{"id":86064,"date":"2018-04-21T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-spring-kale-as-soft-as-lettuce-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2018-04-21T17:04:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T10:04:47","slug":"how-to-grow-spring-kale-as-soft-as-lettuce-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-spring-kale-as-soft-as-lettuce-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow spring kale as soft as lettuce | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nOur gardening expert on the best way to eat this nutritious green Perhaps it is a little perverse to talk about kale when the season is finally allowing us to look ahead to summer. Why talk of winter vegetables when you can start thinking of sweet lettuce hearts? But we surely need to stop seeing kale as being only for the winter; sure, it is a cold-weather vegetable, but it can be as tender as any lettuce.Kale is ancient stuff: it\u2019s considered to be far closer to wild cabbage than, say, brussels sprouts or broccoli. In case you missed the millennial memo, kale is king of nutrition. It\u2019s certainly the most nutritious vegetable you can grow at home. It\u2019s one of the best sources of vitamin K, a rich source of vitamins A, C, B6 and folate, and a good source of iron, calcium and vitamin E. It\u2019s a multivitamin, without the plastic pot. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2018\/apr\/21\/how-to-grow-spring-kale-as-soft-as-lettuce\" target=\"_blank\">How to grow spring kale as soft as lettuce | Alys Fowler<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Our gardening expert on the best way to eat this nutritious green Perhaps it is&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-mo8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":149672,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/spring-is-here-its-time-to-sow-vegetable-seeds-in-your-garden\/","url_meta":{"origin":86064,"position":0},"title":"Spring is here! 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