How to Grow Tons of Kale from Seed to Harvest

How to Grow Kale from Seed to Harvest. We grew this for the chickens but soon realize it's tasty for us to eat too.
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Learn how to grow this Giant sized kale that remains tender even as the leaves grow to an astounding 3 feet long. This variety of kale was long appreciated in the UK as a chicken crop, but it has been re-discovered as a tasty culinary variety.
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[@gitatit4046]

Always relaxing to watch you and Nancy raise those beautiful veggies and feeding "the girls". Have a blessed week. 👍☺

[@joio2094]

I love reading the verses at the end

[@Freedom2025-x2b]

Love the music 🎵

[@Liwayputi]

Thanks for showing us all the ups and downs. Chicken ladies are happy.

[@1-Fitgirl]

Thanks for sharing this video! Chickens tore that up! I grew some in the spring. Was too hot. What I did harvest was delicious. “Fall” seedlings are looking happy. Fingers crossed .

[@marley9904]

Love the idea of showing us from seed to harvest. Oh , the background music 🎶 🎵 is lovely. Lucky chickens 🐔 they get to eat something I wish I could. Always here to support your channel. Have a blessed day always 🙏

[@marmaladesunrise]

Love that you love the chickens, Hollis. 😉 It was fun watching them eat the kale. The music was perfect... Hi Nancy & Bing Bing. ☺ 🐕

[@larriel1968]

I find so much joy in watching y'alls videos and faith in God much love to you always

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

❤️

[@titasmom678]

The girls are lucky to have such caring parents

[@lynnlovessoil]

You really love those chickens!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Yes, whatever God places in my hands for their care, I try to do the best I can

[@pikakerose]

thats some huge kale your hens must love them

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

They like it very much. Nancy cooked up some with some of her chicken broth….we loved it❤️❤️❤️

[@mariaoshoko8289]

Blessings now and always.

[@matthewshannongreen1900]

I love your music and content so much

[@lazylonewolf]

Holy... those are massive.

[@rebelstudio2720]

Paint the outside of the starter pots white and it will prevent the soil from heating up.

[@jackiehorsley9263]

wow love the kale I had a felling that the ladys would love the kale to

[@love2foster85]

Congratulations on hitting 500K+ subscribers! Thanks for the video and all your great content. God Bless!

[@yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515]

THANKU GOD BLESS YOU

[@annjohnson5592]

Always a pleasure watching you and your wife, Thank you for always give such great ktips on planting! Say well!

[@michaelcasey-ev8kg]

You two are a blessing to humanity may God bless you

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Peace to you my friend❤️❤️🐶

[@michaelcasey-ev8kg]

@@HollisNancysHomestead Binky's a cute companion too always by your side ...being well behaved while you plant

[@kele1264]

Huge kale leaves! Way to recover and not give up when problems hit the garden. So much fun watching the chickens get a treat! Great video!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

👍. Rollin with the punches

[@soonzach4017]

Thank for sharing.

[@joeschmo7957]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hollis... NO TILL, Hollis.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

There is a difference in tilling and cultivating. I am only cultivating 👍❤️

[@Barbarashli]

A joy to watch as always. Gorgeous kale! Lucky chickens. God Bless you both : ) Thank you.✝️

[@yesyoga]

Your videos are therapeutic. Such hard work for you! God bless you both! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️‍🔥💙💛

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Thank you so much!

[@CopperIslandHomestead]

My sons grow this, too! It gets so HUGE! I bet the girls loved having that all winter 🤗

[@deboraheversole1303]

It's been so hot here in Florida. Hard to tell when to plant fall vegetables. Just pulled up my tomatoes, beans and squash was a bomb this year. Hope sweet potatoes produce a good harvest. I'm in 9b.

[@mygrannysgarden]

Great video. That kale is really large. Thank you for sharing.

[@asecondisahiccup]

Love this video. I have chickens and they bring me lots of joy.

[@rebeccaharrell7257]

Thanks!

[@bjhenderson7134]

Amazing leaf size!

[@ginaeaton6680]

Y'all just amaze me!! Thanks for sharing!

[@tbone9194]

Both of you are such a blessing. I enjoy watching you, and I learn from you. I want to find a couple like you in my area 6a, that I can go to help and learn from. Lord, thank you for the precious gift you have given them, they are a blessing to me.

[@lynnlovessoil]

You should invest in some shade cloth and pvc hoops for that crop next year.

