Because of its high nutritional value, kale is such a popular food that it is sometimes seen mentioned on t-shirts! Kale can be chopped up and used in salads, or steamed or sautéed as a side dish or soup ingredient.
- Fauna attracted to Kale
- Plant Origin
- Mediterranean then Europe for thousands of years
- Nutrition
- Super Food! Vitamins: A, C, K (small serving = recommended daily amount. Minerals: potassium, manganese Other: fiber
- Family
- Brassica Family
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Benefits from slow-release high-nitrogen fertilizer
- Water
- Spray or drip irrigation and ample water
- Spacing
- 3 seeds every 1 foot
- Depth
- 1/4" deep
- Notes
- Thin when 1" tall to 1 plant every 10"
- When to harvest
- Harvest when ready to encourage production. Stop 1 week before student harvest. Fairly frost hearty.
- Harvesting Tips
- Pick outer leaves at base of stem.