Red Curly Kale Plant 'Redbor F1' Plants
Fresh kale right from the patio
Grown by Josh
South Downs National Park
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The highlights
- Earthy with peppery undertones
- Retains its colour when cooked
- Sauté in sesame oil and soy
- Harvest from October to February
Description
- This vibrant re-purple leaved kale not only tastes delightfully sweet and mild, but looks beautiful in your garden
- Perfect for salads, sandwiches and garnishes when young; stir frying and wilting when mature
- Grow in patio pots, window boxes, raised beds and in between border plants
- Rich in vitamins A, C and K and high in fibre
- Plant out after the last frosts and harvest all summer and into autumn as needed
- Premium salad 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 not a soggy bagged salad in sight)
- F1 hybrids combine the best qualities of two top performing varieties to produce a plant with improved vigour and bigger crops
- Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first crop within 4 weeks
What to expect
What to expect
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How to grow
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.
Planting calendar
Planting calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
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South Downs National Park
Meet Josh
Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs
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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Our plants are grown 
in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.
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We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.
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