[@YeahIsaidWhatISaid]

Always a pleasure watching you. Such a cute couple❤

[@carolynmoody9460]

Beautiful ❤️ Blessings ❤️💐

[@simplelifehomestead5626]

You two are awesome!!!! Love your videos how they are start to finish. They are super easy to follow and you give us tips to make it all better. GOD bless you both and thank you!!!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

❤️

[@cherylperkins7538]

I'm in upper west Florida. This past years summer was so hot and humid that my things just wouldn't grow. I'm going to have relearn seasons. I will look for Black Cow. Love the videos 😍

[@LindaB8749]

Awesome 👏🏽 😎🙏🏽💕

[@mikelarson8066]

Hollis and Nancy thanks for the video it sure mirrors the start of my fall garden in southern Oregon . The fall starts just could not handle the unexpected triple digit lengthy heat. I did just what you did and started another germination to attempt a replant .The new starts are doing well waiting for the temps to come down to plant along with the survivors. Farming sure is grounding when it is difficult but God inspires us to learn and celebrate success

[@deejaybell7111]

Great video as always. I see why you wear the back brace. My back was hurting just watching you.

[@daisygurl3601]

Fabulous! Never heard of this variety, but I’ll bet our girls would love it! Blessings…daisy

[@williamwoods8765]

Hello daisy

[@nygardenguru]

That’s great chicken food. One advantage to having chickens.

[@Endoe.McKronic]

Dude!! I saw your sweet potatoes video. And I LOVE the way you show the plants from start to finish!! And your techniques and instructions on how you do things. I love your setup garden beds. I'm doing a community garden bed. But the wood we have rotted. And am now doing milk cartons and wooden pallets so am not bedding down much. Great kale video!!

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Thanks for watching! Keep up the good work on your garden

[@Sparkysings2]

Wow they are huge!!!! I got two flats of blue curled Kale at the Amish auction and wow! I had a bumper crop. The leaves were huge but this variety put mine to shame! lol. I dehydrated some and made kale powder for smoothies and soups and froze a lot. It’s so good for you! I also am now completely addicted to making kale chips using olive oil and some garlic salt and Parmesan cheese! Soooo yummy. Just don’t overcook know the oven or it’s like paper. Hollis why didn’t you use shade cloth during the heat? Just curious?

[@williamwoods8765]

Hello patty

[@doctork02]

Thank you! God bless you and your family in Jesus name !!! Good luck growing !

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Thank you! You too!

[@mpedals]

your video gave me a great reason to sit down and coool off, lolol,,,,im going to see if my turkeys like kale leaves, my chickens are all fenced out of the garden, they get lots of scraps but i have to take them out the fence,,,,,i think their favorite the chickens and turkeys are the cucumbers, i let them get really big, just for them,,,minus the making of cinnamin cucs that we let get large, Happy Day to you, Blessings to you and your family

[@MzladyGrinn]

What a genuinely nice video! I’m impressed, from start to finish! I planted kale last summer, in NC. ONLY 2 plants came up, and I ended up sick, and had to stay with daughter about 60 minutes from my home. I was gone for 4 1/4 months. Got home in early-mid January, and those two heads of kale got huge, and now I’m looking to harvest them, and see how I could fix them. This year, I’ll plant more, hopefully I can get them to germinate more. But glad I watched this video. It is very helpful! Thank you so much! Have a Blessed upcoming season! With a bountiful harvest! 💞💞🙏🙏🙏💞💞

[@marialacke9896]

We don't have hot temps like you but I always put cedar shingles around the touchy green seedlings until they "catch" and get themselves established and can take the elements. That Kale is AMAZING!

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[@teenadamron7654]

Love everything❣️❣️ I would like to ask you to add something in your videos. You never say anything about pest. I know you must have some and great ideas on how to treat for them.

[@gregboshell977]

Nice roots on the ones you transplanted

[@markarnold5192]

I have never seen leaves this large!! Holly mackerel!!

[@theanalyticgardener]

Love this video. I'm planting some Thousand Head Kale this year too - but for us to eat. LOL No chickens as of yet.

[@teresaholland4790]

Great job thanks for sharing your beautiful work ❤

[@rosalynspencer1501]

This is a great video, I really enjoy them and your garden. Thank you

[@gardeningwithjazzy]

Those are amazing!! I have them in the cart right now. Thank you.

[@rkng1]

Have you tried lancinato kale? It's an heirloom variety and actually. a perennial. Basically a cut and come again variety. I had a few plants that lived 4 years, even made it through snow

[@jameysuell5858]

Love your videos

[@Logcabinbakeryandfarm]

We love the thousand head kale but we harvest young. Our chicken enjoy it too! We grow it year round in our cattle panel greenhouse.

