We tried growing Kale last year… it grew.. slowly… largely due to the rubbish soil we had (unimproved soil from a landscape yard) and also due to the constant barrage from grubs. I think we harvested about a dozen leaves from 6 plants. Most of the time it just looked pretty uninspiring. This year however I think we have nailed it! We have improved our soil (mushroom compost, biochar, blood and bone), installed vege nets, and hurrah – finally discovered the secret to abundance in the vegetable garden.
The next challenge is coming up with sufficient variety of recipes to eat the stuff. Current favourite is one from Nom Nom Paleo which involves cooking it in a pressure cooker. Quick and delicious. Another favourite includes garlic and anchovies and is also very yummy. Now that we finally can produce enough of the stuff to make it worthwhile cooking it, I shall begin a recipe hunt in ernest. I was also pleased to note that our local Woolworths supermarket was selling about 10 leaves for approx $5 the other day, so I am certainly getting my moneys worth from our own seed raised plants.
Brookland Ridge Farm 