{"id":349,"date":"2010-11-30T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsu.eventmedialabs.com\/?p=349"},"modified":"2015-07-19T20:50:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-19T19:50:10","slug":"kale-a-very-hardy-veg-and-not-just-for-the-livestock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/kale-a-very-hardy-veg-and-not-just-for-the-livestock\/","title":{"rendered":"Kale … a very hardy veg … and not just for the livestock"},"content":{"rendered":"
Curly Kale – August<\/p><\/div>\n
Since we first started growing vegetables\u00a0we’ve grown kale.\u00a0 Usually the curly variety but last year we tried a\u00a0rape kale\u00a0variety too – namely Ragged Jack.<\/p>\n
I was therefore slightly bemused when talking to some pig farming friends about veg and they looked horrified when I said we grew and\u00a0loved to eat kale “mam used to grow that for the pigs years ago, can’t imagine eating it”….<\/p>\n
Well I’m delighted to say that you can!\u00a0And it comes into its own at this time of the year.<\/p>\n
It’s extremely\u00a0hardy, surviving harsh conditions that send Brussels sprouts gooey and broccoli limp, and\u00a0like parsnips it tastes better for a good frost.\u00a0 We’ve been picking leaves from this year’s crop since August, and all being well expect to\u00a0right through to April or May.<\/p>\n