Once it has gone to seed, the kale plant will die, as that’s what annual plants do. To extricate a big dying kale plant out of the ground is sometimes difficult, even with a garden fork.

"Seed prices are through the roof," Flaim said in an interview, adding that kale sales have jumped by more than 30 percent annually over the past few years. "The price has probably gone up 80 ...

He then went online and began adding the different seed varieties to his cart, only to discover about a third of the items he wanted were unavailable. Tomatoes? Sold out. Kale? Gone. Sweet corn? Nope.

The flowering seed-heads of kale, cabbage, collards, mustard, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and other bolting brassicas have got a whole lot of delicious going on. Skip to content.

With demand for kale surging, that's creating a major headache for some kale farmers who are having trouble finding sufficient supplies of kale seeds to keep up with demand.

Suppliers Field Growing Demand For Seeds From Pandemic Gardeners. February 5, 2021 5:00 AM ET. From ...