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Growing Kale in UK Gardens

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Growing kale in UK gardens with healthy leafy plants in a vegetable bed

Kale is one of the most dependable vegetables you can grow in a UK garden. It copes with cold weather, keeps producing for months, and stays useful when many other crops are finished. If there is one brassica that earns its space year after year, it is kale. Most problems with kale come from treating … Read more

Brassicas Explained: Understanding the Cabbage Family in UK Gardens

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Healthy brassica crops including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and Brussels sprouts growing in a UK vegetable garden

Brassicas are some of the most productive vegetables you can grow in a UK garden — and some of the most frustrating when they go wrong. They sit at the heart of traditional kitchen gardens, yet they behave very differently to most other crops. Understanding those differences is the key to growing them well. Many … Read more