Kale

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…

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…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Kale. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to feeding with a high-potassium fertiliser once flowering begins. I grow mine in a raised bed in full sun with good-quality compost which is working really…

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…