Kale
A great plant to grow during autumn and winter for a supply of healthy greens. Grow your own kale from organic plug plants.
These plug plants can be delivered from Sept to mid/late Oct.
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Cavolo Nero Black Kale – Nero di Toscano (Autumn)
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)A popular kale plant for autumn growing
This Italian kale has beautiful dark green leaves and looks really striking in the vegetable patch when it’s fully grown. In fact, many people choose to plant it in borders for exactly that reason. It’s easy to grow (easier than many other brassicas) and will provide you with leaves for several months, right into spring. You’ll find it grows slowly over the coldest months, but you should be able to enjoy a crop from late November onwards, depending on the weather. You’ll receive a complete growing guide with the plug plants when they arrive.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Nero di Toscana (organic*)
In the kitchen: Add kale to stews, steam it, or fry it up with a little garlic butter.
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Curly Kale – Green Curled Dwarf (Autumn)
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Easy to grow, hardy and wonderfully nutritious
This is a very popular, compact curly kale that is an extremely nutritious leafy veg that looks great and requires little attention to produce a good crop. It is exceptionally hardy and grows really well through autumn and winter giving you a nice, constant supply of healthy greens from your garden. If you are short on space, this can be grown in pots.Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Green Curled Dwarf (organic*)
In the kitchen: This is an incredibly nutritious vegetable. It can be steamed, baked or fried with a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkle of seasoning to make delicious kale crisps or used in smoothies.
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Kale – Red Russian (Autumn)
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)One of our favourite vegetables to grow for the winter!
You get really lovely tones of colour on this kale plant as it grows, making it a very attractive addition to your veg patch, and of course it’s uber healthy too and easy to grow. It is a great grower for autumn/winter, and will provide you with lots of lovely leaves right through to spring. It will tolerate frosts and even snow, although its growth will slow down in such cold temperatures. On milder autumn and winter days it’ll keep on growing. You will receive a full growing guide along with your plug plant delivery.
Number of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Red Russian (organic*)
In the kitchen: Red Russian Kale is the sweetest of the kale types. An incredibly nutritious vegetable, it can be enjoyed steamed, baked in a gratin or used in stir-fries, stews or even smoothies.