What's up with my kale?

[Inastate]

A month or so ago my Kale was doing fine. It was very healthy and had 2-3 big stalks coming off it. Then the other week it got battered by winds and I lost the bigger leaves as they started dying/going yellow. Ever since it's appeared incredibly unhappy.

The first photo is from just over two weeks ago, when the remaining (smaller leaves started to go yellow. As you can see from the other two photos, taken today, it's now kind of a bit crispy and dry.

I've put it under protection this afternoon and given it a water, and I was wondering if anybody has any advice. It's been sheltered from winds the past few weeks.

Why are the leaves going yellow? Is there anything that I should do? I'd imagine I should probably remove at least one of the leaves but, I just thought I'd ask here first.

[Lisasbolt]

The ground looks far too wet, plant leaves often go yellow when over watered or waterlogged. I know you guys have had terrible rains, so that might just be the simple answer.

[Jungle Jane]

They look sad don't they,I'd give a nitrogen feed to encourage more growth,yellow leaves is sometimes a sign of nitrogen deficiency. Good luck!

[Inastate]

The ground looks far too wet, plant leaves often go yellow when over watered or waterlogged. I know you guys have had terrible rains, so that might just be the simple answer.

Actually we haven't had much rain at all around here. No floods or anything. The reason that the soil looks so wet is because I'd watered it before each photograph! It's pretty good, free draining soil (clay, compost and sand in a raised bed).

As with all my veg, they've been watered with a combination of a watering can in which we empty our spent coffee grounds, and stinging nettle fertiliser which I created in late summer/early autumn.

I think it probably suffered from losing its plastic bell cloche in high wings, consequently being battered, reduced to a shadow of its former self (size), and then blasted by snow a few days back.

I've got it covered with a plastic tub for protection, and I'll see how it looks in a few days and update with photos.

I'm just concerned with losing the remaining two leaves. It should have a pretty solid root structure, so I was looking forward to it blossoming quite well in the spring.

Hopefully all will be well.

[Lisasbolt]

Well good luck, i hope it bounces back

[alldigging]

I caught the pigeons on mine.
Well I saw a flock of the buggers flying away when I went on the allotment yesterday. I've put the net on now.