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Kale is a wonderful crop for the winter vegetable garden. The flavour and texture improves once the frosts have started in early winter. Kale 'Cavalo Nero' has upright smoky green-black leaves, crinkled and handsome like a tall Savoy cabbage. It's very popular for autumn and winter Italian cooking. I love this in a finely chopped topping for crostini, mixed with a few capers and green olives (see p403 Garden Cookbook).
- Hardy annual
- Sow: March-July
- Seeds: 100
Sowing: Sow early summer. Can be started under cover (in individual cells to minimise root disturbance) or sown direct. Kale are very hardy and grow in poorer soils than other brassicas. They like a sunny spot, on well-drained soil Final Thinning/Planting Distance: 60-75cm apart Harvesting: After the first autumn frost - this improves texture and flavour - harvest by removing young leaves with a knife when they are 10-12.5cm long. Don't harvest all from one plant, cut a few leaves from several. Pick regularly. Kale is also a good cut-and-come-again crop, with the youngest leaves making a good addition to mixed leaf salads. Production: 3-4 months. October - May
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