Winter vegetables

vegetablesIn the past, kale was often grown because of its decorative properties. And yet it is a vegetable rich in vitamins A and C.. It also has a lot of iron, calcium and phosphorus. His leaves, collected after freezing, they are more delicate in taste and free of bitterness. It tolerates frost very well. A valuable vegetable rich in vitamins and minerals is lamb's lettuce, delicate leaves, eaten raw like lettuce. Sown in August, produces rosettes of leaves in the fall, which winter well under the snow, a thin layer of straw or leaves. The leeks wintering in the beds are covered with quite high mounds of soil. So covered, they can withstand even severe frosts. However, they can rot during the thaw. That's why you have to check it systematically, what is happening in the garden.