tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post7853500957784504919..comments2023-08-29T09:01:51.039-07:00Comments on Ottawa Hortiphilia: Brassicas and bonus cropsOttawa Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post-90280553873509278312007-07-09T19:51:00.000-07:002007-07-09T19:51:00.000-07:00Kate: Not hot, kinda rainy but this follows a very...Kate: Not hot, kinda rainy but this follows a very dry spell and temperature like a roller coaster. It was 41C (with the humidex) one day followed by 18C the next... ??<BR/><BR/>Matron: Foil? Wow, that's another great tip. <BR/><BR/>Muppet: Thanks! I'll write a post. <BR/><BR/>Blackswamp_girl: Talking/writing about brassicas always makes me hungry.Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post-2488445840923842552007-07-08T19:20:00.000-07:002007-07-08T19:20:00.000-07:00As soon as I read about the savoy cabbage, I thoug...As soon as I read about the savoy cabbage, I thought, "Oh, just like broccoli... sweet!" And then you mentioned broccoli. And eating leaves of kohlrabi. And now I'm hungry. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post-61973105945315207732007-07-07T14:19:00.000-07:002007-07-07T14:19:00.000-07:00That is excellent advice! I left my Hispi cabbage ...That is excellent advice! I left my Hispi cabbage stalks overwinter in the ground, and I had lovely tender cabbage shoots in the Spring before the slugs could get to it! I have also heard that if you only want to harvest half a cabbage head, you can cut off half vertically and put foil over the other half on the plant till you want it.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620646226349339372.post-3672366277121610522007-07-06T04:54:00.000-07:002007-07-06T04:54:00.000-07:00Now that's just cool ... I was sitting and admirin...Now that's just cool ... I was sitting and admiring the wonderful, crinkly leaves of the savoy cabbage, when your writing hit my brain. Ah, thought I, they are not going to wilt and die just yet! I had no idea that you can do this - and kohlrabi greens, I will remember that! <BR/><BR/>Is it blistering hot and humid there? We are having Ottawa-like weather which is most unusual for Regina.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.com