curly kale 'Redbor'
A hardy annual vegetable grown for its intensely curly, rich purple coloured leaves and excellent flavour. It is extremely hardy and makes a great Winter crop when the kitchen garden is often scarce. Harvest when the leaves are still young and tender. Shows good resistance to pests and diseases
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun. Sow indoors in mid-Spring and prick out to modules or individual pots, transplant out in early Summer between May-July in rows 60cm apart. Keep well watered and cover with netting to protect from birds and insects. See vegetable cultivation
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
No pruning required. Remove yellowing leaves
May be susceptible to birds, cabbage whitefly, cabbage gall weevil, cabbage caterpillar, cutworms, slugs and snails, swede midge, mealy cabbage aphid, flea beetle
Shows good disease tolerance but may be suscpetible to black root, downy mildew, foot and root rot, grey mould, leaf spot, white blister