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    Shetland kale

    I am confused. I thought these were a kale (my definition: cut and come again leaves) but what I read on t'internet is that they are a cabbage.

    Anyone able to shed any light?

    If it's a cabbage I've been daft in cutting down on cavolo nero plants this year...
    http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia
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    I've got some growing this year and it looks more like a kale than a cabbage to me. Are the leaves huge, flat, and tinged with purple?
    He-Pep!

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    • #3
      Yep, they are, but I missed the bit in the HSL catalogue where it said it was a 'heading' kale. All the other internet stuff interchanges Shetland kale and cabbage. In my head cabbage is not cut & come again. Though it's tasty.
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      • #4
        Hmm, you're right, it's classed as a 'loose heading' cabbage... does that mean the big outer leaves aren't good for eating?
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        • #5
          I don't know. :S

          VC WHERE ARE YOU?!! I know you'll know the answer!
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          • #6
            Nope, Sorry. I've no idea although I am growing it from HSL seeds too. It looks like PSB

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            • #7
              A loose leaved cabbage is surely a collard?
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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              • #8
                It does look really like PSB. I really hope it doesn't grow as tall though as my kale cage isn't the biggest.

                Guess we'll all have to compare notes later in the season.
                http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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                • #9
                  Never heard of it!
                  But I did find this interesting article ...

                  https://books.google.fr/books?id=BqX...20kale&f=false

                  2 years?!

                  I want a plantie-crub now!...cos I love the name!
                  "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

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                  • #10
                    2 years??? It never said that on the packet!

                    So far mine seems to be fairly quick at growing - mebbe HSL has a speedy strain!
                    http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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                    • #11
                      Maybe 2 years for a full heart?
                      One of the articles I read said the heart was for humans and outer leaves for cattle...so the outer leaves must get tough.
                      I suppose as with any young plant, the outer leaves would be edible at this stage?
                      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                      Location....Normandy France

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                      • #12
                        I'd be tempted to take the odd outer leaf to eat before they toughen up and see what happens to the plant over a period of time?
                        Maybe leave a few to progress as normal, but 'pick and come again' type crop a sacrificial couple...just to see?
                        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                        Location....Normandy France

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Nicos View Post
                          I'd be tempted to take the odd outer leaf to eat before they toughen up and see what happens to the plant over a period of time?
                          Maybe leave a few to progress as normal, but 'pick and come again' type crop a sacrificial couple...just to see?
                          Good idea, Nicos. I don't think I have a choice anyway, as they are rampant, outgrowing everything else in my kale bed - if the leaves aren't good to eat, they're coming out before they shade out all my Cavolo Nero. The leaves are already a couple of feet in diameter... I'll definitely keep one to see if it heads up though, even if it does take 2 years!

                          VC, this is your fault!!
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                          • #14
                            Mine can't stay put where they are for 2 years. But if they are nice I'll find some proper room for them next year.
                            http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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                            • #15
                              Thanks for the warning bario.
                              I haven't planted mine out yet but I'll make sure they have plenty of head and shoulder room when I do!

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