Kale 'Scarlet' (Borecole)
This is a large, highly productive kale, with violet leaves that turn a violet-blue after frosts. Hardy to tough winter conditions, the versatile leaves can be eaten young in salads, or once mature, treated as a winter green and steamed or sautéed with garlic. A hardy vegetable providing a long season of harvest.
- Latin name
- Brassica oleracea
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Sun
- Height
- 90cm
- Spread
- 60cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Sow sparingly into drills in a well prepared seed bed 1.5cm deep. Can also be started early under cover in modules, 2 seeds per module. Thin out the the strongest seedling per module and transplant once large enough. Plants should be spaced out to 60cm.
Aftercare
Plants may require netting for protection against Cabbage White butterflies. Plant Nasturtiums elsewhere on your veg plot to draw the Cabbage White butterflies away.
Gallery
Ref. SEK002