PermaSolarPotterMar 31

I have two generations of kale going now. It seems to be everyone’s favorite, including my father in law who lives around the corner and comes to collect salad weekly.

It’s almost time to do a full harvest of the older section. I plucked these just so I could chop and freeze them. We don’t do a ton of #FoodPreservation, but it’s always nice to have a couple bags of greens once brassica season is over. @gardening

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Not only do I have two different generations of lacinato #kale going, but I noticed I must also have two different strains. The older set was grown from starts from the nursery and the younger set was grown from seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchage. The former are the typical lacinato kale you’d find at the grocery store. The latter has more tender, lighter green leaves with less of a tight curl. The website claims they are an OSSI variety. @gardening
Apr 5 at 1:49pmWeb
Show threadnabeards5d ago
@PermaSolarPotter @gardening best part, they both look delicious!!
Show threadsoaproot5d ago
@PermaSolarPotter @gardening I LOVE Southern Exposure Seed Exchange! I grew so many of their varieties when I lived in the east. (No doubt some would grow here in California but for various reasons our focus is more on natives and fruit trees at the moment)