kale redbor or purple sprouting broccoli?

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rowe1311

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kale redbor or purple sprouting broccoli?
« on: May 30, 2014, 22:03 »
I sowed a row each of kale redbor and early purple sprouting broccoli.  My 2 year old decided to remove the labels and only one variety germinated but I am not sure which it is.  As hopefully can be seen from the photos, it has started to go more purple.  I think they are the same plant in the two pictures, as the one in the pot looked like that a few days ago. 

Can anyone tell the difference. 
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Re: kale redbor or purple sprouting broccoli?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2014, 22:57 »
Trouble is, my early PSB is going a purply colour at about the same size.

I'd say the pic on the left is redbor kale because it has a more jagged edge and the plant I have just bought (of redbor kale) are very pinky/purply and very jagged - and they're a bit bigger ;)

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Re: kale redbor or purple sprouting broccoli?
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2014, 12:22 »
I think it is kale on the left too.  Some more kale seedlings are germinating and they had purple seed leaves.  I am just unsure if it is the same plant on the right.  I have noticed with the smaller seedlings one has a purple stem down the leaf and the other a white.  The first seed leaf is purple on the underside and not on the other, so I am hoping that both broccoli and kale have germinated, and the photo on the right is PSB. 

Why oh why did I not write it down when I sowed the seeds. 

« Last Edit: May 31, 2014, 16:38 by rowe1311 »

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Re: kale redbor or purple sprouting broccoli?
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2014, 19:02 »
Some seed packets have pictures of the seedlings - have you double checked the packet?
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