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# Growing/ planting kale

# Kale recipes


Kale aka ‘Borecole’ is a form of cabbage where the central leaves do not form a head. Kale tends to prefer the cooler climate and is one of the most robust and hardy of the cabbage types. Kale is a highly nutritious vegetable containing antioxidant properties as well as beta carotene, vitamin K and vitamin C.

There are a number of varieties of Kale. Some of the most common kale seed varieties including the hardy ‘Frosty’ seeds, dark green ‘Dwarf’ seeds and the unique looking ‘Redbor’ seeds.


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Growing kale

1/ Kale is grown as either annual or biennial depending on the variety you choose.

2/ The soil should be fertile and well drained.

3/ Sow the seed in early Spring for a Summer crop. Kale seeds can be sown in trays, seed beds etc.

4/ If you are growing the dwarf variety space plants around 40 cm’s apart (double that for taller kale varities).

5/ You can harvest early kale as they have a great flavour.

When planting kale always remember to refer to the instructions on the seed packets!

A video guide on how to grow kale.

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Kale recipes


The following websites have great tips and advice on cooking with kale.

Let us know if you would like us to add your kale recipe to the list below.

Some of our favourite kale recipes include curly kale and meatball soup, chinese style kale and kale pasta.


BBC - Good food
Cookitsimply


blooming direct

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