wondered if anyone had experience of these plants.

thanks

gc, both myself and fbgrifter are growing some for the first time, we're gonna compare notes, you can join us if u like!  :)
then i'm gonna send it to ken kew to make a fabulous walking stick from (he doesn't know yet, i'll surprise him)

xx
littlegem

We talked about this back in February...here's the link.
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/smf/index.php/topic,17159.0.html

Hello,
I too received some cabbage walking stick seeds with a batch of free seeds. Will give them a go, if only for the novelty factor. Will be very interesting to see how tall they actually do grow!!

Wonder if it will keep the pidgeons off ?

Have only just seen this post, but I bought some seeds from "The Organic Gardening Catalogue" to grow, as well.  These are described as Kale though, variety "Jersey Walking Stick" so maybe a similar thing, if not the same?  These are more of a "Cut-and-Come Again" plant as well. :)  The link's below:

http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1932

We'll have to have a competition to see who gets the tallest plant! ;D

I'm up for that mutant!

My son picked out a packet of walking stick cabbage seeds a while back. I'll be giving them a go this year too.

 ;D Make a change from the Sunflower competition ;D

I got some growing to about 'bushiness' stage last year. Then along came this rabbit and.....
Still have some seeds left. Might try again.
(Littlegem....You're on!)

Quote from: MutantHobbit on April 08, 2006, 18:00:17
We'll have to have a competition to see who gets the tallest plant! ;D

Seeing as I also have a pack to plant (I am aiming to grown some bean poles  ::)) it sounds as though we may have a good number of us entering this "comp"  ;D

mat

Quote from: mat on April 08, 2006, 21:57:42

(I am aiming to grown some bean poles  ::))

mat

d**n, there goes my "original" thought...  :-\  Actually, I had another (hopefully original) thought...  Plant them about 2 metres apart, and when they're finished in December, cut the tops off and hey presto, instant, free fence posts for attaching windbreak material to.   ;D   (should be in the Top Tips surely... ;))

I don't care, I backed 3 three horses which placed in the GN today so I'm happy... hic! ;)

I'm growing them for the first time this year...let's see how high they can grow :)

Maybe as original poster Garden Cadet might like to start a challenge thread?

I think these take 2 years to grow  to full size.  So don't  cut tops off first year .
...cheers ...   Jim

Quote from: kenkew on April 10, 2006, 09:12:27
Maybe as original poster Garden Cadet might like to start a challenge thread?

A 'Challenge Thread'? How do you mean?

Go here http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,28/board,24.0

and start a thread for other interested people to get involved in 'Grow your own Stick'.