Kale : Scarlet
Kale : Scarlet
Vegetable
- Days to Harvest: 30 days from sowing (summer)/up to 60 days (winter)
Description
Highly decorative, dark green, red veined leaves which show more colour as colder weather approaches. Can be eaten as a 'salad leaf'. Mature plants show excellent winter hardiness, supplying fresh winter greens when they can often be scarce. Long season of harvest. Prefers a moist, rich, well-drained soil. Good source of Vitamins A, C, K and folate and provides 50% of the daily requirement in a single 80g portion.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | March-August for "salad leaves' or March-June for mature plant |
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| Sowing depth: | 12mm (½in) deep in drills 23cm (9in) apart |
Sow seed thinly in a well prepared seedbed. Can also be sown in pots or trays indoors for "salad leaves' all the year round.
Growing Instructions
Transplant, when large enough to handle, about 5 weeks from sowing, to 45cm (18in) between plants each way. Plant firmly and keep well watered until established. Plants can be left unthinned for 'salad leaves'.
Aftercare Instructions
Ideally fleece against caterpillars and aphids.