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    I have some Nero and perenial tree kales in pots that are doing fine (surprise surprise;-)
    I have planted some in the garden soil but as sunlight is very very limited in winter I would like the chance to move them around, or put at the front of the house to get more.

    The question is, will they do well if I pot them into large pots in growbag compost or would you mix it with garden soil ? I just want to gove them the best chance.

    Ta

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    I don't grow kale but I grow PSB in 30 litre buckets and they are fine - they were nearly 4ft high this spring. Unless you are very strong I would use compost and not add soil, as soil is very heavy to move around. I have some hosta plants in similar sized pots on my path and in a fit of enthusiasm planted them in John Innes compost. I can drag them, but there is no way I can lift them, particularly if the compost is wet.
    Last edited by Penellype; 09-07-2017, 05:45 PM.
    A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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    • #3
      Feed them Marb, plenty of rotted muck, BFB or similar. When I dig out our old kale the roots aren't actually that big considering the size of the plants.
      Location ... Nottingham

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      • #4
        Plant mine in pure MPC no problem but has been said give them plenty of high nitrogen fertiliser.
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        • #5
          Thanks for the tips, that great.

          Ps, Sorry, I don't know what MPC or PSB is.

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          • #6
            MPC = multi purpose compost and PSB= Purple sprouting Broccoli.
            Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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            • #7
              MPC = multipurpose compost
              PSB = purple sprouting broccoli
              He-Pep!

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              • #8
                BFB = Blood Fish & Bone (though I expect you knew that as you didn't ask)

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                • #9
                  I'm growing a couple of spare kales in flower buckets filled with compost out of my dalek both seem to be doing fine.
                  Location....East Midlands.

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                  • #10
                    I know what a Dalek is at least. I even have a 1970's remote control model in my office
                    Last edited by Marb67; 10-07-2017, 08:20 AM.

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                    • #11
                      I used to watch the Daleks as a kid half hidden behind the sofa they didn't seem that scary once I watched them in colour though.
                      Location....East Midlands.

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                      • #12
                        This one's for you, Marb


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