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Kale 'Black Magic' F1
- Perfect for Pots
- Evergreen
Free delivery when you spend over £80
Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
A more compact Cavolo Nero, suited to container, and even window box growing
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
- Perfect for Pots
- Evergreen
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Neutral - Alkaline
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Common name
- Cavolo Nero
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow March-early August under cover (in individual cells or gutters to minimise root disturbance). Sow direct from mid-April. Keep well watered. Plant out when seedlings are 7-8cm (3in) high, 45cm (18in) apart.
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.
