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Kale
Cavolo Nero
Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia 'Cavolo Nero'
Cavolo Nero (Lacinato or Tuscan black kale) produces long, dark, strap-shaped leaves with a distinctive savoury depth of flavour. Popular for Italian cooking and soups. Taller and less frost-hardy than curly kales but highly productive from autumn into winter.
Key facts
- Growth habit
- tall upright
- Produce type
- leaf
- Support
- none
- Sun
- full sun
- Height
- 70-100 cm
- Spacing
- 45-60 cm
- Days to harvest
- 70–90 days
- Watering
- medium
- Frost sensitivity
- low
For all kale issues and threats, see the Kale page.