After harvesting kale leaves all winter long from a single planting I made in 2010, I decided to let the plant go to seed the following season. It put out beautiful yellow flowers in the spring which attracted bees in the area. Then, through the miracle of pollination, small pods began to develop. I was interested to learn from reading another blog that even the flowers and immature seed pods are edible. I tried a few pods as part of a garden salad for my lunch and can report that indeed they are a nice addition, adding some ‘crunch’ to the fare. Alas, it was too late this time around to harvest any kale flowers, I’ll try that next spring.
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