Some pics of the perennial kale landrace I'm developing.

[malterod@pixelfed.social]

Some pics of the perennial kale landrace I'm developing. Original seed came from Chris Homanics which I crossed with Daubenton for further bushy growth habit. There's probably also some other kale genetics in there by now. Have been growing it for 5-6 years or so at 4 different sites. This one is at the school. I love to go looking for new colors, shapes or particularly healthy individuals, esp. ability to survive the winters, slugs, birds and caterpillars. My goal is to adapt this landrace to my conditions and the tastes of local chefs. These are doing pretty well in February! #PerennialVegetables #PerennialKale #PlantBreeding #LandraceGardening #AdaptiveGardening #BrassicaOleracea

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@malterod how can I get involved? What zone are you growing for?

[malterod@pixelfed.social]

@Kugg@infosec.exchange You can join the community Going to Seed - several of us are growing perennial kale and exchanging seed. I'm in zone 7-9 in Denmark, there are others both in EU and US. https://goingtoseed.discourse.group/t/perennial-kale/2706

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@malterod I’m interested i trying Crambe maritima this year on sandier soil. It is known to be perenial and tolerant to Swedish winters.

[malterod@pixelfed.social]

@Kugg@infosec.exchange Great, are you in Sweden? We have a few of us in the Nordic countries

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@malterod yes! I'm preparing the soil now as the snow is melting away this weekend.