This non-heading member of the cabbage family produces nutritious leaves popular in the South as a cooked vegetable green. This variety is a vigorous grower that produces tender, juicy, blue-green leaves. Plants are easy to grow and tolerant of heat and cold. Delicious boiled, steamed or in salads.
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Direct-sow seed several weeks before the last spring frost date, or make a sowing in late summer or a fall and winter harvest. Alternatively, start seed indoors 6 weeks before outdoor planting to obtain healthy transplants. Choose a sunny location and a fertile, well drained soil.
- Planting Depth: 6mm - 12mm (1/4in - 1/2in)
- Seed Spacing: 2.5cm (1in)
- Row Spacing: 60cm - 75cm (24in - 30in)
Light: | Full Sun |
Days To Sprout: | 5 - 14 days |
Days To Maturity: | 70 - 80 days |