Kale 'Dwarf Blue Scotch'
Brassica oleracea
S1204
Unlike other brassicas, this kale can stand up to the heat and will produce right through spring and into summer, rewarding you with vitamin-packed leaves for months. Try successional sowing (sowing a new punnet every 2-3 weeks) to extend your harvest.
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Product information
A handsome compact kale with tight frilly blue-green leaves. This one never gets bitter no matter how hot or cold it gets. Unlike other brassicas this kale can stand up to the heat and will produce right through spring and into summer, rewarding you with vitamin packed leaves for months.
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Product Information
A handsome compact kale with tight frilly blue-green leaves. This one never gets bitter no matter how hot or cold it gets. Unlike other brassicas this kale can stand up to the heat and will produce right through spring and into summer, rewarding you with vitamin packed leaves for months.How to grow
Plant in a fertile, moist soil. Kale grows best during the cooler months, there are also fewer white cabbage butterflies around at that time, which lay their eggs on brassicas, when the caterpillars hatch they devour the leaves.
Growing information
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Seed sowing
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Seed count:
50
Sow method:
Sow in punnets
Germination:
95
Sow distance:
30cm
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Seed sowing times
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Cool:
Jan-Mar,Jun-Dec
Warm:
Jan-Dec
Hot:
Mar-Aug
Sub-tropical:
Apr-Aug
Tropical:
Apr-Aug
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| Growing needs |
Light:
Full Sun
Water:
Regular watering
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Plant characteristics
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Type:
Hardy Biennial
Height:
40cm
Width:
30cm
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