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Re: Cold Climate Salad Greens

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Cousin Ricky wrote:

>Kale can be grown through winter itself with little protection from the
>wind.  I believe Vermont gardener Dick Raymond does this, and his
>climate is far colder than my former zone 6.  Unfortunately, you would
>have had to start the kale in late summer.  As you no doubt know, the
>nurseries don't sell vegetable seedlings at this time of year.  Maybe
>next year you can try it.
>--
>@->-`-,----------------------------------------------+
>|  Cousin Ricky      USDA zone 11, Virgin Islands    |
>|  rcallwo@uvi.edu   formerly zone 6, Massachusetts  |
>+----------------------------------------------------+
I have six flowering kale in the garden now--maybe they'll make it through
the Winter.  I've eaten them in salad in my Texas garden, and they were very
tasty.  I imagine the cold weather will make them even sweeter.
Doreen


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