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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.
Planting Information:
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 spade or fork, fertilize and smooth with rake. firm soil over seed and keep moist.
Care: Keep soil moist, weed free and feed every 4-6 weeks.
Harvesting: Tender leaves are ready for harvesting when baby kale leaves are about 2-4 in. long. If larger leaves are preferred, you can allow plants to continue to grow. Mature Kale leaves are typically 8-12 in. long.
Germination Time: 5 - 14 Days
Days to Maturity: 55 - 70 Days
Planting Depth: 1/4 in. - 1/2 in.
Seed Spacing: 2 in.
Spacing Between Rows: 24 in.
Space After Thinning: 12 in. - 18 in.
Light Requirements: Full Sun
