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Post by trixtrax on Jan 26, 2016 21:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by nathanp on Jan 27, 2016 20:15:10 GMT -5
Wow - this is a treasure trove of genetics.  I always like profiting (as in benefits, not $) of someone else's efforts. |
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Post by nicollas on Jan 28, 2016 2:09:13 GMT -5
Finnally linking your HG and your facebook accounts |
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Post by eastex on Jan 30, 2016 15:24:38 GMT -5
Thanks, trixtrax, that's what I was wondering. I guess I could try the Kosmic Kale from Territorial Seed, it could be similar. |
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Post by eastex on Jan 30, 2016 15:29:19 GMT -5
I just saw this. How cool! I am so excited that your seed is available to the public! Plus, they are perrenial! I think I'm going to have to get me some. |
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Post by trixtrax on Jan 30, 2016 22:08:42 GMT -5
Just want to say I still do and will always do trades! eastex thanks As for the Kosmic Kale, as best as a number of people can tell including myself it is just an extra variegated selection of Daubenton. It did not perform very well here at all probably because of the excessive varigation which is something I have been selecting against when it shows up in the mix. Varigated zones actually can't photosynthesize or photosynthesize at a diminished rate. |
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Post by templeton on Feb 4, 2016 15:18:16 GMT -5
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Post by richardw on Feb 5, 2016 3:42:44 GMT -5
This past winter i renewed both the wild cabbage (left) and Daubenton beds, the Daubenton did produce a couple of flower stems in spring which i removed, it certainly doesn't flower anything like it does for cesarz |
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Post by eastex on Mar 10, 2016 21:08:06 GMT -5
trixtrax my perennial kale is sprouted! Can't wait to see how they each turn out!
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Post by steev on Mar 11, 2016 2:40:17 GMT -5
The single survivor of my collards is sprouting into its third year; I'm impressed.
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Post by trixtrax on Mar 12, 2016 15:37:41 GMT -5
eastex please post photos. I'm going to post pix of the new promising plants
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Post by eastex on Mar 14, 2016 19:09:22 GMT -5
I will! I need to get an Instagram or something.
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Post by homegrower on Apr 18, 2016 13:03:12 GMT -5
I love this thread  My Daubenton x Lacinato Kale seem to be doing great. |
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Post by rangardener on Oct 16, 2016 17:09:07 GMT -5
Here is a photo (10/12/2016) of 15 kales from spring sowing this year.  All looked different from each other. One even showed beautiful variegation in young leaves. Before I set up a proper barrier, deer had been sampling these all summer and they appeared to show some preference. A few days ago my fussy eater wife did the first screening and found 4 of them she loved eaten raw: tender and mild, and 2 of them were what the deer preferred. (Deer did not even bother my purple tree collards, so I guess they are as fussy as my wife.) When cooked (stir-fried, or used in soup), all tasted great, so much better than PTC. The heat and/or bitterness rejected by my dear (not deer) screener did not persist after cooking. My conclusion is that these are all excellent as cooked vegetables, and some are great for salad, too. Exciting! The rainy season of the Pacific Northwest has started, so I’ll see how many will survive the wet winter - I think they will do just fine since the original gene pool was selected in the PNW for quite a while. Thanks so much, Trixtrax!! |
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Post by rangardener on Nov 10, 2016 14:14:13 GMT -5
This is one of the two variegated kales in the 15 I planted this year. (Photo: 10/29/2016) I did not know that ornamental kales were included in the gene pool until I read the FB group where many previously on this thread had moved to.  While I am more interested in the eating quality, good look is a nice bonus, and I think it is potentially very useful to those interested in landscaping with edible plants. We'll see how perennial all these are. |
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My Daubenton x Lacinato Kale seem to be doing great.