Grow your own nutritious superfood with West Coast Seeds - Lacinato Kale Certified Organic. Known for its elegant, long dark green leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, this heirloom variety is often called Dinosaur Kale due to its large size and prehistoric appearance. Perfect for any organic vegetable garden, Lacinato Kale is frost hardy, tender when cooked, and a stunning addition to your garden landscape.
Key Features:
- Certified Organic: Heirloom seeds grown with the highest organic standards.
- Nutritious Superfood: Rich in vitamins and minerals, perfect for a healthy diet.
- Easy to Grow: Ideal for beginner gardeners.
- Frost Hardy: Leaves become sweeter after frost.
- Height: Grows up to 1m (3') tall with deeply blistered, strap-like leaves.
Growing Information:
- Season & Zone: Cool season, full sun exposure, winter hardy to Zone 6.
- Timing: Direct sow from early spring to mid-summer for harvests from summer to winter. Alternatively, start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost and transplant out once the soil warms up. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 10-30°C (50-85°F). Seeds germinate in 7-10 days.
Planting Instructions:
- Starting: Sow 3-4 seeds 5mm (¼”) deep in each spot. Thin to the strongest plant. Space plants 45-60cm (18-24") apart in rows 75-90cm (30-36") apart.
- Growing: Ideal soil pH is 6.0-6.8. Add lime to the bed 3 weeks before sowing. Ensure well-drained, fertile soil high in organic matter with consistent moisture. Mix ¼ cup of complete organic fertilizer into the soil beneath each transplant or 1 cup beneath every 3m (10') of seed furrow.
Harvesting Tips:
- Continuous Harvest: Grow as a cut-and-come-again crop for salad mixes by direct-seeding and cutting baby leaves. Harvest leaves from the bottom up as needed to keep plants producing all season.
- Frost Sweetening: Leaves get sweeter after frost, with overwintering possible in many areas. In spring, enjoy the delicious flowering stems and buds from surviving plants.
Diseases & Pests:
- Pest Protection: Use floating row covers to protect against cabbage moths and other insects.
- Disease Prevention: Follow a strict 4-year crop rotation to avoid planting Brassicas in the same spot more than once every four years.
Companion Planting:
- Beneficial Companions: Chamomile, dill, mint, rosemary, and sage enhance growth and flavor.
- Avoid Planting Near: Eggplants, peppers, potatoes, or tomatoes due to soil acidity issues.
Add West Coast Seeds - Lacinato Kale Certified Organic to your garden for a robust, nutritious addition, ensuring a steady supply of delicious and healthy greens throughout the growing season. Enjoy the ease of growing this elegant, frost-hardy heirloom superfood.
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Grow your own nutritious superfood with West Coast Seeds - Lacinato Kale Certified Organic. Known for its elegant, long dark green leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, this heirloom variety is often called Dinosaur Kale due to its large size and prehistoric appearance. Perfect for any organic vegetable garden, Lacinato Kale is frost hardy, tender when cooked, and a stunning addition to your garden landscape.
Key Features:
- Certified Organic: Heirloom seeds grown with the highest organic standards.
- Nutritious Superfood: Rich in vitamins and minerals, perfect for a healthy diet.
- Easy to Grow: Ideal for beginner gardeners.
- Frost Hardy: Leaves become sweeter after frost.
- Height: Grows up to 1m (3') tall with deeply blistered, strap-like leaves.
Growing Information:
- Season & Zone: Cool season, full sun exposure, winter hardy to Zone 6.
- Timing: Direct sow from early spring to mid-summer for harvests from summer to winter. Alternatively, start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost and transplant out once the soil warms up. Optimal soil temperature for germination is 10-30°C (50-85°F). Seeds germinate in 7-10 days.
Planting Instructions:
- Starting: Sow 3-4 seeds 5mm (¼”) deep in each spot. Thin to the strongest plant. Space plants 45-60cm (18-24") apart in rows 75-90cm (30-36") apart.
- Growing: Ideal soil pH is 6.0-6.8. Add lime to the bed 3 weeks before sowing. Ensure well-drained, fertile soil high in organic matter with consistent moisture. Mix ¼ cup of complete organic fertilizer into the soil beneath each transplant or 1 cup beneath every 3m (10') of seed furrow.
Harvesting Tips:
- Continuous Harvest: Grow as a cut-and-come-again crop for salad mixes by direct-seeding and cutting baby leaves. Harvest leaves from the bottom up as needed to keep plants producing all season.
- Frost Sweetening: Leaves get sweeter after frost, with overwintering possible in many areas. In spring, enjoy the delicious flowering stems and buds from surviving plants.
Diseases & Pests:
- Pest Protection: Use floating row covers to protect against cabbage moths and other insects.
- Disease Prevention: Follow a strict 4-year crop rotation to avoid planting Brassicas in the same spot more than once every four years.
Companion Planting:
- Beneficial Companions: Chamomile, dill, mint, rosemary, and sage enhance growth and flavor.
- Avoid Planting Near: Eggplants, peppers, potatoes, or tomatoes due to soil acidity issues.
Add West Coast Seeds - Lacinato Kale Certified Organic to your garden for a robust, nutritious addition, ensuring a steady supply of delicious and healthy greens throughout the growing season. Enjoy the ease of growing this elegant, frost-hardy heirloom superfood.
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