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Brassica oleracea
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Growing Instructions
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Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost
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Sow seeds ¼" deep indoors, moving outdoors just before the last frost
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Plant rows 24” apart
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Full sunlight is best
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Ready to harvest approximately 62 days from transplant
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Fun Facts
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Kale has a flavor that is enhanced by frost
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Harvest can continue even after snow!
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Seed Saving
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Please not that it takes two years for kale to complete its growth cycle, seed saving should take place at the end of the second year
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Allow kale to go to seed, resulting in huge plants and yellow blossoms, these blossoms will drop and dry into long, skinny seed pods
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Wait until seed pods are fully mature with dark, almost black, seeds inside
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Harvest pods and spread seeds out to dry for approximately two weeks
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Seeds should be stored in a cool, dry place and are viable up to three years
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