Summary: You can't beat Kale if you are looking for tasty greens with high vitamin and mineral content. The leaves are sweet, tender and crunchy especially when harvested after exposure to cool frosty weather. Enjoy greens boiled, steamed, stir fried or as a fresh addition to salads and sandwiches.
When and where to plant: Select sunny location and sow seed in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked. Plant again in late July and August for fall and winter harvest. For best results, loosen soil with rake, fertilize and smooth with rake. Firm soil over seed and keep moist.
Care: Keep soil moist, weed free and feed every 4-6 weeks.
Health Note: A very rich source of calcium, iron and vitamins A and C.
Planting
Depth |
Seed Spacing |
Spacing
Between Rows |
Days To
Germination |
Spacing After Thinning |
Days To
Maturity |
| 1/4-1/2 in/6-13 mm |
2 in / 5 cm |
2 ft/61 cm |
5-14 |
12-18 in/30-46 cm |
55-70 |
*From setting transplants into the garden. Hybrids mature 10-15 days earlier.