kales and why I love Pruden's Purple

[habitat_gardener]

Yesterday's harvest! The first set is from a 60 sq. ft. community garden plot. This is one reason I love Pruden's Purple: I harvested my first one (13.5 oz.) on the same day I harvested my first Tommy Toe cherry tomatoes and Jetsetter F1. And the Pruden's is riper than the cherries! It's ready to eat for dinner today.

Clockwise, from the top: Rainbow Lacinato kale, unidentified zucchini (I got the plant from a friend), gypsy pepper, Tommy Toe cherry tomato, Pruden's Purple, 2 Black Prince, Jetsetter F1, Dinosaur (aka Lacinato, Tuscan, Black) kale.

Closeup of tomatoes.

The next set is from another garden location.
Clockwise from top: Red Russian kale (garden volunteers; I don't even plant it anymore because I can rely on some volunteers showing up), rhubarb (it's small because I tried to give this plant away, and only a quarter of it was left), scarlet runner beans (I didn't have to plant it this year; it came back from the root), gypsy peppers, Belize Pink Heart, 2 Astia zucchini.

Perennial kale (my favorite kale). Has a little bitterness raw, but I can only eat a few raw leaves at a time. Cooked, it's the sweetest kale I've ever eaten, and this amount is 2 servings.

The fifth one is a shot of Rainbow Lacinato before picking. I've wanted to grow this one ever since I heard about it. It's almost too beautiful to pick! It's a little milder and more tender than regular Lacinato, and I like it raw.