Kale New Zealand Heritage Collection

$4.90

FAMILY: BRASSICACEAE
GENUS: Brassica SPECIES: oleracea

Categories: All Vegetables, Cabbages, broccoli and greens etc, Kale, March, Plant Now, Seeds Tags: autumn, early spring, kale, late summer, New Zealand Heritage Collection, seeds, Vegetables J - Q

Description

Description

Heritage Status: New Zealand
Bio-Region of Origin: Aotearoa
Number of Seeds: 100

Description: This collection contains our own New Zealand heritage kales Pohara (aka Asparagus Kale) and Borecole. Borecole is an early commercial, delicious, dark green, round curly leaf edge type. Pohara is the wavy edged mid-green variety common around old Maori gardens. A very special collection.

Planting Instructions: Plant in trays in late Summer/Autumn or early Spring. Prick out when first 2 leaves appear at 2.5 cm diagonal spacing and transplant when 8 cm high at 40 cm diagonal spacing. Alternatively Broadcast (direct sow) to harvest young leaves for mesclun salads.