I am always loathe to give up my plants from the fall/winter/spring gardening season. But the heat marches on and if I want space for the new plantings, and also to get rid of the old before it fries, I have to clear out the old.
Last week I was working on removing the prolific kale that had grown over the past season. Much to my surprise, the plants would not yield to my tugging. After inspection, I realized that a mere shovel was not going to get the job done. Jessica documented my struggles.....
I always garden with my earrings on.
It required a hacksaw to "chop" down these babies
Big addition to the compost heap......too bad I don't have chickens.......
Look at the size of that "trunk!" TL had to dig out the roots for me. They were the size of a small bush! I got my workout that morning.......
Lest you think that I tossed all the vegetation, I took the best leaves and did this:
Blanched them in boiling water for about 30 seconds, then placed them in ziplock bags. I had about 8 quart-sized bags of kale, ready for the freezer. I will use them in my yummy sausage, kale and potato soup (I think it's an adaptation from Pioneer Woman)
I felt so provident-ish........
3 comments:
Impressive!
I'm glad that you were able to freeze some for later.
Now what are you going to plant there?
Wow...never have seen kale that huge!
I've never frozen it before so I'll give this a try this summer.
It's so healthy and your soup sounds delicious.
Oh, my daughter would be so jealous!! She loves kale--eats it almost every day--and sausage, kale and potato soup is one of her favorites!
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