Curly Kale

Growing from seed

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.

Keep track of the seeds you own.

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Companion Planting

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  Coral Bells
  

  Coral BellsExcellent pair

  • ❧Coral Bells attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Curly Kale
  • ❧Curly Kale draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Coral Bells acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Curly Kale
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  Crimson Clover
  

  Crimson CloverExcellent pair

  • ❧Crimson Clover attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybirds and more, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Curly Kale
  • ❧Crimson Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Curly Kale feeds on
  • ❧Crimson Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Curly Kale
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Onion attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Curly Kale
  • ❧Onion acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Curly Kale
  • ❧Curly Kale draws Bees and Butterflies and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Curly Kale

1. Sow6 weeks before frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space45 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Rich, moist, slightly alkaline