tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post8761591491802780070..comments2009-03-27T19:03:17.796+01:00Catofstripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626451503696948747catofstripes@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post-19737378356415914702009-03-27T19:03:00.000+01:002009-03-27T19:03:00.000+01:00i love seakale and perpetual spinach, although we have had to start again since moving. in our old house they didn't do that well as the soil was so sandy but the place before that they were lovely. i love the idea of walking onions! do they have to be closely fenced to stop them escaping?joker the lurcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17260629209872897792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post-28899122773979837652009-03-25T14:37:00.000+01:002009-03-25T14:37:00.000+01:00Is that the 9-Star perennial? I've often wondered about it but on an allotment riddled with club root it seemed a bit pointless to try to keep it going for more than one season. My other trouble with brassicas is whitefly so it seems better to have a break at least for part of the year to reduce pest populations.<BR/><BR/>They say it's only perpetual if you remove every single flowering head. Let me know how you get on.Catofstripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626451503696948747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11783188.post-21921654921916299022009-03-24T16:39:00.000+01:002009-03-24T16:39:00.000+01:00I've got a packet of perennial Broc sitting in the shed, maybe this will be the year to give it a try. I wonder if the crop is better or gets worse each year.Fuzzlewoofnoreply@blogger.com