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Planting Flowering Kale and Cabbages with Ed Hume

Did you know Disney called flowering kale and cabbage the "Plants of the Century"? late summer and early fall are a great time of year to consider planting flowering kale and cabbage. It is easy to tell the difference, as the flowering cabbage looks like a regular cabbage, and will even begin to form a head. Flowering kale, on the other hand, has the kale foliage, or leafy plant. These first varieties demonstrated are the White Flowering Cabbage and Feather Purple Kale. These fine foliages give a great texture in the garden. It is important to note that varieties that have been grown in a green house are not safe to eat as you don't know what chemicals are used on them. If you grow these yourself, you know what chemicals have been used and whether or not they are safe to eat. Both flowering kale and cabbage are often used as garnishes on plates as well. Ed then shows us ta few more varieties including Purple Flowering Kale, Snow Pranse Cabbage. These varieties will all intensify with color as the weather cools. There is also a very unique variety called Coral Queen, another flowering kale. When planting in the garden there are a few simple steps to take for best results. He demonstrates the size difference for a 1 gallon container plant, vs a 4 inch container. Begin by removing and dead foliage near the bottom of the plant. Then, once planting, dig a hole deep enough to bury all of the exposed stem. That will solve the problem of that long stem. Remove the plant from the container, and massage and loosen the system so that the roots could grow into the surrounding soil. Dig a hole in good soil, and then amend with peat moss, processed manure, and a sprinkling of organic pelleted fish fertilizer. Give it a mix into the soil, set in your plant, and pull the soil back around it. These are easy to plant, and the colors blend nicely together. Now is the time to plant them.