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Post by Happy on Sept 23, 2018 20:27:59 GMT -5
I finally found 3 varieties of kale that (so far) look good! Planted on September 2 in my Ultra: Front row: Renee's Garden Heirloom Italian Kale, Tuscan Baby Leaf Back row, 3 pods from the left: High Mowing Organic Seeds Dazzling Blue Kale Back row, 1 pod on the right: Botanical Interests Italian Lacinato Nero Toscana (Thanks, Mary!) (R&R on September 15) Three photos below:    |
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Post by Happy on Oct 12, 2018 15:09:51 GMT -5
All 3 of the above seemed similar in taste and texture to me.
The same 3 varieties have been doing well in my (new!) Farm.
Planted on 9-28 with FloraNova Grow.
I just did an R&R (which is a lot of work with a Farm!) and upped the concentration of the nute from 1.0 EC to 1.5 EC. Brassicas, like kale, are supposed to like the higher concentrations... we'll see!
PS. Do any of you know why my photo has a pinkish cast?
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Post by MaryL on Oct 14, 2018 7:20:27 GMT -5
I don’t know anything about the color of the photo, but I do admire your doing an R n R so promptly, especially in such a large unit. That’s labor!
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Post by Shawn on Oct 14, 2018 8:07:24 GMT -5
Maybe it is a combination of the camera flash and the LED lights or the LEDs themselves. Sometimes the LEDs alone can do this when taking pictures.
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Post by Happy on Oct 14, 2018 16:01:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliment, Mary.
This was my first R&R with my Farm, and it was a lot of work, indeed.
The reason I did it is because I'm using FloraNova Grow, which recommends weekly R&Rs. Next time I R&R with my Farm, I'll return to AG nutes.
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Post by Happy on Oct 20, 2018 18:00:28 GMT -5
All 3 varieties are doing great with the high nute concentration. (1.5 EC or 750 TDS)
Of course, I wouldn't use such high nutes with seedlings.
The taste of kale is stronger than I like in my salads. I might cut up a few leaves to put in future salads, though.
But I'll need to cook them to enjoy them. Do any of you have good kale recipes?
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Post by nick on Oct 20, 2018 18:05:27 GMT -5
I need to get some Kale into my next lettuce crop rotation. I love it so much.
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Post by Happy on Oct 20, 2018 18:14:15 GMT -5
You can put it your new non-Farm, Nick. d45692
Your herbs, as well as kale can handle significantly higher nute levels than can lettuce.
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Post by MaryL on Oct 24, 2018 20:12:25 GMT -5
I like to sauté them with a pat of butter and add some cooked pancetta or crumbled bacon, and a few golden raisins to balance the smoky salt. (Believe it or not, I got that from a Weight Watchers recipe. You hardly need any of the butter, bacon or raisins because they're so flavorful.)
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Post by Happy on Oct 24, 2018 20:17:56 GMT -5
I like to sauté them with a pat of butter and add some cooked pancetta or crumbled bacon, and a few golden raisins to balance the smoky salt. (Believe it or not, I got that from a Weight Watchers recipe. You hardly need any of the butter, bacon or raisins because they're so flavorful.)
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Post by serri588 on Nov 18, 2018 12:13:17 GMT -5
I've been mixing the kale with my other hydro greens in my salads. That way I don't get a mouthful of just kale. Glad to see you are having success with these.
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Post by sussudio on Nov 18, 2018 22:21:18 GMT -5
I’ve got some Red Russian Kale started. Unfortunately my “garden” store did not have much of a seed selection. In 2 days already the little darlings sprouting up. Using glass shot glasses instead of the plastic domes seem to encourage faster sprouting with my latest group of seeds. I’ll still have to see if the glass may “burn “ the seedlings when plants get larger and then be forced to switch back to plastic domes. Or if the glass continues to help growth.
Anyway I like to chop up and freeze my Kale and throw a bit of it into my different soups ( canned or homemade) , stir frys , spaghetti sauces, and even smoothies. Doing so is a no fuss solution for me and all the other flavor disguise any bitterness while providing nutrients.
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Post by Happy on Feb 7, 2019 19:43:56 GMT -5
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Post by Shawn on Feb 8, 2019 4:39:41 GMT -5
Nice article
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Post by anne on May 26, 2019 8:18:43 GMT -5
You have such a nice little kale bunch on your pod. Do you use just one seed? I always wonder how many seeds to use.. just one or many... can you help me?
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