Brassicas in a polytunnel
26th January 2011
During the coldest winter in recent history GO² has very good results using a polytunnel

Three varieties of Kale and Spring Greens in a polytunnel	This bed is at ground level	Brassica oleracea, Pentland Brig Kale	Kale, Nero di Toscana or Cavalo nero	Red Russian Kale	Spring Greens, Brassica oleracea in the cultivar Acephala Group
This bed is a raised wooden crate with a variety of brassicas			Cavolo nero or Black Cabbage	Mizuna or Japanese Mustard, Brassica rapa nipposinica	and an umbelliferous herb - Coriander, Coriandrum sativum
This crate also grows Pak Choi and Indian Mustard			Brassica juncea, Indian Brown Mustard or Mustard Greens	Brassica rapa chinensis, Chinese cabbage, Pak Choi, Bok Choy	Pak Choi
This crate has Kohlrabi and other brassicas	Kohlrabi, German turnip, Brassica oleracea Gongylodes group	We eat the bulbous stem of Kohlrabi or Cabbage Turnip	and Kohlrabi leaves are just as good to eat.	Komatsuna, Brassica rapa var. perviridis or komatsuna