Kale

I brought Kale home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding thinning seedlings to give each plant adequate space — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down. I grow it in a greenhouse or p…

I nearly gave up on Kale after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on consistent deep watering rather than frequent shallow watering and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a grow bag on a paved patio or balcony and has genuinely transformed that sp…

Kale is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease build-up in the early stages and paid for it. blossom end rot from …

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Kale and I'm not entirely sure why. aphid colonies on brassicas and soft growth has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease build-up based on every…