I love my kale plants. I started sowing them back in April, and now have seven of them dotted around the garden. A couple of them are in the veg patch, but I’ve used the rest to create winter interest in the flower border as so much else has died back. In this snow, they are standing tall like palm trees among some other mushy-looking plants. They are so tough, the frost can’t touch them.

In fact, a good old cold snap (or enormous and inconvenient dumping of snow) brings out the flavour in Kale. Just like parsnips, the mature leaves are best eaten after frosts, and grow beautifully sweet. They are fab wilted for a minute in some butter with a little salt and pepper, or shredded and mixed into a stir fry.

What winter vegetables are you growing this year? And how is your garden faring in the frost and snow?