Blue Scotch Curled Kale
Blue Scotch Curled Kale
This heirloom variety is stunning in a fall vegetable garden. The plants are compact with crinkly blue-green leaves. A light frost makes the leaves taste sweeter. Add them to a stew in a slow cooker, pop some leaves into a blender for a nutritious smoothie, or harvest young leaves for salad.
Sun Exposure
- full sun (six to 12 hours)
Soil pH
- 6.0 to 7.5
Hardiness Zones
- zones 3 to 9
- ideal temperature: 45 to 85 degrees F
Spacing
- thin to 8 inches apart
- plant rows 2 feet apart
Moisture
- 1 to 1 1/2 inches per week
Notes
- 55 to 65 days to maturity
- direct sow or seedlings
- cold hardy and heat tolerant
- will tolerate some shade
- plant after spring frost and eight weeks before fall frost
- suitable for container growing
- grows up to 16 inches tall, 2 feet wide
- good in soups, salads, and smoothies
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