Kale ‘Cavolo Nero’
Brassica oleracea · Vegetable · No. 24
- Sow under cover
- Mar–Apr
- Sow outdoors
- Apr–Jun
- Harvest
- Sep–Mar
- Germination
- 5–10 days
- Spacing
- 45 cm in the row, 60 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 60–90 from sowing
- Sun
- Sun or part shade
- Seed saving
- Hard
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under cover | March | April | ||||||||||
| Outdoors | April | May | June | |||||||||
| Harvest | January | February | March | September | October | November | December |
Notes
Black Tuscan kale. Biennial; crosses with every B. oleracea — cabbage, broccoli, sprouts. Seed in its second summer.
Saving seed · Hard
Biennial or wind-pollinated. Seed comes in the second year or needs 20+ plants to stay true.
- Grow at least 20 plants of this variety.
- Biennials: store or overwinter roots, replant in March.
- Tell us before you start — we pool hard lots between members.