Kale (Cabbage)

This is so cool! Kale plants are full of chlorophyll a chemical compound that reflects the sunlight and feeds the plant. Very few plants have blue leaves, most are green, so this kale plant is pretty special. Did you see any insects on your kale plant? Beetles love them, and so do caterpillars. That's what makes them a great food source for pollinators. Kale plants flower in the late fall. They will shoot up a long stalk in the middle of the plant and get yellow flowers. Those flowers will be a great pollen and nectar source for bumblebees and wasps and butterflies in the fall.