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Sign up freeBrassica oleracea (Curly)
vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlTight curly green leaves. Classic UK/EU kale. Extremely cold-hardy — flavour improves dramatically after frost. Harvest outer leaves continuously.
🐛 Prone to: Caterpillars, Aphids, Whitefly, Flea beetles.
Attract Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaFair and AniseGood nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Brassica oleracea (Lacinato)
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Curly Kale
Start Curly Kale indoors about 6 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in partial sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.
Water: Medium · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Rich, moist, slightly alkaline
