Kale, Lacinato

Kale, Lacinato

  • Sale
  • $4.75

Quick facts

  • Cool season crop
  • Italian heirloom

Brassica oleracea

This kale is blue green and great for bunching.  Easy to prep and chop into small pieces, this is the traditional Italian variety used for Minestrone Soup.  Can take a light frost.

How to grow it:

Germ Temp

Indoor Start

Germ Days

Frost Tolerant

Sun

Seed Depth

Plant/Row Spacing

65-80

2-4 w.

3-10 d.

Yes

Full to shade

1/8”

18”/24”

Direct sow 1/8"-1/4" deep as soon as soil warms in spring for a spring/summer crop. Or direct sow just after the summer solstice for a fall/winter crop. Alternatively, start indoors 4 weeks before transplant. Transplant a few weeks before the last frost. Full size plants hardy to around 15 degrees.

Seed specs:  ~20 seeds

*This is one of eight varieties we sell that was not grown at Giving Ground Farm, but was grown lovingly by trusted friends at Meadowlark Hearth.