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vegetable
Bees
Butterflies
Pest controlCouve Tronchuda — Portuguese broad-leaved kale. Essential for caldo verde soup. Large flat blue-green leaves with thick white midribs. Mild flavour.
🐛 Prone to: Caterpillars, Aphids, Whitefly, Flea beetles.
Attract Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Ground beetles to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise 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.
Rich, moist, slightly alkaline
Brassica oleracea (Siberian)
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Portuguese Kale
