Potatoes are great. Low maintenance crop but it does require a lot of water. Sunchokes are a good option as well, for an Autumn harvest; keeps well in the ground. Down side is the winds.
I’d recommend getting some broad leaf vegetables seeds, like cabbage. My country has a variety that can be harvested leaf by leaf and just keeps growing and producing seeds, year after year. Some turnips, too. And some tomatoes and chillies. And beans.
Thank you! It reminds me of the dinosaur kale I have in my garden now. Also able to pick leaves as you need them, and overwinters here well (BC, Canada). I’ll do some more looking into it!
Edit: I like to use this in place of spinach, in lasagnas, soups, salads. Nettles are another favourite. I forage in the spring, steam them to get rid of the sting, and then freeze them in balls. Then I just add a ball to soups or whatever when I need. Also can save the steaming water for stocks.
I’ve read about this variety before. It never got that much traction in my country because we developed our own varieties over the centuries. I think we have over 50 defined varietied of kale here.
Yes, we love our kale.
The other I shared is the main ingredient for our most traditional soup - caldo verde - because it’s fibrous but sweet and chewy when boilef. It’s a general purpose kale nonetheless.
For other dishes we have broad leaf varieties, sweeter and with thick stalks. Essentially we made our best to cram into one (several) plant a green leafy part and a soft, tuber like, part.
Potatoes are great. Low maintenance crop but it does require a lot of water. Sunchokes are a good option as well, for an Autumn harvest; keeps well in the ground. Down side is the winds.
I’d recommend getting some broad leaf vegetables seeds, like cabbage. My country has a variety that can be harvested leaf by leaf and just keeps growing and producing seeds, year after year. Some turnips, too. And some tomatoes and chillies. And beans.
What variety of cabbage is this? What zone does it grow in? Thanks!
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Thank you! It reminds me of the dinosaur kale I have in my garden now. Also able to pick leaves as you need them, and overwinters here well (BC, Canada). I’ll do some more looking into it!
Can you give a link for that variety? Just the name is enough to get me curious.
Its real name is Lacinato kale, it’s my favourite!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacinato_kale
Edit: I like to use this in place of spinach, in lasagnas, soups, salads. Nettles are another favourite. I forage in the spring, steam them to get rid of the sting, and then freeze them in balls. Then I just add a ball to soups or whatever when I need. Also can save the steaming water for stocks.
Cavolo nero!
I’ve read about this variety before. It never got that much traction in my country because we developed our own varieties over the centuries. I think we have over 50 defined varietied of kale here.
Yes, we love our kale.
The other I shared is the main ingredient for our most traditional soup - caldo verde - because it’s fibrous but sweet and chewy when boilef. It’s a general purpose kale nonetheless.
For other dishes we have broad leaf varieties, sweeter and with thick stalks. Essentially we made our best to cram into one (several) plant a green leafy part and a soft, tuber like, part.
That soup looks delicious! And it’s one I can eat as I’m allergic to tomatoes. I’m going to try it this weekend :)
I love that yall have such an appreciation for kale, it doesn’t get as much love in North America. Yet another reason I’d like to visit!
Let me know if you want some recipes. We do not use tomato in soup, unless it is tomato soup, which we consider a foreign dish.