General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Stem
Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Self fertile
Depth to plant seed: 1/2"
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: These are very large plants! Space 20" apart. Sow seed from February-July. Very good winter hardiness.
Pollinators: Self
Bees

Common names
  • Kale
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Brassica oleracea var. viridis
  • Synonym: Brassica oleracea var. acephala

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