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Kale

Brassica oleracea

  • Edible
Kale (Brassica oleracea)

Photo: MPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

blue-green

What actually matters with this one

Frost genuinely improves it, converting starch to sugar. Pick the lower leaves and leave the crown growing.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Even moisture
Hardiness
Zones 7-9
Height
75 cm
Flowers
Spring, year two
Difficulty
easy

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.