Oh! I see. $2x5! 
Not food for the stomach but food for the soul. A co worker gave me a piece of this orchid 25 years ago and it still blooms.
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Amazing!
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Love it. I killed off all my orchids. The Sacramento Orchid Show was last weekend. Hadn’t been in a few years and, like everything else, the prices were much higher. You might have a $150-250 specimens there.
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I’m with you. We’re having a very slow start to the annual plantings. I’m unsure as to whether it is weather related (cool temps) or just bad soil for our starts. In any case, we’re muddling through and will make do. It’s an argument for putting up just a little extra each year, in case the next year is (not a bust but) less yield-y than anticipated.
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My aunt used to say " whatever the weather" lol. Farm logic
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My Vesey’s seaside spinach is starting to come up.
I planted these herbs in pots today.
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We’re just getting ready to plant in the NYC metro area. I was too busy/distracted to start anything from seed this year, so I’ve got to hit the garden centers for seedlings. I picked up a few Cherokee Purple tomatoes, chocolate mint, a mammoth jalapeno, Italian parsley and a new rosemary to replace the one that died over the winter on sale the other day, but still need quite a few other herbs, additional tomato and pepper varietals, and maybe some snap peas or other new-to-me plant to keep me entertained. I haven’t had much success with brassicas (have tried cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and broccoli) - maybe I’ll try kale this year? I need plants that survive on benign neglect, so if anyone has any recommendations that fit that bill, I’m eager to hear them!
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The kale I’ve grown has been resilient. Easier to grown than cabbage or cauliflower. The main issues have been cabbage moths and flea beetles, which also go after the mustard family, such as arugula. I use a white fabric to help keep them out.
I like the Portuguese kale seeds sold by Renée’s Garden.
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RAGE inducing
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Another fan of kale for low-maintenance greens, although I prefer the Red Russian (simply because it’s what’s I’ve always grown here in the PNW - no fuss, no muss). It’s getting late to plant from seed here in the maritime climes, however, as my experience has been kale gets awfully buggy as the temperatures rise.
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I do brassicas fall/winter/spring here in Nor Cal but I have had good luck with (not a brassica) chard, even during warmer days.
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What I like about the Portuguese variety is the broad flat leaves.
Photo from Renee’s Garden
I find the Russian Red Kale more frustrating to clean.
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I’ve not come across these
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I also like this company
https://www.rareseeds.com/catalogsearch/result?q=kale
I haven’t tried Ethiopian Kale yet!
Hadn’t heard of Kalette before.
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Tarragon, kale (I stick to lacinato), sage, parsley. Even if you forget about them, they won’t forget about you.
I started hardening off today. Everything is in great shape so far (famous last words).
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That Portuguese kale looks just like some collards!
Apparently they are very closely related! I just harvested, blanched, and froze what I think will be the last of mine.
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I’m sure the word collard is also related to kale/ kohl.
Haven’t heard of Jersey Cabbage before!
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But wait; there’s more
But one source says you can eat Portuguese kale raw. You certainly cannot eat collards raw.
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