Kale is a biennial plant. This means it will return for a second year. The second year is the end of its life cycle. To start the life cycle again, it will bolt with the aim of producing more kale. Bolting has been mentioned many times on this website, and it is when plants flower and go to seed. The good news is that all hope is not lost. Gardeners have many options. 1) Gardeners can keep the kale in a cool place and shade it in hopes of delaying the bolting process and gett

‪August is my favorite month of the year for so many reasons. My wedding anniversary, my birthday, my husband's birthday, and my twin sons' half birthday is all in August. Yes, we count the half birthday. (This matters to some children.) August is the month of the Indiana State Fair which I love attending annually and on multiple days during each year. Unfortunately, corona stole the fair from us. August is also the month where I tend to harvest a lot of produce. Let's check

A few years after my sons were born, I started making smoothies at home. It was one action I took to return to my pre-pregnancy weight. I experimented with different combinations of fruits and vegetables. My favorite combination is any fruit with some kale added. A few days ago, I mentioned how I should start making smoothies again. I asked my dad for a new blender for Christmas. Once my old blender bit the dust, I stopped making them. My dad got me a Ninja blender. It's exce

I went into the garden. First, I picked oregano, spinach, and kale. Next, I put the oregano, spinach, and kale into their own bowls. Then, my mom cleaned the oregano, spinach, and kale. I want my mom to put the oregano on pizza. Gardener Jerry Reminder!!!! To keep up with our 2018 garden, make sure you are connected to us on social media: Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @gardenershicole Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gardenershicole/ Subscribe to our Yo

Our collard and kale greens were doing well until the catepillar invasion. Eric Carle was right...these caterpillars are very hungry. They have eaten more greens in the past days than we have. I don't really have a solution to this problem except for checking my leaves and removing the caterpillars and their eggs which is hard because their color provides the perfect camouflage. We garden organically so we are going to look into a more efficient organic solution for next