Kale has been the health-food darling for a while because even for the brassica family, it is exceptionally rich in antioxidants, iron, and phytonutrients. This cool weather, leafy vegetable ranges ...

Find the perfect kale varieties to grow for all your favorite recipes. This type of kale is also called ‘Tuscan’ kale because it was bred in Italy, or dinosaur kale because of its crinkled, almost ...

I don’t know when I began eating kale regularly, but I definitely didn’t grow up eating it. It was most likely while living in Portland, Ore., during the kale-crazed early 2000s. One of my many ...

Last year I grew 15 different varieties of kale, looking for the best-tasting type. Now that we’re well into winter, I’m rethinking kale preference, preferring those that best survive winter. Tuscan ...

Kale was “king” in the 2010s. It is still a popular raw or cooked leafy green, since it is nutritious and easy to grow in the home garden. The key to getting the most return from the time invested in ...

At a time when thoughts should be on planning a coming season of gardening, including checking on dahlia bulbs, gladiolus corms, cleaning tools, or organizing the garage, my mind moves to happiness ...

The days are getting shorter and despite the heat, it’s time to start thinking about fall vegetable gardens. Summer gardens are popular because of the tomatoes, peppers and other fruiting vegetables ...

Kale, or col silvestre in Spanish, belongs to the cabbage family, and is likely the earliest form of cabbage the Greeks and Romans cultivated. Curly or Scotch kale has grayish-green leaves. Siberian ...

Kale is frost-hardy and tastes sweeter after cold weather. Plant six to eight weeks before your first frost date. Baby kale is ready for harvest just 20–30 days after sowing. Kale, Brassica oleracea ...