What's your fav Kale?

[Jeannine Anne]

Might be of interest to someone..

I have an area that gets very little sun but I always try to grow something in it. Kale never gets much of a priority as my overall space is limited since I moved a couple of years ago so it won the prize for the worst place in the garden. I grew Red Russian and Lacinto, well we are halfway through March now and I am still eating both !! The shade didn't seem to bother them, they went through a drought, lost a lot of their leaves at the end of the year, still leaving me some harvest though. Due to laziness on my part they were left in their spot and they have bucked up , they are growing very well and frankly I am starting to get fed up eating it LOL. They are pretty much the same, but I think the Red Russian is maybe a bit better growth wise.. oh and I am just starting to eat the flower heads which are a bit like sprouting broccoli..

My kale seed collection is on my table as we speak and I am trying very hard to coax myself to plant a different kind as I have some pretty rare seeds...but..............

Have fun

XX Jeannine