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N&C Midwest: May 2023
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
My tomatoes, peppers, etc. and flowers are basically ready (some over ready!) to go in….gonna wait until this weekend.
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
Last week while cleaning one of the beds for planting of the peppers the end of this month, I noticed several young Kale plants coming up from the roots of last year's plants that were cut off at soil level. I dug down into the soil and found these young plants were growing from the roots of the old plants, so I cut off three of them and transplanted them into another bed next to the Bok Choy and Napa Cabbages. Apparently the transplanting worked, this morning I noticed all three plants have new leaves on them. First time I have ever experienced that happening.
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
Interesting, OG regarding the kale!OhioGardener wrote:We had a light frost this morning. Fortunately all of the plants I currently have in the beds are frost tolerant and were not harmed, in fact the brassicas seem to love the chill.
Last week while cleaning one of the beds for planting of the peppers the end of this month, I noticed several young Kale plants coming up from the roots of last year's plants that were cut off at soil level. I dug down into the soil and found these young plants were growing from the roots of the old plants, so I cut off three of them and transplanted them into another bed next to the Bok Choy and Napa Cabbages. Apparently the transplanting worked, this morning I noticed all three plants have new leaves on them. First time I have ever experienced that happening.
I have my maters and peppers outside at the moment hardening off, along with some flowers. It is not supposed to get too cold tonight, so leaving them out there…
I did have either flat leaf parsley or cilantro in one of my little planters. I think it is the flat leaf, because I haven’t planted cilantro for years because it self seeds do readily!
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
Oh! I see that you are chunking and freezing. I can do that! Never mind….
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
Scorpio Rising wrote:Oh! I see that you are chunking and freezing. I can do that! Never mind….

Yep, raw Rhubarb can be kept frozen for up to a year in a tightly sealed bag or container. We prepare it in batches of 6 cups of 1/2" pieces of Rhubarb per bag, which makes one pie or crisp.
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
Finally got my cold frame cleaned out. Will amend it tomorrow. Planted radishes, lettuce, and sugar snaps on a trellis in my fire ring.
My maters, peppers, eggplants and other stuff aren’t quite ready size-wise. Maybe next week? Not sure.
I want to put the maters in the new 4x4, which hasn’t been sited yet. It’s crazy…I bought 6 plants today at the Master Gardeners plant sale. It is an obsession…

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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
ScorpioRising, still trying to decide where I want to place my new cold frames and one that gets decided them it's time to dig up the ground, add compost, etc and get it ready to plant in this fall!
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
Oh Jam you kill me! Take your time and get the coldframe in the right space. I am proud that I got my plants in that I bought yesterday! But they went into the ground with the exception of the Amana Orange tomato (new one to me). None of my other stuff is ready yet….too small. In good time.JAM23 wrote:You guys have been so productive! All I did today was harvest some lettuce and cleaned out/planted herbs in the herb garden! Need to plant some more radishes tomorrow OhioGardener!
ScorpioRising, still trying to decide where I want to place my new cold frames and one that gets decided them it's time to dig up the ground, add compost, etc and get it ready to plant in this fall!
I am starting my squash, melons, and cucumbers along with some sunflowers today! I love them, so happy!
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Transplanting kale, etc.
Oh, that's cool you can get it to work in temperate climes. My experience so far is that Ukrainian kale will go two years. It doesn't get more than 3 feet tall. Dinosaur (Italian) kale will go indefinitely, but grows taller and may fall over from it's own weight. I have transplanted the U. Kale and it survived for awhile, but didn't produce good leaves. Maybe if I had transplanted it to a better composted bed it might have done better. It will be interesting to see how yours does.OhioGardener wrote: Apparently the transplanting worked, this morning I noticed all three plants have new leaves on them. First time I have ever experienced that happening.
On a similar note, Italian chard really builds up it's root stock. I've just transplanted 3 chard root cuttings to the front yard, and it looks like at least one of them is taking.
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
Scorpio Rising wrote:I wish I liked kale…grows here seasonally of course, does really well….
We make a copy of Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana soup which makes Kale irresistible.


We use this recipe:
https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/easy-olive-garden-zuppa-toscana-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-22886
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Kale chips
Coat with olive oil and sprinkle on seasoned salt. Bake at 350 or so for 10 minutes, possibly turning the leaves over mid-cycle. The leaves turn fluffy crisp and tasty.Scorpio Rising wrote:I wish I liked kale…grows here seasonally of course, does really well….I do like cabbage, but keeping it segregated from the butterflies (then worms) is a feat….it is at least cheap to buy.
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
markqz wrote:Oh, that's cool you can get it to work in temperate climes.OhioGardener wrote: Apparently the transplanting worked, this morning I noticed all three plants have new leaves on them. First time I have ever experienced that happening.
Two of the three Kale plants that I transplanted are growing pretty well (left two with arrow between them), and the third one is still alive but hasn't developed new leaves (right one). These are Lacinato (Dinosaur) Kale.
Meanwhile, the Bok Choy is growing really fast, and should be ready to harvest in two or three weeks.


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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
What would eat the top off my tomato seedlings?

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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
OK…I have kale seeds that STILL germinate! They are the Dwarf Blue Vates. It was supposed to be mildest…grows like a weed.
Finally got my super hotties planted and sunflower seeds in for germination. Melons, winter and summer squashes including pumpkins, cucumbers all in on heat.
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Re: N&C Midwest: May 2023
My spinach has all bolted already so I need to get that out of the garden and figure out what to put in those squares. I have pepper plants intermingled with my spinach squares, so I need to figure out what can go there.
Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful weekend!
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