Kale

Tronchuda (Portugal Summer)

Green leaves, large loose leaf cabbage. Use as a cabbage roll, large white mid-stems are tender and juicy in their own right. Sometimes called kale though it tastes like cabbage.

Available options:

Eden Seeds

Packet (170 seeds) $3.50

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10g $8.00

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20g $14.00

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General information:

Kale

Brassica oleracea var. acephala

A primitive vegetable from the Mediterranean area. High in vitamin A, young leaves used like lettuce, older leaves cooked, like cabbage. Likes well drained soil with near neutral pH and sunny spot. Keep well watered. Mature plants tolerate frost. Sow late summer, autumn. Frost hardy.

250-370 seeds per gram

Kale planting information:

When To Plant In Australia

Tropics:	Apr-Aug
Subtropic:	Mar-Jun
Mild:	Mar-Apr
Cold/Frost:	Jan-Apr

Seed Sowing
Plant space cm:	40-50
Row space cm:	50-100
Depth cm:	1
Best soil temp:	8-30 °C

Other Info
Number of seeds per gram:	250-370
Rate per hectare:	500g
Average days to maturity:	50-65