Kale Quiz

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Kale Quiz

Kale is a loose-leaf cabbage and grows no head.

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Kale has coastal origins. How is this reflected in the conditions it tolerates and grows best in?

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It is less healthy in dry summer heat

Both of these

It can survive temperatures at least as low as -10 °C/14 °F

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Why do I describe kale as ‘a super reliable vegetable banker’?

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You can pick leaves at almost any time in a long season of growing

It is a highly profitable crop to grow

It’s unlikely to be troubled by any pests or diseases

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There is a wonderful range of different types of kale that you can choose from, offering a host of different qualities. From where do I mention that I have discovered a variety which is tender and good for salad leaves?

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Russia

Germany

Ethiopia

Turkey

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Most kale is biennial, producing tender and tasty flowering shoots in the second spring.

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You are highly unlikely to grow perennial kale from seed. Why?

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It almost never flowers

The seeds always grow into normal biennial kale

Pigeons love to eat the seeds

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As kale does not thrive in excessive heat, I don’t advise sowing under cover.

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What time of sowing gives the best chance of healthy harvests in late summer, autumn and potentially through until spring?

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Late summer

Early spring

Late spring to early summer

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Why might it sometimes be worthwhile to pot on?

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Large transplants succeed best

To keep your propagation space full

When waiting for new ground to become available, potting on keeps kale plants growing

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I recommend dibbing a hole only as deep as the rootball, to avoid the stem rotting in the hole.

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What are the two main benefits of removing old and pest-damaged leaves?

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To reduce the growth of weeds

Old leaves are not left to fall and give habitat for slugs

It allows for quicker picking/harvesting

To stimulate new growth

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Kale can be hampered by the full range of pests that affect the brassica family. Which methods of protection do I suggest?

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Netting of some kind where pigeons are a problem

All of these, according to stage of growth

A mesh cover for at least the first weeks after transplanting

Bacillus thuringiensis against caterpillars, especially in late summer to early autumn

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Clubroot is a disease that affects brassicas but is not very common, and healthy, no dig soils help to (further) reduce its incidence.

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