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WC KALE STARBOR

SKU: GA1027787

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WEST COAST SEEDS WC KALE STARBOR

  • These uniform, compact plants are the best kale choice for harvesting all in one go at 30-45cm (12-18 inches) tall.
  • The dark blue-green leaves are very tasty, and appealingly curled, with short internodes – meaning they’re packed more tightly on the stem than other types.
  • Sow Starbor kale seeds for your small farm and use mechanical harvesting, or sow them for your raised allotment bed and enjoy a huge crop of nutritious super-food.
  • Starbor kale seeds do not need warm soil to germinate, so they can be started outdoors as early as March here on the coast. In colder climes it is sensible to start some indoors for transplanting when the warm weather arrives.
  • Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
  • Matures in 50 days. (hybrid seeds)

    Growing Kale from Seed

  • Direct sow in early spring to mid-summer for summer to winter harvests. Or start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost, and transplant out as soon as the soil warms up.
  • Optimal soil temperature: 10-30°C (50-85°F). Seeds should germinate in 7-10 days.
  • Kale and collards can both be grown as a cut and come again crop for salad mixes by direct-seeding and cutting baby leaves. They will re-grow if you pick leaves from the bottom up, as you need them. Continue harvesting lower leaves as they mature-plants will keep producing all season.
  • Kale can overwinter in many areas. In fact, the leaves get sweeter after frost, though growth will slow. In spring, the surviving plants start to flower.


    Companion Planting For Kale

  • All Brassicas benefit from chamomile, dill, mint, rosemary, and sage.
  • Avoid planting near eggplants, peppers, potatoes, or tomatoes, as the acidic soil these plants thrive in can cause problems for Brassicas.
    • Weight 0.0226 lbs
    Dimensions 6 × 3.5 × 0.12 in

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