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staking kale?

  • 20-07-2013 11:44am
    #1
    amandstu
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    Is there ever a need for this? I am growing the Toscano variety (it has long dark leaves) .

    Would it be enough to heel them in a bit ?(the soil is a bit light and the plants are getting a bit tall)

    If I cut (harvest) the new leaves at the top will that make them bushier?


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  • #2
    redser7
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    Yes they need staking. Unless there's a dwarf variety?? In general they are cut and come again so remove the leaves as you feel fit. Grow more than one so you don't take too much off one.


  • #3
    amandstu
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    No I don't think there is a dwarf variety of the Toscano kale (that I have seen anyway).

    What would happen if you just picked the tender shoots (for eating raw or conceivably for a superior leaf for cooking) ?

    Would the plant struggle to keep replacing them ? Or would you just have to accept that the amount of leaves available for picking in this way would be less than if you also picked the larger leaves for cooking?


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