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brassicas

In the cold garden

23 Aug 201124 Nov 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The star by far of the last planting of brassicas, that mostly didn’t size up in time for market or CSA, is without at doubt this unusual Nero Di Toscana strap kale. This Italian heirloom, apparently from Tuscany, is hardly … Read the rest

Categories Veggies Tags Autumn, brassicas, cabbage, cauliflower, fall crops, heirloom, kale, unusual 5 Comments

Tiny fall cauliflower tastes good

24 Nov 200923 Nov 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Harvested a few tiny (tennis ball to softball-sized, like, orange to grapefruit…little ones!) cauliflower from the last-planted section of brassicas that also has kale and broccoli. It’s still producing in home-consumption quantities, but with the exception of some strap kale, … Read the rest

Categories Cooking & Eating, Fieldwork, Harvest, Veggies Tags Autumn, brassicas, cauliflower, fall crops, risk 8 Comments

Transplanting team…

19 Apr 20228 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)
Transplanting brassicas

Another big Friday showing of people in the field: Chris, Libby, Jordan and Lynn transplant broccoli and cauliflower, while Andie is on a solo rototilling mission in the other field. Later, everyone got together to plant a few hundred onion … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, People, Planning, Seed starting, Veggies Tags brassicas, broccoli, cauliflower, Jordan, Libby, Lynn, seedlings, Spring, timing 4 Comments

Kale in survival mode

7 Apr 200928 Mar 2009 by Mike (tfb)

At first, it looks like some sort of horrible, fuzzy mold, about to devour your newly germinated seeds. But when you get really up close, it turns out to be superfine, hairlike extensions growing from the radicle. These kale sprouts … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Seed starting, Veggies Tags brassicas, germination, kale, roots, seed, seedlings, Spring, unusual 5 Comments

More seedlings appear

28 Mar 200917 Mar 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The brassicas—cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and so much more—are satisfying at seeding time because they usually come up quick. This tray of Early Dividend broccoli is popping only three days after seeding. I don’t take notes about days to germination, … Read the rest

Categories Seed starting, Veggies Tags brassicas, broccoli, germination, seed, seedlings, timing, Winter 3 Comments
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