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Moving perennial kale? - Broadway - 09-12-2021

Does anyone have any experience, time of year, success rate?

RE: Moving perennial kale? - Veggie - 09-12-2021

I've moved your thread from General discussion to Everything Brassicas..............as for moving perennial kale - too many unanswered questions - like what size/age are the plants and how much foliage do they have.
Personally, I've only transplanted kales from pots and buckets into the soil. Otherwise, they're far too well established to consider digging them up and moving them.

RE: Moving perennial kale? - Broadway - 09-12-2021

(09-12-2021, 06:11 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've moved your thread from General discussion to Everything Brassicas..............as for moving perennial kale - too many unanswered questions - like what size/age are the plants and how much foliage do they have.
Personally, I've only transplanted kales from pots and buckets into the soil. Otherwise, they're far too well established to consider digging them up and moving them.
Cheers Veggie

Was put in the ground last year, was about 6inches when I planted so that old.

RE: Moving perennial kale? - Broadway - 09-12-2021

Let me find a photo

RE: Moving perennial kale? - Veggie - 09-12-2021

Yes, but how big is it now?

RE: Moving perennial kale? - Broadway - 09-12-2021

Biggest 2 foot, a foot wide.

This photo has 2 different kales in the background and 2 nine stars broc/colly at the front.

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RE: Moving perennial kale? - Veggie - 09-12-2021

Why do you want to move them?

RE: Moving perennial kale? - Broadway - 09-12-2021

(09-12-2021, 06:51 PM)Veggie Wrote: Why do you want to move them?
I got carried away last year with all things allotment and need to move things around now I've reviewed the beds

They currently reside in a bed that I want to be used for annuals.

I have taken cuttings so am happy to risk losing them if moved.

You live and learnSmile

RE: Moving perennial kale? - Vinny - 09-12-2021

I would think that as long as you take a big enough rootball with it, and heel it in well there shouldn't be a problem?  Smile PS Might be worth staking it until it establishes some new roots.