Fun Fact about Kale

Phaedra · 2025-01-31T02:28:32-0600

Most common way here in Germany (especially in the north) to consume kales is making a stew with specific sausage, potato, and ham. I seldom see other ways. Of course recently, oven roasted kale seems more popular.

I grew some dinosaur kale last year, and they are very hardy. I added them with other veggies and fruit to make juice, also delicious. But I guess, those large leaves from other brassicas can be used for the similar purpose.

Marie2020 · 2025-01-31T04:01:45-0600

Phaedra said:
Most common way here in Germany (especially in the north) to consume kales is making a stew with specific sausage, potato, and ham. I seldom see other ways. Of course recently, oven roasted kale seems more popular.

I grew some dinosaur kale last year, and they are very hardy. I added them with other veggies and fruit to make juice, also delicious. But I guess, those large leaves from other brassicas can be used for the similar purpose.

I love kale and it's one of the vegetables I'm thinking of growing

Could kale be easily grown on containers? There's many different vegetables I would like grown in containers my friend and I are collecting boxes to grow green and purple beans this year

Phaedra · 2025-01-31T06:53:08-0600

Marie2020 said:
I love kale and it's one of the vegetables I'm thinking of growing
Could kale be easily grown on containers? There's many different vegetables I would like grown in containers my friend and I are collecting boxes to grow green and purple beans this year

I believe the answer is 'yes, and'. I mean, it's up to how big the container is. Kales take some time to grow up to a decent size for harvest. When the growing condition is not ideal, they still grow, but in a much smaller size. Besides, it can be pretty tall and big plant. The container needs to be sturdy enough to accommodate it.

I have three large Brassicas in the garden - leaf from purple broccoli (which the real crop is the purple broccoli in April), normal kale (the edge color is altered a bit after several snow and frost, but the plants are pretty healthy), and dinosaur kale.

Now my favorite way to use them is throwing them into the slow juicer with other ingredients, drink the juice. For the pulp, I added them into baking goods, so we didn't lost the fibers :lol: