I too have sprouted a kale plant with thorns/spikes/sharp hairs. It came from a mix so I do not know what it was supposed to be. It looks like kale, grows like kale, has curly edges like kale and it also has sharp little hairs on the edge of the leaves, down the veins of the leaves, and less so on the body of the leaves.I haven't eaten it and I can find no information about it. Are we witnessing a defensive micro-evolution of kale, is this a rare species, or a genetic mutation like people can sometimes get?
I too have sprouted a kale plant with thorns/spikes/sharp hairs. It came from a mix so I do not know what it was supposed to be. It looks like kale, grows like kale, has curly edges like kale and it also has sharp little hairs on the edge of the leaves, down the veins of the leaves, and less so on the body of the leaves.I haven't eaten it and I can find no information about it. Are we witnessing a defensive micro-evolution of kale, is this a rare species, or a genetic mutation like people can sometimes get?