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Black Kale 'Cavolo Nero'

Gourmet kale with deep, dark leaves

Grown by Josh

South Downs National Park

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Black Kale 'Cavolo Nero' Vegetables
Black Kale 'Cavolo Nero' Vegetables
Black Kale 'Cavolo Nero' Vegetables
Black Kale 'Cavolo Nero' Vegetables

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The highlights

  • Curled, dark green leaves with a hint of purple - Cavolo nero is packed with flavour
  • Quick growing - start picking in just 5-7 weeks
  • Perfect for salads, stir fries, sauces and smoothies
  • Plant in pots, borders or raised beds

Description

  • Deepest green, tinged with purple and curled - this Italian variety has to be the chef's kiss of kale
  • Packed with vitamins A, C and K, kale is perfect for curry, salad, pasta dishes, kale crisps, supergreen smoothies and juices
  • Grow in pots, raised beds, allotments and borders
  • Pick leaves as and when you need them for the freshest kale
  • Plant out after the last frost and harvest from September to March
  • Premium heirloom plants grown on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
  • Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop and less waste too
  • Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first crop within 5-7 weeks

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Strip of 10 Plants
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 10 Plants (Triple Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 10 Plants (Six Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 10 Plants (Nine Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

1m
1m
1m
1m

Eventual spread:

60-100cm
Plant 60cm apart to allow for spreading
60-100cm
Plant 60cm apart to allow for spreading
60-100cm
Plant 60cm apart to allow for spreading
60-100cm
Plant 60cm apart to allow for spreading

Tasting notes:

Rich and strong
Rich and strong
Rich and strong
Rich and strong

Time to first crop:

5-7 weeks
Harvest the leaves as you need them. After four weeks the leaves are ready to be harvested as baby kale. After that, harvest as more mature kale as you need it or cut the whole plant. Pull the leaves downwards at the stem to harvest and start with the larger leaves towards the base of the plant.
5-7 weeks
Harvest the leaves as you need them. After four weeks the leaves are ready to be harvested as baby kale. After that, harvest as more mature kale as you need it or cut the whole plant. Pull the leaves downwards at the stem to harvest and start with the larger leaves towards the base of the plant.
5-7 weeks
Harvest the leaves as you need them. After four weeks the leaves are ready to be harvested as baby kale. After that, harvest as more mature kale as you need it or cut the whole plant. Pull the leaves downwards at the stem to harvest and start with the larger leaves towards the base of the plant.
5-7 weeks
Harvest the leaves as you need them. After four weeks the leaves are ready to be harvested as baby kale. After that, harvest as more mature kale as you need it or cut the whole plant. Pull the leaves downwards at the stem to harvest and start with the larger leaves towards the base of the plant.

Habit:

Bushy, clump-forming
Grows as bushy clumps of foliage.
Bushy, clump-forming
Grows as bushy clumps of foliage.
Bushy, clump-forming
Grows as bushy clumps of foliage.
Bushy, clump-forming
Grows as bushy clumps of foliage.

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
H4 - hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5). Plant out after the last frost.
Fully hardy
H4 - hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5). Plant out after the last frost.
Fully hardy
H4 - hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5). Plant out after the last frost.
Fully hardy
H4 - hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5). Plant out after the last frost.

Uses:

Salads, stir fries, kale crisps, smoothies
Salads, stir fries, kale crisps, smoothies
Salads, stir fries, kale crisps, smoothies
Salads, stir fries, kale crisps, smoothies

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart with another 30cm between the rows.
30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart with another 30cm between the rows.
30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart with another 30cm between the rows.
30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart with another 30cm between the rows.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Kale can be affected by pigeons, butterflies, mice or caterpillars. The best defence against all of these is covering your plants in a fine mesh or horticultural fleece, or planting alongside onions and garlic to deter them. You can also use a brassica collar to keep off cabbage whitefly.

Water well

Keep the soil consistently moist rather than allowing it to dry out. During dry spells, water well, once or twice a week.

Full sun

Plant in a sunny spot where the plants will receive 6-8 hours of sunlight per day.

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Thrives in any well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

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Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

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