tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7560052562233689478..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Here comes the rain againKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79885544732704085972016-03-27T07:21:54.478+02:002016-03-27T07:21:54.478+02:00Raised beds are a very good way to organize a gard...Raised beds are a very good way to organize a garden. You can put in rich, loose soil and not have to depend on the quality of the soil where you live. Our soil is heavy with clay and a lot of rocks in it. When it's wet, it is slippery and slick. When it's very dry, it's like concrete.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91950797154216052472016-03-27T07:19:07.944+02:002016-03-27T07:19:07.944+02:00I think they do, E. We had such a mild winter, wit...I think they do, E. We had such a mild winter, with very few mornings with temperatures as low as 30ºF. So they didn't freeze to death, and neither did we.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6286507194408752892016-03-27T07:17:56.720+02:002016-03-27T07:17:56.720+02:00We'll see how that works out here, Chris.We'll see how that works out here, Chris.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59300953123084415602016-03-27T07:17:33.406+02:002016-03-27T07:17:33.406+02:00I do sauté kale and garlic, or I simmer it like sp...I do sauté kale and garlic, or I simmer it like spinach or collard greens. I like spinach too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72597372169220203942016-03-27T07:16:20.741+02:002016-03-27T07:16:20.741+02:00I've only seen the classic curly-leaf green ka...I've only seen the classic curly-leaf green kale in supermarkets in Morehead City. And no kale at all in Saint-Aignan, except what I've grown.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57584850567696162532016-03-27T03:26:21.462+02:002016-03-27T03:26:21.462+02:00Lacinato kale is what's sold in stores here, g...Lacinato kale is what's sold in stores here, generally. I've never heard it called Dinosaur.<br />Seeds of Change is a very good line of seeds, so I imagine you'll get good results.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32971123368237804902016-03-26T13:07:42.837+01:002016-03-26T13:07:42.837+01:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacinato_kale is wha...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacinato_kale" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacinato_kale</a> is what I looked at.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83095390421966148002016-03-25T22:38:29.907+01:002016-03-25T22:38:29.907+01:00I don't think so Ken...the illustrated leaves ...I don't think so Ken...the illustrated leaves are too flat...but it could be a parent...<br />yours looks easier to clean, the incurved leaves of Black Tuscan make it very difficult...<br />especially with the clay dust around here...<br />I don't mind eating my peck of dirt...but not by the shovel full!!<br /><br />We had steamed mixed sprouts for supper tonight...with the two mentioned above, we added collard, mibuna, red cabbage and rocket! And more to some, save rocket which will vanish beneath the "maggot"...Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42118147796667741872016-03-25T17:45:26.993+01:002016-03-25T17:45:26.993+01:00you have done a lot of garden workyou have done a lot of garden workGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84459856852167047902016-03-25T16:44:50.810+01:002016-03-25T16:44:50.810+01:00I bet these would be happy to grow in Florida, wou...I bet these would be happy to grow in Florida, wouldn't they ? Warm and not too dry .. Do you saute your kale in garlic and oil and have it that way or soups or ? I buy spinach all the time but never kale.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82142221627188650522016-03-25T16:13:09.820+01:002016-03-25T16:13:09.820+01:00Lacinato kale *is* the best kind, but Red Russian ...Lacinato kale *is* the best kind, but Red Russian gets 'way fewer aphids and inchworms.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-36095111753023086332016-03-25T13:36:03.565+01:002016-03-25T13:36:03.565+01:00Those collards must like their French life ;-)Those collards must like their French life ;-)Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44180058486965956352016-03-25T12:43:07.072+01:002016-03-25T12:43:07.072+01:00I had played with the idea of a raised box sort of...I had played with the idea of a raised box sort of vegetable garden but then the house sold faster than I thought it would .. I am moving South, gardening will probably be done in boxes .. I look forward to it.<br />My grandfather was a Marine Sgt. He was tall and had this deep voice and was very tough ( looking ) .. he had the greenest thumb of anyone anybody ever knew :) He could throw a seed out the window and it would grow ! I want to be like that. :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4670081127434072962016-03-25T08:18:10.186+01:002016-03-25T08:18:10.186+01:00I'm pretty sure that what I have can also be c...I'm pretty sure that what I have can also be called Black Tuscan kale. Or <i>cavolo nero</i> in Italian.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15468483373569235212016-03-25T07:51:15.104+01:002016-03-25T07:51:15.104+01:00So you had wet cat too!! Baron came in and leapt o...So you had wet cat too!! Baron came in and leapt on the nice warm seat that I'd just vacated in order to open the door!!<br />Dino Kale looks very similar to Black Tuscan, but with a flatter leaf...if it tastes anything like Black Tuscan, you will enjoy!!<br />Red Russian is one that Pauline and I have grown for ages....<br /> It is by far the best tasting kale...it over winters very well and is now in full flush again, no sign of sprouting yet....which is a slight shame as the young sprouts are to die for!! <br />As are the Black Tuscan sprouts we are eating now along with the purple broccoli...<br />If Dino is anything like that, it will be worth letting them "go over"...<br />Both are "pick as you need" kales...and Red Russian is now a trendy, baby leaf...<br />Yes,they are nice and tender and easily eaten raw...but I feel they lack flavour.<br />Black Tuscan is very expensive in the shops in the UK... It can only be harvested by hand!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com