Tag leafy green

Mustards

Frills & Leaf Mustards are a wide range of plants. Mustards are brassicas but they have a large number of verities. The general flavor pallet is spicy. DISEASES & PESTS:Control flea beetles by applying fabric row cover at time of…

Kale

Kale

Cool Weather Crop Kale has so many different verities. Curly green, curly purple, Red Russian, Redbor, Toscano or “dino” kale and several versions of ornamental. All are edible but the ornamental are not recommended.Kale is a hardy cool to cold…

Arugula

Most varieties are hardy enough to grow in cool weather in mild winter locations like North Texas. Sow from late summer and early fall then again in early Spring to mid Summer. If allowed to flower (bolt) the small flowers…

Broccoli

Cool weather crop. The broccoli plant,  is a Brassica, and is a member of the cabbage family which includes other cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower, kale, bok choy, and Brussels sprouts. Broccoli stems and heads are both edible. The heads are…