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Growing Kale

Description:
Kale is a form of cabbage and comes in red or green vareties. Kale is a very hardy vegetable and can withstand neglect and drought quite well. It rarely suffers pests and diseases and is one of the heathiest vegetables being high in b-carotene, Vitamin K, A and C and rich in calcium and antioxidants.

What month do I sow?: March – May and harvest September – March

Varieties: Redbor F1 (red kale), Starbor F1 (green).
What growing conditions does Kale like?: Kale grows in any soils with good drainage.

Instructions:

1. Refer to your own seed packet or take these instructions as a guide only.
2. With your trowel or dibber, draw a row or line in the raised bed soil that is no more than 1.5cm, or half inch deep.
3. Sow thinly so they have enough room to establish.
4. Then keep moist.
5. Thin and plant seedlings in firmly and water well until established.

Tips on Growing: Kale freezes well and some say tastes better if is affected by the frost.
Potential Pests & Diseases to look out for: Very rarely attacked by pests or diseases.
Approx No of Weeks til Harvest: 28 – 32 weeks.
How to Harvest: Cut off the inner leaves to steam or stir-fry.

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• Growing Chard.
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