Hallo Marilyn!
Frid 28 November 1997 22:17 Marilyn Boissoneault wrote to Maria Edelhausen:
 MB> I think you are talking about what I call kale maybe. That has a
 MB> curly leave and doesn't form a head.  I grow that too. I"ve
 MB> always heard it's better after a frost, but I don't normally get
 MB> those to know. But I like what I grow anyway, I just pull it when
 MB> the weather starts warming in the spring.
Like you describe a kale, it must be surely the same as my curled cabbage. I 
found that name in an English dictionnary.
 MB>  Do you grow Brussel Sprouts? I love those
 MB> but don't get very good results. I just don't have a long enough
 MB> season of cool weather to get sprouts of any size. I have some in
 MB> now but I don't know if I'll see any sprouts.  Last year I never
 MB> got any.  But usually I get some but small.  I would think you
 MB> might have the perfect climate for Brussel Sprouts.
At this moment I don't grow Sprouts, but I've been growing them several years 
ago. One year I had nice sprouts and the year after I only got very small 
ones. Just as for Kale, Sprouts need also to get some frost, to tast much 
better.
 MB> I imagine heating would be far too expensive but at least you can
 MB> save your plants and have them again in the spring.
Yes it would be. When I want to get fresh veggies I can better buy them in 
Wintertime.   The plants standing right now in the greenhouse only need to be 
kept at a temp. of 40 to max. 50øF. They may not get frostdamage.
Greetingss   Maria
  > ATTENTION : From 10 Dec.1997 - New Pointnr.  2:292/127.44  with my
  >  maidenname  = Maria Van Rymersdael !
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