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Comment by Jim Fisk on May 1, 2013 at 9:45am

Well, with kale once you have to get the ladder out it is time to start over, right George

I am finding that with AP things tend to stay pretty "new" tasting. I would have to guess that is because there is never a hot dry spell. Always plenty to drink and eat. This is new to me too. One of many happy surprises with AP. It is a departure from the usual "pick it when it's ready" that we were used to. For home use, as opposed to commercial, we even do the same with our spinach, lettuce, brocs, tomatoes, pretty much everything. Our tomato plants are 9 mos. old as well and still producing fruit. They do look tired tho but came thru a rough Winter and a white fly all out assault.

Comment by Alex Veidel on May 1, 2013 at 7:24am

True, true. But doesn't the plant tire out after a while?

Comment by Jim Fisk on May 1, 2013 at 6:23am

@Alex, yeah, after all the leaves you pick are always the new growth.

Comment by Jim Fisk on May 1, 2013 at 6:21am

It would be fun to create a data base of plants that do keep producing on such a scale. Kale has been a favorite around here for years. I used it for a half acre cover crop some years ago and our 100 free range chickens got into it big time and then the panic calls came in from our egg customers. Seems all the iron in the kale turned the yokes bright blood red. Funny as hell

Comment by Alex Veidel on May 1, 2013 at 4:41am

Whoa! I didn't know kale could do that. Do the greens still taste good then?

Comment by George on May 1, 2013 at 2:58am

Sorry, Vlad, I didn't see your comment until now.  No, I can't think of any pointers that you don't already know.  My variety is Lacinato.  My wife loves it.

Jim, I too refer to some plants as gifts that keep on giving.  Broccoli doesn't go as long here in N. Fl but it does very well, nonetheless.  The only thing left uneaten is the hard stalk.  What we don't eat, the chickens do.

regards

Comment by Jim Fisk on April 30, 2013 at 2:21pm

That is inspiring George. Some plants just keep on giving. Our brocs are still producing after 9 mos. and have tree trunks as well. I have had kale do the same but yours are friggin trees

Comment by Vlad Jovanovic on March 25, 2013 at 11:11am

Nice. They do sorta look like mini palm trees :)

A couple weeks ago I ordered some seeds of a similar/same variety of kale and am waiting for them to arrive...Do you have any pointers that might be helpful for me?

Comment by George on October 19, 2012 at 8:49am

Yeah, for the most part it declined late in the summer and I've pulled most of it.  New plants just about ready to plug in.  I'm going heavy on spinach this winter.

Comment by halemart on October 7, 2012 at 2:22pm

Wow that is different kale.