Vegetable

• Crops in : Summer to autumn as salad leaves and autumn to winter as mature Kale. (125 days)

Description

Fully grown plants have attractive dark green, deeply savoyed, strap-like leaves with traditional winter hardiness, making this a useful winter to spring vegetable at a time when fresh garden produce is scarce. Can also be grown as a baby salad leaf ingredient adding texture and a peppery taste to mixed salads.

Sowing Instructions

Sow March-August for 'salad leaves' or March-June for mature plants.

Sow seed thinly in a well-prepared seedbed, 12mm (½in) deep in drills 23cm (9in) apart. Plants can be left unthinned for 'salad leaves'. Ideally fleece against caterpillars and aphids.

For mature Kale, Sow seeds into individual pots or a seed tray of a proprietary compost and cover with 6mm (¼in) of compost or vermiculite, at a minimum of 15C ( 60F), until germination which takes around 7 days. Alternatively, can be sown thinly in a prepared seedbed 13mm (½in) deep, allowing 30cm (12in) between rows.

Can also be sown in pots or trays indoors for 'salad leaves' all the year round. Harvest in 30 days from sowing during summer and up to 60 days during winter months.

Nutritional Information

Kale is a very good source of Vitamins A, C, K and folate and provides 50% of the daily requirement in a single 80gms (2.82oz) portion.

Kitchen Notes

Can also be grown as a baby salad leaf ingredient adding texture and a peppery taste to mixed salads. Good source of Vitamins A, C, K and folate and provides 50% of the daily requirement in a single 80g portion.