Much to my pleasant surprise, the lacinto and red russian kale that had been planted last fall survived the winter, and burst into life as the ground thawed. The picture above is in early March, and on the left side (that little green patch), is the still dormant kale. As soon as temperatures rose, and the sun began to shine, the kale exploded! The new growth had big main leaves, the typical leaves we think of with kale - as well as smaller off shoot leaves, that weren't as big, but still tasty.
Here is the same kale just a few weeks later totally full of life. Kale is a superfood, and is literally one of the BEST foods for you. On the ANDI (aggregate nutrient density index) scale, kale gets a top score of 1000!
I'm pretty sure I had kale for dinner ever single night from April to mid May. (plus what I'd eaten in the fall!)
This was the final harvest of the lactino kale, which had to be pulled up in early April to make room for the lettuce. I left the red russian kale, on the right below, stick around for a few more weeks.
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