In Praise of Kale

[mothhawk]

I love kale! I sow the seed in the ground when I have a space and it really looks after itself. Love cavolo nero (black Tuscan) for the upright way it grows and the dark leaves.

[BeBe48]

Cavalo Nero for me too. Love the stuff! Didnt grow enough last year but have LOTS this year. Cant wait for my first helping - fried off with some garlic and bacon.Yum.

[BroadRipple]

Hello SmallBluePlanet,
I'm trying Spigarello myself from seed this year, but so far have not very impressive seedlings...at all...are you going to plant it this year? if so let me know how you get on!

[BroadRipple]

Jelliebabe, personally I find the loo rolls brilliant for beans...

[coreopsis]

I'm growing kale 1st time this year(Pentland Brig),got the seeds from a guy in the village.
Jelliebabe,brassicas like cooler conditions,firm,slightly alkaline soil and nettle tea-my brassicas are growing like mad after drinking some nettle pong

[King Carrot]

I don't start my variety of Kale off until July - got more room to plant it up then!

[BroadRipple]

Jelliebabe, meant to say that it's not too late even now for kale I think...definitely worth a try. I have a few teeny seedlings just hatching right now...

[Snadger]

I always grow the full size curly kale rather than the dwarf................simply because you increase the amount of greenery you can harvest from a given area!

[Florence Fennel]

My kale is lush and I don't think the slugs like it which is a bonus.

[Bren In Pots]

I've made the mistake of growing my Kale under a hooped cloche that isn't tall enough.

[chris]

I did the same last year The moment I took it off, overnight I had hundreds of CWB eggs all under the leaves, grr!

[chris]

But - a nice way of eating kale - espeically the curly types is to lay it out on a baking tray, drizzle a bit of honey on it and grill it. It goes crispy, like seedweed / veg crisps - really nice A bit of a different green to have with your meals!

[Snadger]

But - a nice way of eating kale - espeically the curly types is to lay it out on a baking tray, drizzle a bit of honey on it and grill it. It goes crispy, like seedweed / veg crisps - really nice A bit of a different green to have with your meals!

Sounds good Chris..............I might just give that a try!

[hawthorns]

1st time grower of kale im trying frosty and red russian

[King Carrot]

I'm still harvesting shoots of last seasons kale that I've been saving for seed -all the flowers I needed have been pollinated ages ago and they're just waiting for the seeds to ripen up and dry a bit. I'd be harvesting loads of it if I didn't already have cougettes, calabrese, peas, beans etc.