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Couve Tronchuda — Portuguese broad-leaved kale. Essential for caldo verde soup. Large flat blue-green leaves with thick white midribs. Mild flavour.
Brassica oleracea (Curly)
vegetable
A fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Portuguese Kale
Start Portuguese 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 60 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 75 days.
Portuguese Kale seed rarely stays viable beyond 4 years — track what's still worth sowing.
Water: Medium · Height: 120 cm · Soil: Rich, moist, slightly alkaline
Coccinellidae
The one predator here where the adults hunt as hard as the larvae do.
Aleyrodidae
A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.
These three thrive alongside Portuguese Kale — and alongside each other.
