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Old 13-01-2004, 02:35 PM
Steve Harris
 
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Default In praise of Jersey Kale

In article ,
(Jaques d'Alltrades) wrote:

ISTR from a seed catalogue that they grow better in warmer climates.


And Central Europe would be that during the main growing season but not
the shooting period. In the books, Kale (in general) is usually stated
to be extremely hardy so Tim's local books might give him the data he
needs.

Also, I recall that some Brassicas are stated to grow *less* well when
it gets hot.

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