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Old February 12, 2016   #16
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My favorite?? The Kale that's on someone else's plate!! lol bleech!!

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Old February 12, 2016   #17
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BTW, Nero Di Toscana is the same as Lacinato & Dinosaur kale. Great photo, barefoot gardener!

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Yes, I was going to point that out too!
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Old February 12, 2016   #18
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I might try some this fall I sure as heck am not starting anymore seeds of cold weather crops not the way the weather is this year.
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Old February 12, 2016   #19
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I like an interesting kale called Beedy's Camden Kale. It was originally sources from Fedco.
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Old February 12, 2016   #20
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I don't like the harder, crunchy kales with big stems which is why I love the Dwarf Siberian -- even if picked when larger the leaves and most of the stems is very tender. I used to get what I think was Red Russian and some other similar green stemmed variety in my CSA bag a few years ago and I really didn't enjoy it.
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Old February 12, 2016   #21
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I like Red Russian best. Vates is also good and if I remember right grew a little better in my Oklahoma heat. Also, grew dinosaur and dwarf Siberian, but neither seemed to do great here. May give them another chance though. Dinosaur seemed particularly tough and bitter in our heat and didn't grow large like pics I've seen. I think all varieties are probably best picked young like most leaf vegetables because they tend to get tough with age, but then you can cook them. In my experience, they also get somewhat to very bitter when it gets hot, but are good when it cools down again.
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I tried to like kale for years ..... then in 2013 discovered this yummy salad

http://pnwtomatoes.blogspot.ca/2013/...ale-salad.html

since then I've progressed to the heavier kales, red veined if available .... I'm trying Red Ursa from West Coast seeds this year https://www.westcoastseeds.com/shop/...ic-kale-seeds/

prepare kale (remove thick stems, wash, dry, tear into bit sized pieces) in small jar add 2T olive oil 1T lemon juice and finely grated garlic clove, shake well then drizzle over bowl of kale, massage gently then top with sliced raw almonds and grated Parmesan - my fav salad these days

it is also very good with tahini and lemon
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the lambs quarter growing on the bottom left of that nice photo is good eating.
its a freebie too.



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I tried to like kale for years ..... then in 2013 discovered this yummy salad

http://pnwtomatoes.blogspot.ca/2013/...ale-salad.html

since then I've progressed to the heavier kales, red veined if available .... I'm trying Red Ursa from West Coast seeds this year https://www.westcoastseeds.com/shop/...ic-kale-seeds/

prepare kale (remove thick stems, wash, dry, tear into bit sized pieces) in small jar add 2T olive oil 1T lemon juice and finely grated garlic clove, shake well then drizzle over bowl of kale, massage gently then top with sliced raw almonds and grated Parmesan - my fav salad these days

it is also very good with tahini and lemon
Thanks for the ideas!
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Another vote for Dinosaur kale, IMO best flavor.
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I was watching PBS earlier this morning and they were talking about Red Russian kale being the most tender. I've never tried it myself.
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Hi ChristinaJo,
My favorite Kale is actual one of their cousins, Collards, "George Southern" or "Creote". This variety of Collards grows well up here in Wisconsin, but the name implies it should grow well in the south. It has large dark blue green leaves that grow open headed and are best when used before the leaves get to full size.
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Hi ChristinaJo,
My favorite Kale is actual one of their cousins, Collards, "George Southern" or "Creote". This variety of Collards grows well up here in Wisconsin, but the name implies it should grow well in the south. It has large dark blue green leaves that grow open headed and are best when used before the leaves get to full size.
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I always grow at least 4 or 5 varieties each year. I find that some are quite spicy and some quite sweet, with textural differences between the smoother and the curly varieties. It is one of the latest veggies to get processed at the end of harvest season, as others have mentioned it tolerates frost quite well. I freeze a lot of it, chopped, blanched and squeezed dry. It gets used in soups (beans and greens), omelettes, frittatas and just plain.
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It is one of the latest veggies to get processed at the end of harvest season, as others have mentioned it tolerates frost quite well. I freeze a lot of it, chopped, blanched and squeezed dry. It gets used in soups (beans and greens), omelettes, frittatas and just plain.
Great idea- have to remember to save some this way. I remember reading an article about someone harvesting kale in the winter by digging off the snow to reach it! I expected more cold hardiness than mine had- it was dead overnight sometime in Nov.

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