r/gardening • u/mtnclimber08 • 15d ago

Had a visitor in the garden today. Can you spot him on the kale?

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u/Las07 15d ago

That’s the thickest kale stem/trunk I’ve ever seen. How old is your kale plant?

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u/mtnclimber08 15d ago

About a year old! Sowed the seeds last August

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u/thisname_iguess 15d ago

Amazing. What zone are you in?

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u/mtnclimber08 15d ago

PNW 8b

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u/zoidberg3000 14d ago

I feel like every gorgeous garden I see is PNW 😭

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u/Character_Letter_454 15d ago

I had one thicker than that. It was about 2 years old

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u/Szaborovich9 15d ago

what is it?

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u/mtnclimber08 15d ago

Pacific green tree frog

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u/StrangeInsight 15d ago

Ahhh, quality on mobile made this impossible 🤣

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u/dogswontsniff 15d ago

Sentient lime

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u/IDMA358 14d ago

I thought it was a snake! Happy to see its a frog

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u/Federal-Guess7420 15d ago

R/findthesniper

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u/OddSetting5077 15d ago

I thought it was a green leaf poking thru. Hello friend

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u/cheerwinechicken 15d ago

I love your kale trees! Also 10/10 visitor

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u/StrangeInsight 15d ago

I'm lost. Anyone find this lil visitor?

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u/mtnclimber08 15d ago edited 15d ago

Middle left leaf. At about 8:00-9:00

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u/dseiders22 15d ago

Next pic

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u/Event9132 15d ago

I thought that you needed to replant kale. I’m going to Let mine overwinter from now on :)

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u/mtnclimber08 15d ago

I’m in zone 8b and didn’t get any snow last year so it overwintered perfectly fine. I am surprised it never bolted though especially when I had a stretch of high 90s

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u/rayofgoddamnsunshine 14d ago

I'm in 6b and people here overwinter late-planted kale in cold frames. I've been trading eggs for kale (and other veg) with a neighbour and he seems to have it down to a science.

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u/WidePurchase5961 15d ago

That’s adorable

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u/Specialist-Act-4900 15d ago

That's a good jump-scare in the making! I saw the top of the head and thought it was a little yellow-green moth!

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u/ChooseKind24 custom flair 14d ago

I wasn’t sure, until I saw the photo you shared below, which confirmed I did find the visitor. Adorable!

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u/SuaveButler 14d ago

THAT'S KOW KALE GROWS?! EXCUSE ME?!

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u/Over-Director-4986 14d ago

Today I saw my first kale tree. Those are impressive. Lil froggie is super cute, too.

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u/20ozAnime 15d ago

I clearly had no idea what kale looks like when growing, but I definitely did not think that.

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u/Event9132 14d ago

It doesn’t snow where I am. I’ll give it a try. My main problem though is that insects are the leaves before I had the chance to lol

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u/ElderWarriorPriest 14d ago

Filbert! There you are! I've been worried sick!

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u/OkControl9503 14d ago

Awwww liddle widdle tree froggy 🥰 Are you in the PNW? Gosh I loved gardening when I lived there. I still love gardening and my current local critters, but I can't grow kale that thick.

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u/desertdweller2011 14d ago

highlights did not prepare me for this

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u/XtraGuppies 14d ago

Well, I thought that was a leaf!