KALE-COLOUR MIX
KALE-COLOUR MIX
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Brassica oleracea
KALE-COLOUR MIX a colorful mix for the gourmet cook includes Blue Curled Nero di Toscana, Lacinato, Red Russian & Vates. Kale is extremely hardy, tolerant of both hot & cold weather. Grow it as a winter vegetable or as an ingredient in salad mixes. It is very nutritious; a source of folate, vitamin K, iron, iodine, calcium, and vitamin C. Sow the seeds in a seedbed. The timing is not vital because kale will germinate in temps as low as 5°C & as high as 35°C. Sow the seeds about 1.5cm deep in rows 22cm apart, germination will take about 10 days. When the plants are about 22cm high & four leaves have developed (about 6 weeks after sowing) transplant them to their final positions. They should be planted slightly deeper than they grew in the seedbed.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 10 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 – 100 |
| pH | 6 – 7 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 60 cm (1 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest
Autumn, Winter, and Early Spring
Temperature Range
10 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Biennial (grown as annual)
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full sun to part shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct or raise seedlings
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
10 - 24 °C (50 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation needed
Sowing Depth
1 cm (0.5 inch)
Plant Spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Row spacing
45 cm (18 inches)
Watering
Moderate watering, keep soil consistently moist
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
55 - 65 days
Good Companion Plants
Onions,Garlic,Beans,Beets,Herbs (e.g., dill, basil)
Bad Companion Plants
Tomatoes,Strawberries,Grapes,Peppers
Pests
Cabbage Worms,Aphids,Slugs,Flea Beetles
Diseases
Clubroot,Downy Mildew,Black Rot,Powdery Mildew
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
