KALE DWARF CURLED SCOTCH
Description
Dwarf Curled Scotch Kale Seeds 1700 Heirloom Vegetable. Dwarf Scotch Kale is an exceptionally hardy shorter variety with a compact growth habit – a good selection for windy sites. The leaves have a white rib and are lightly curled. A handsome looking, robust growing, nutritious plant with a mild taste. First noted in the early 1860’s.
How to Grow
400 seed/gram. Sow seed 1 cm (1/2″) deep directly outdoors in early spring or from June to early July in rows 60 cm (24″) apart. Thin seedlings to 30 cm (12″) apart. Kale is very cold tolerant and develops its best flavour after the fall frosts.
LIFECYCLE
Biennial Harvested as an Annual
PROPAGATION
Sow Direct
DAYS TO EMERGENCE
10-Jul
LIGHT
Full Sun
GROWTH HABIT
Sturdy
FROST TOLERANCE
Frost Hardy
DAYS TO HARVEST
75
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Easy
HERITAGE
Heirloom
FAMILY NAME
Brassicaceae
LATIN
Brassica oleracea acephala