Saving Seeds - Kale

So, my kale that flowered back in May, now has these tall stalks:

Quite the sight. Here's a closer look:

All these little pods are filled with tiny black seeds.

I've been really fascinated to see the whole process over the course of the past year. Collecting the seeds is a bit tricky because the dry seed pods are rather delicate. Millie came up with a pretty good method of basically shaking the pods into a paper bag. So now we have a nice collection of our very own saved kale seeds. I noticed today a little finch landed on one of the stalks to help herself to some as well. It's nice to have plenty to share.