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Flower Sprouts (Kalette)
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Flower Sprouts, or Kalettes, have been bred from crossing kale and Brussels sprouts
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
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Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Neutral - Alkaline
- Height
- 75cm (30in)
- Common name
- Kalettes
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow February-April, two seeds 1cm deep into a pot/module of compost. Remove weaker seedling if both grow. Plant out June-July when seedlings are 15cm high. Or sow into prepared seed bed late March-mid April.
Care Tips
Grows best on soil which has been manured the previous autumn. Protect against cabbage white butterflies with fine netting. Firm the soil well around plant base to prevent wind rock and provide stakes to support tall plants in autumn.