Kale 'Cavolo Nero'
Kale 'Cavolo Nero' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Cavolo Nero' has unique, dark green, heavily savoyed leaves; it is also called a "dinosaur" type. It is tolerant of hot and cold weather. Grow it as a winter vegetable or as an ingredient in salad mixes. In a salad mix it takes 30 days; to full size it takes 65 days.
Product: Kale 'Cavolo Nero'
Product type: SEED (200)
Botanical name: Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
Syn.: syn. Lacinato, Black Tuscan
Syn. Lacinato, Dinosaur, Black Tuscan. It has unique, dark green, heavily savoyed leaves. Kale is extremely hardy; tolerant of both hot and cold weather. Grow it as a winter vegetable or as an ingredient in salad mixes. It has a peppery cabbage flavour and is very nutritious; a source of folate, vitamin K, iron, iodine, calcium and vitamin C.
Plant type: Cool season annual, frost hardy
Plant height: 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 8 - 30°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring and early autumn
Subtropical: March - July
Tropical: Late March - July
Germination: 3 - 10 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed or seedling tray
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 6 - 7
Rows: 60 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist; heavy feeder, add organic fertiliser monthly
Harvest: 30 days salad mix; 60 days full size; harvest the young, tender inside leaves.
200 seeds per packet
Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
syn. Lacinato, Black Tuscan
Cool season annual, frost hardy
Kale 'Cavolo Nero'
Cavolo Nero' has unique, dark green, heavily savoyed leaves; it is also called a "dinosaur" type. It is tolerant of hot and cold weather. Grow it as a winter vegetable or as an ingredient in salad mixes. In a salad mix it takes 30 days; to full size it takes 65 days.