[@JeanneKinland]

I was just thinking about you guys the other day. I noticed that I haven't heard from you in a while. Kinda concerned something happened to you. Always enjoys your videos. God Bless!

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We have been here all along. KZbin unsubscribes thousands of our subscribers all the time for some unknown reason. They also deactivate the notification bell if you haven’t watched any of our videos in 3 or 4 weeks. We apologize sincerely for this inconvenience. Hopefully you can do some binge watching and get caught up. 😂😂😂. You may want to check to see if you are still subscribed to our channel. Thank you for thinking about us❤️👩‍🦳👨‍🦳🐶❤️

[@onemoredoll5791]

Love the 1000 head kale. I grow that kale too. Not only do I and the chickens love it....the white moth loves it too and devours the heck out of it. Just potted up 6 more starters since I have no room for more than that unless I put it where the corn was. Can I do that? Mine come up to my waist

[@dinamilian8818]

I love y’all’s videos & wondered if you & miss Nancy ever do meet & greets? I’ll be back in Tampa next month.

[@jessicapabon2105]

Love it! You and Nancy are awesome. Thank you so much for this video I was just telling my sister that I'm going to end up putting fish heads underneath the future vegetables that I'm going to plant and she looked at me like I was crazy because she said I'd rather eat the fish than put it under the plant but the fish that we're getting I'm buying halibut they're very inexpensive at this time and the fish is big enough to cut into like three pieces. I do plan on getting some black cow manure and adding sand into my beds come august. Going to plant tomatoes in that medium and also have a round large raised bed that I plan on planting kale, tatsoy, and bok choy in the same medium. Hoping for the best there. Lol this past summer here in Central Texas was horrible. Everything died it couldn't withstand the heat that we were having from 107° to 111° non-stop. Luckily we are now in the low to mid 90s and we should continue going down. Love watching y'all's videos I am learning so much thank you again for all you do. Continue on continuing on... Those kale leaves are just very oppressive.. I was thinking man one can leave can make a massive veggie roll and you could split it between several people hahaha

[@deborahrusignuolo7612]

Beautiful animals ❤️

[@ross-smithfamily6317]

A 30-40% shadecloth will help protect the kale plants during hot weather. In NC, we often have a heat wave in October, as well ... so finding ways to protect fall & winter veggies is essential.

[@1jw298]

Have you done any videos on the black kow fertilizer? Our local store carries that brand and was wondering how to apply it to small garden beds.

[@markkristynichols845]

Love this! I need to try to feed my winter kale to my girls! ❤️ ya both, Kristy in Missouri zone 6b 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

🐓❤️🐓❤️🐓

[@heidipustelniak652]

I grow greens for my chickens! Those are huge kale leaves!

[@happilyretiredmark2964]

Nice job Hollis looking after the chickens. What are your thoughts on cinder blocks for raised beds? Some say they’re bad. Some say treated wood is bad. I’d just like to know how you feel about it. After all, you’ve reached your 60s and seem to be doing fine lol

[@joeschmo7957]

Of course, treated wood is BAD. You don't want that chemical residue in your soil. Not sure of cinder blocks. My dad always said "Cedar... resists the weather and lasts forever".

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Pressure Treated lumber has changed a lot in the last 25 years. I have no concerns with leaching in the soil. This is always a hot button for gardeners so I leave it up to the individual. Cinder blocks are fine for raised beds.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Your Dad is correct. Cedar is a good wood for beds but I can’t afford it.

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[@mousiebrown1747]

Hollis, are you Absolutely Certain if you let that stuff grow, it won’t set a crop of 🍌 bananas??? Lol !!!!

[@rosalynnecole23]

💜

[@maisoonkodida5253]

Amen

[@cherylperkins7538]

Love, love, love the videos. What part of Florida are you in?

[@josiahhill4993]

Do you ever have neighborhood cats digging up your fish heads?

[@runningwarrior5468]

Are the sides of the raised garden bed made out of pressure treated wood?

