Mar 15 2009
Spring Kale: Wintered-Over
Kale is a very hardy crop. Even here in the Midwest where we had temps below zero a few times over the winter plus ice and snow, my kale is back this Spring. It had been covered with about 4-6 inches of loose leaves and grass mulch. Some years it comes again in the spring, and some years it doesn’t. You know Spring is here when you uncover the kale and see little green sprouts coming along.
Plant kale as soon as you can work the soil in the spring. Choose a sunny spot where water won’t stand. If you’re afraid of late snow and ice, keep some mulch handy, and you can just give seedlings a quick cover-up.
