KALE-BLUE CURLED-DWARF
KALE-BLUE CURLED-DWARF
A$3.50
Availability: In stock
Brassica oleracea
KALE-BLUE CURLED-DWARF is a very compact, hardy & easy to grow kale. This dwarf grows 30 to 45cm tall & produces plenty of tender & delicate, densely curled green leaves with a bluish tinge. Introduced before 1865 & popular ever since. It is one of the least difficult & hardiest plants in the wide & varied Brassica tribe & it is immune to most of the disease that trouble many Brassicas. Kale is extremely cold hardy but it will also grow in temps as high as 35°C. A cut & come again crop, leaves can be harvested as needed. Pick whilst young for use in salads or leave to mature for use like cabbage.
Sow the seeds in a seedbed. The timing is not vital because kale will germinate in temps as low as 2°C & as high as 35°C. When the plant is about 22cm high & four leaves have developed transplant them to their final positions. They should be planted slightly deeper than they grew in the seedbed.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 10 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 45 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 – 100 |
| pH | 6 – 7 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 45 cm (1 - 1.5 feet)
Season of Interest
Autumn, Winter
Temperature Range
10 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Biennial (grown as annual)
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full sun or part shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct or raise seedlings
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
10 - 24 °C (50 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation needed
Sowing Depth
1 cm (0.5 inch)
Plant Spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Row spacing
45 cm (18 inches)
Watering
Moderate watering, keep soil consistently moist
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
55 - 65 days
Good Companion Plants
Beets,Onions,Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Strawberries,Tomatoes
Pests
Cabbage Worms,Aphids,Slugs
Diseases
Clubroot,Downy Mildew,Black Rot
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