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

Long time subscriber and sister in Christ. I was wondering if you have considered a cover crop to improve the soil/sugar sand that you have. You can still use black kow for planting but at least you won't be starting from pure sand. I also remember reading a long time ago that you didn't want wood chips because of the termites.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

I have grown cover crop a couple of times. Didn’t have any affect on this stubborn sand. Black Kow seems to be the only thing that works

[@janinejackson9477]

Chooks also like comfrey helps with the calcium

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❤❤❤

[@venessaevans8674]

Hahahahaha there subspetable to wind these these giant sails that made me laugh.. my chickens aren't big fans of kale maybe I should try that kind for them instead. I have grow other kale and they pretty much just turn there beaks up at me and want lettuce and spinach and stuff instead. There spoiled. Thanks for the laugh.ans as always the amazing videoa you both put out. You and Nancy and Bing Bing take good care. And God bless

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Chickens can be so funny❤️🐓

[@venessaevans8674]

@@HollisNancysHomestead yes they can mine fallow me around like a dog. All my animals are a little different 😁 it's like a do little honestead.

[@Loiczzr]

If I may, when you are opening the bags, after making the cuts at the bottom make a cut few inches long toward the top to allow air in so when you pour down the bag there is no "suction" and it will empty itself without effort.

[@bs4638]

Wonderful video! Couple of questions - (a) Do you consume this variety of Kale or is it only for the chickens? (b) That was a big load of Black Kow you used. I counted around 36 bags for the whole bed. At $6 per bag (HD/Lowe's), that's a good chunk of money. It is probably lower for you since you buy in bulk or sponsored by Black Kow. Did the cost work out for you in this particular case?

[@WhoisMichelleCollie]

Is that kale mostly a fodder crop or have you tried it? if you have will nancy be doing videos on that huge leaf and best way to cook it? I have seeds ready for this sept.

[@williamwoods8765]

Hello Michelle

[@almamoore8446]

Beatiful garden I*sa good workers and black cow and te Good Lords help..

[@laangelitalokita]

I’m curious what you all do with all the produce you grow. Do you use all of it for your family, the girls, and the soup kitchen?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Yes. We also share with neighbors and an elderly lady that lives next door to Nancy’s Mom

[@dandavatsdasa8345]

Great! It would be a dream come true if I had that much successful vegetable gardening at home! I cannot find any information about your location and climate zone. Presumably you are in Oregon. Is this correct? Thank you

[@kirbygulbrandsen4507]

I haven’t watched the whole year yet, so I don’t know everything you grow. My question is, do you grow collards? My luck I spoke too soon because I’m asking at the beginning of the video. Always watching from Panama City Florida, by way Hialeah Florida, USA. 🇺🇸

[@kirbygulbrandsen4507]

Love me some Collard Greens.

[@kirbygulbrandsen4507]

By the way where are you, in Florida?

[@The1stChristgrl]

I was wondering about ways to feed my chickens as they get bigger. Just got my first chicks this week. My local feed mill is closing so, not sure how easy it will be to continue getting feed for winter. But I had already bought some winter rye and crimson clover cover crop seed. I'll try some kale too. I was wondering how the Thousand Year Kale would be. The slugs and snails are a problem for me in VA.

[@williamwoods8765]

Hello there

[@gregboshell977]

Hollis do you still have quail? Just wondering if you can feed it to the quail

[@debbiegilliam1725]

What is the white stuff on the ground prior to putting down the black cow

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Sand

[@beverleydouglas8502]

Soaker hoses would help a lot keeping them watered

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

With our Sandy soil a soaker hose can’t get the roots wet enough. We have to saturate the soil to irrigate our plants❤️. If you have better soil than we do a soaker hose or drip tape is great

[@thanhthanhtran8506]

You only used black cow at the base of raise bed? I haven’t seen any soil?

[@candacealdridge877]

Their soil is sugar sand. That was the white soil he put the bags of black cow on top of. Then he incorporated it into the sand.

[@lyndeer2173]

If you can’t get fish heads do you still use the lime? If so what does it do? Thanks

[@1jw298]

Would it be too much trouble to use some shade cloth?

[@daddio7249]

How to grow kale. Till soil, throw down some seed, stand back. Same for arugula. Not many people like those (bugs don't either) so of course they are easy to grow. My wife make sausage soup that calls for some kale, that is the only reason I grow a few plants.

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Man that sausage soup sounds good on a cold day! Nancy uses the Kale mostly in soups too. 👍

[@YardeningwithAnne]

How do you keep the bugs away from all your brassica

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Thuricide BT

[@rosielee6390]

What size are your garden beds?

[@williamwoods8765]

Hello Rosie

[@Testing329]

Viva Christo Rey

[@amyk6028]

Can you throw a shade cloth over your Kale during the mid day heat?

[@HollisNancysHomestead]

Yes