I am growing three types of Winter greenery; Curly Kale, Perpetual Spinach, and Cavolo Nero. I also have some Purple Sprouting Broccoli, but that's more for next Spring.
The Kale has to be a favourite. Like Cavolo Nero (also a Kale), one simply picks the lower leaves, and works upwards as desired. With luck they should still be producing well into Spring, when they also begin to make sproutings from the stem. They are a wonderful Veg'.
My plants are remarkably bug, and disease, free this year. I simply inspect the back of each leaf, strip the curly leafy bit from the stem, and steam very quickly in salted water. A bit of Garlic Butter completes the job.
Kale also complies with my insistence of 'Meat and one Veg'. A small chop or steak with a serving of Kale, and that's all one needs.
Thank gawd I eats me greens; just eating this stuff makes me feel rejuvenated!
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Had kale yesterday with a good squeeze of lemon juice, Brocolli today. It will all be replaced with summer vegies shortly
If the Kale grows into spring the snow and cold temps do not bother the plants ? The stems are bare and only the tops keep growing.
Sounds very tasty I like Kale but have no garden.
cheers, parsnip and badger
Ours is just coming into full flow. The small amount of rain we had recently has done a world of good.
No. In fact they are supposed to improve after some frost.
Just recently I discovered the kale here, it did not grow here much for some reason.
Paul is desperate to get the rotovator out and make a vegetable patch.
It's a bit 'strong' tasting for many, but I love it.
Lincs is a very good growing area, and you'd have good regular crops of Apples, Plums, etc, too. It's been a bad year here (as I'm sure you know), fingers crossed for 2019.
Re the above comment Cro - I was brought up in the Fens of Lincolnshire and I would agree that the county is marvellous for the growing of veg - at home we had a veg garden which virtually kept us going all year.
Up here in N Yorkshire the farmer and I one year tried winter greens but they were a complete failure. I adore Curly Kale and cook it just as you do. Luckily it is readily available in our shops and markets up here.
I do manage to grow quite a lot here, but sometimes it's a real struggle. This year my Tomatoes totally failed, and I lost a whole row of Perpetual Spinach, out of the blue. Also no Apples this year. I think our climate can be tricky.
I juice it in the morning along with other green veg and an apple to sweeten. Delicious. I've heard of making 'crisps' with it as well.
I had a school chum called Curly Kale.
I remember him from the last time I wrote about Kale.
I've had it crispy deep fried; it was very good.
I am amazed. I don't. Your blog - like vegetables - must be seasonal, but my memory span does not cover 12 months.
My brother's new dog arrived today. His name is Kale.
Please congratulate your brother from me. What a perfect name!
I only grew kale for one year. I made lots of kale crisps and that was about it. It's not a green of which I am particularly fond.
It has a very 'dark' flavour; not suited to all.
I must try curly kale in my veg plot next year. I have tried perpetual spinach (especially as I buy spinach all the time for my chickens) but it always goes to seed. Not sure where I am going wrong.
Mr Cro and his housemaid made a big fart and got 3 little farts 2 fart boys and one fart girl. What a happy life.
lucky you that Haddocks is big enough for lots of greens! I just grow Cavolo Nero
OK. It's not green though. He says it's a rust colour!
His wife wanted to name it Archie.
One of the better things about Perpetual Spinach is that usually it doesn't go to seed easily. I've often kept my plants productive for two years. You need to keep cutting regularly.
CN is wonderful too. My plants have just received some rain, and are growing like crazy.
What a pathetic little squirt you are!
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