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Post by rowan on Feb 6, 2018 0:56:49 GMT -5
After seeing these on a FB post I really want them but they won't post out of the US even though brassica seed is allowed into Australia. Is there anyone here who would buy me a packet and post to me? Happy to pay for seeds, post and effort.
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Post by templeton on Feb 12, 2018 19:11:23 GMT -5
Bit off topic, but I've got a bit of seed from 2 Portuguese perennial kales that I collected this summer that you are welcome to. Were growing next to each other, and a few mixed mustards from a Morton's mix. And a few senposai were nearby, too. The senposai must have crossed with something, since there's a bit of phenotypic variation.
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Post by rowan on Feb 12, 2018 22:35:12 GMT -5
I do have one Portuguese kale that I am happy with but at the moment I don't think I want any more - I am having to limit the brassicas that I grow or it will end up like my melons, too many to rotate to keep the seed fresh. Thank you for the thought though Gregg.
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Post by hortusbrambonii on Mar 16, 2019 6:26:39 GMT -5
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Post by steev on Mar 16, 2019 9:54:44 GMT -5
Looks exciting!
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Post by diane on Mar 16, 2019 19:31:53 GMT -5
I planted some last fall but have only four small plants now. I did not record how many I planted, but certainly at least two or three times that many. Not very cold hardy.
I have much better success with overwintering cauliflowers.
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Post by rowan on Mar 19, 2019 16:33:00 GMT -5
I planted some but they tasted so terrible that I ended up ripping them all out. They are no use to me if I am not going to eat them.
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Post by wildling on Jun 25, 2019 1:04:45 GMT -5
I've been growing it for a few years, but I lose some plants every winter (zone 6b/7a), and the plants that do make it multiple years never seem to want to flower. Taste is alright, more on the collards side than kale, which is fine by me as a collard-kinda-guy! But plants whose claims to fame is being perennial yet which produce no seed are not useful. And there's no way for me to breed increased northern hardiness in without new seed. I'm watching them and hoping for some flowers, but in the meantime not giving them any extra space.
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Post by nathanp on Nov 17, 2019 10:24:29 GMT -5
These two are essentially the same grex, or at least had their origins in the same mix. The same breeder (Chris H) was the breeder responsible for distributing the material to both sources.
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Post by diane on Mar 28, 2020 10:32:51 GMT -5
My four plants are almost as tall as I am, and now have flower buds which I'm eating. Three plants taste good, but the fourth is horribly bitter so I removed it from my fenced vegetable area and put it out for the deer to eat. They must have different taste sensors than me, because it proved popular with them.
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