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22 Mar 14 1st Time Gardener - Beginner (USA - Zone 7a climate)

I live in Northern VA, US and we have had a abnormal winter. Were almost through March & still expecting snow next week. With that said, I am trying to start a garden for the 1st time ever. I purchased Gardenate to assist me. It says you can direct sow Kale in March (assuming temp is good). Is there anything that I should take into consideration given the sporadic weather? Should I plant indoors?

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01 May 14 Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)

Autumn or Fall as Americans call it is the time to plant seedlings of kale and they will grow through winter and flourish through spring however some of the plants will bolt (flower) in spring during summer when it starts to dry out you will find mealy bugs and aphids attack them but come autumn they will start to flourish again and the bugs generally go away. Where I am we get fairly cold winters (generally no snow but some fairly heavy frosts,) my kale both the tuscan black (cavalero nero) and russian red are going well at the moment. (we are just going into winter.) for you I would think august is sort of starting autumn and this is when I would be planting Kale. plenty of lime and compost on your beds is the recommendation.

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