Re: Re:Ornamental Kale

Hello Kemberly,
    Took a bit to get around to checking out the photo.... What you have a
photo of is different than what we have here. The kale in your photo is
looks like large crinkly ruffled leaves on a stalk... darn nice. But ours
are like giant rosettes or loose cabbages. Some *is* ornamental cabbage,
some looks like a cross between cabbage and kale. JoAn raised these from
seed this year, so I will have to ask her more about them. All I know is
continual complaining she did while growing them. They require constant
attention to keep the bugs and worms off of them and frequent fertilizing.
Next year she will probably just purchase some locally, I am betting.
    Waiting now for our first snow to settle on them.....
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----

> >>>>The ornamental kale<<<
>
>
> This year I purchased a new variety (new to me) of ornamental Kale,
'Redbor'.
>  This is a really beautiful Kale, I saw it last year planted in the
display
> beds of one of my favorite nurseries.  Large, deep red ruffled leaves....I
> planted these out with my Foxgloves (which will bloom in the spring and
die
> late May, early June).  Unfortunately, we have had an excessive amount of
> rain lately - almost 2 full weeks without seeing any sunshine.  Then we
had a
> nice break for 4 days and now the rain is back.  Half of what I planted
> appears to have died of crown rot.  I will have to see about getting more
of
> these sometime this month - they look great planted out with the Red Swiss
> Chard and Blue Lobelia.
>
> I found a picture of the Kale 'Redbor' on the net, take a look--
>
> http://members.aol.com/woollamp/images/redbor.jpg
>
> Kemberly

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