Dark, tightly curled leaves. Excellent quality, very cold hardy, good for difficult or windswept gardens or poor wet soils.
Sow outdoors in a seed bed in Spring in drills 6mm (¼in) deep and 30cm (12in) apart.
Pick the leaves regularly from January to April, pinching out the centre stem first to encourage side shoots.
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.