Aug 2, 2018 | All posts, Notes from the field, Perennial Vegetables, Trials and Reviews
Perennial Nine Star Broccoli Field Trial ‘Project Nine Star’ is underway. After raising hundreds of plants from 11 accessions of Nine Star seed including kind donations from Warwick University gene bank, Brown Envelope seeds and other generous individuals,...
Mar 6, 2018 | All posts, Perennial Vegetables
Perennial kale cuttings – latest news. Our waiting list is temporarily closed while we fulfil existing orders and replenish our stock plants Because we have received an unprecedented number of order enquiries for perennial kale cuttings following mentions on...
Feb 17, 2018 | All posts, Perennial Vegetables
Perennial kale is one of our greatest obsessions and after starting off with some Daubenton, variegated Daubenton ‘Panache’ and some Taunton Deane kales, we have been busy gathering other specimens for our perennial brassica botanical garden. We have added...
Feb 17, 2018 | All posts, Perennial Vegetables
Purple Tree Collards seem to be the most elusive of the perennial brassicas. After waiting patiently for many years, a tiny Purple Tree Collard cutting came our way. We nurtured that little plant and it is now a majestic specimen and we are carefully taking a few...
Apr 5, 2015 | All posts, Perennial Vegetables
Taunton Deane kale (Brassica oleracea var Acephala) a very old variety of perennial kale that keeps growing for years giving a tasty supply of greens all year round. It is also known as cottager’s kale and would have been common in vegetable gardens up until...