You can plant kale is August/September and get some good greens off of it before the hard frosts. It typically survives the Winters here in Maryland and you end up with an early Spring crop. It goes to seed quickly but you can eat the flowers in salads. Here is what mine looks like from early clean up through today.
A curled leaf variety:
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| How it survived over the Winter and looked before trimming. |
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| Cleaned up and cut back weeks ago. |
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| How it looked this week. The leaves will be ready in 1-2 weeks. |
A broad leaf variety:
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| How it survived theWinter and looked before trimming |
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| Trimmed up and cut back weeks ago. |
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| The broad leaf is ready to eat now. |
Thank you for this post! I have spindly Kale that survived the winter and I hate to pull it up. Do you know anything about brussel sprouts? I have the same situation with tall stocks that seem to have survived the winter. Should I cut them back as well or leave them and see what happens?
ReplyDeleteI posted a blog response to your question. Thanks.
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