Vegetable seeds Borecole or Kale

Bitter Gourd
Momordica charantia

Bitter Gourd Karela
Edible ornamental it is used in Asian and Caribbean cuisine, other names include Bitter melon, Bitter Squash, Hanzal, Nigauri, Peria, Karawila, Karela, Balsamina, Foo gua
A Tendril bearing climber that can grow up to 15' the plant produces oblong warty shaped fruits up to 20cm in length. Seeds and pith must be removed before use and the fruit is best eaten when green. Ideal for curries and stir fires. Sow 2-3cm deep in a warm sunny spot, water regularly 4g packet approx 16 seeds

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Borecole/Kale
(Brassica oleracea)

Sow thinly late spring at a depth of approx 1cm. Plant out when approx 12cm high 50-60cm between plants and 60cm between rows. Harvest from autumn onwards. A harvest of fresh greens when most other vegetables are unavailable, the cold improves the crop, an excellent source for Vitamin A, is normally served cooked.

Borecole Fizz

Borecole Fizz
Borecole Fizz is a unique speciality baby leaf brassica. The eye catching leaves are fine and sharply lobed giving plenty of texture. Ideal for bagged produce it can be eaten raw as a baby leaf or grown on to produce a stir fry/microwave product. The plant is fast growing with good erect plant habit for ease of harvest. 1 gram approx 250 seeds
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Borecole Kapitan
A medium early sturdy hybrid approx 70cm in height. Leaves are a medium green very curly with a wide frame, very hardy. Good tolerance to low temps. Can be grown for baby leaf.
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Borecole Scarlet
A medium to late variety producing tall plants approx 120cm in height, leaves are violet/green blistered and very curly. Freezing temperatures Intensify the colours to a violet/blue. Highly frost resistant, can also be used as baby leaf
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Borecole Hungry Gap
Borecole Hungry Gap is a late cropper with great flavour and had good frost resistance. Produces succulent side shoots when fresh greens are in short supply. Ideal for baby leaf. Sow May to early August. 1 gram approx 300 Seeds
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Borecole Dwarf Green Curled
Curly Kale or Borecole. Hardy dwarf variety kale with dense curly tender green leaves. The best of the open pollinated varieties.
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Palm Tree Kale or Dinosaur Kale Height up to 2m
Brassica oleracea var acephala
Palm tree kale can grow up to 2m and have leaves nearly 1m long, finely crimped and dark green. The plant resembles a miniature palm tree. Leaves harvested young can be cooked like spinach and have an excellent flavour.
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Red Russian Kale

Red Russian Kale Baby Leaf
Grey-green feathery leaves on purple stems add a distinctive shape and texture to the salad bowl and baby leaf salad mixtures. A baby veg that can also be used in stir-frying. Harvest young leaves 4 to 6 weeks earlier for sweet, tender baby leaf. Sow 1cm deep early spring under cover or direct sow April through to September.

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Cavolo Nero
Cavolo Nero De Toscana baby veg
BLACK CABBAGE. An unusual leaf picking variety with rich, dark green blistered leaves. A well known Italian vegetable, it can be used to add texture to salads or boiled/steamed in the usual way. Stands normal winter conditions and can be harvested September to January.
Sow:- April to May Harvest September to January

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Black Tuscany
Black Cabbage / Kale. Large very dark strap like coloured leaves, also known as palm cabbage, full flavoured hardy plant.
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Kale Cavolo Palmizio
Italian Kale, a baby leaf veg, salad leaf variety when young, as plants mature they have blistered leaves, it is an excellent winter hardy leaf vegetable. Use baby leaf as lettuce in salads, mature leaves as cabbage.
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Borecole Westland Winter
Sow May to July Harvest November onwards
A winter vegetable for the outdoor plot. A large spreading plant habit with curled blue-green leaves. Winter hardy and high yielding.
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The cultural information should be used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
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