Plant, pluck, eat, repeat! | cbc_life
If you've ever run outside or onto the balcony to grab a few cherry tomatoes to toss into a salad, or snipped fresh cilantro to garnish a dish, you know how satisfying it is to grow your own food. Whether you have the space for a raised bed or a few pots on a porch — or even just a spot to hook a hanging basket — here are some new and delicious varieties to look for at the garden centre.
, recommends growing Dazzling Blue kale, describing it as "another winner for its looks, because a garden should be a feast for the eyes too!" Plant this lacinato, or dinosaur, kale as foliage among the flowers in your containers as it's both edible and ornamental. "This variety has green-blue leaves with vibrant purple veins and is also very tender and tolerant of cold weather," said Biggs.
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