wulf's Kale 'Nero di Toscana' (Black Tuscan Kale) x 5 Pruning
Plant: Kale (Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)) | Variety: Nero di toscana
- 2
- 0
Planted in my root trainer rolls – 2 per pot. Supplemented with 6 plants from a later batch on 27 April and the remaining 11 on 9 May.
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Planting Data
- Plant
- Kale (2224)
- Variety
- Nero di toscana (57)
Sown from my Kale 'Nero di Toscana' (Black Tuscan Kale) Seeds.
wulf's Kale 'Nero di Toscana' (Black Tuscan Kale) Care Instructions
Your garden is in partial sun light: plant in a location that enjoys full sun.
Remember to water moderately.
More information about Kale 'Nero di Toscana' (Black Tuscan Kale) is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Kale 'Nero di Toscana' (Black Tuscan Kale) Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Harvest Tally
Milestones
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05 May 2012
Pruning day 445
Most of the old plants removed (a few flowering ones left for decoration)
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18 Apr 2012
Harvesting day 428
1.0 x bunch
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14 Apr 2012
Harvesting day 424
Flowers for decoration
1.0 x bunch
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05 Apr 2012
Harvesting day 415
1.0 x handful
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27 Mar 2012
Harvesting day 406
1.0 x trug
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11 Feb 2012
Harvesting day 361
1.0 x trug
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19 Jan 2012
Harvesting day 338
1.0 x trug
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01 Jan 2012
Harvesting day 320
1.0 x trug
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20 Dec 2011
Harvesting day 308
1.0 x trug
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03 Dec 2011
Harvesting day 291
1.0 x trug
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19 Nov 2011
Harvesting day 277
1.0 x trug
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10 Nov 2011
Harvesting day 268
1.0 x trug
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24 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 251
1.0 x trug
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14 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 241
1.0 x trug
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11 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 238
1.0 x trug
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07 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 234
1.0 x handful
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01 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 228
Enough for two
1.0 x bowl
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17 Sep 2011
Harvesting day 214
1.0 x trug
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14 Sep 2011
Harvesting day 211
1.0 x trug
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08 Sep 2011
Harvesting day 205
1.0 x trug
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13 Aug 2011
Harvesting day 179
1.0 x trug
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15 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 150
1.0 x trug
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09 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 144
1.0 x trug
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05 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 140
1.0 x trug
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19 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 124
1.0 x trug
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08 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 113
1.0 x trug
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01 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 106
1.0 x trug
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08 May 2011
Transplanted day 82
11 more plants transplanted in (rest of batch)
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26 Apr 2011
Transplanted day 70
6 more plants transplanted in
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18 Mar 2011
Transplanted day 31
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25 Feb 2011
Germinating day 10
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15 Feb 2011
Sown day 0
Comments
Armorel wrote:
Lucky you!
Between them, the local pigeons and collared doves together with the caterpillars have reduced my Nero di Toscana to bare ribs :-( We did have a few pickings this summer but I really hoped to keep them going overwinter for fresh veg. Looks like I’m going to have to resow and replant ….
Posted on 16 Sep 11 (over 1 year ago)
wulf wrote:
For some reason, our local pigeons haven’t yet cottoned onto the fact that they can eat kale leaves (or maybe the Oxford pigeon is just a better-mannered breed?). We did get a cover but aren’t using it at the moment. Should the birds change their mind though, at least I have the peace of mind knowing that I can put some protection on quickly.
Caterpillars seemed to concentrate on the kohl rabi leaves but only after the edible stalks were more than swollen enough so I seem to have dodged that bullet as well this year (or perhaps the two make good companions?)
Posted on 17 Sep 11 (over 1 year ago)
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