Monday, December 10, 2012

Russian Kale

The dark green leaves of the Russian kale is two to three inches wide. The  actual plant is about ten inches long. It is sweet, thick, chewy ,and juicy. It has a sweet flavor after it freezes. This plant is very popular in central Italy in soups and stews and even pastas. It is a very winter hardy plant. The plant is a member of brassica which is shared by hardy winter plant such as mustard and cabbage. In till the end of the Middle Ages kale was one of the  most common green vegetable. Caterpillars love to eat Russian kale that, is why we have to protect our kale.

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