Madeley - Kale / kale
This old variety produces beautiful, smooth, rounded leaves 1 m high. They have a tender texture and good flavor.
It's an old variety from England that seems close to the Chou Branchu du Poitou described in the Vilmorin-Andrieux book.
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in the ground, in bucket
Sow in pots under cover. Cover seeds with a thin layer of soil. Transplant a first time in the nursery when plants have 2 to 3 leaves, every 10 cm, so that the roots take on "hair" before being put in place. Transplant when plants have 4 to 5 leaves, every 50 cm in rows spaced 50 cm apart, without burying the stem too deeply. For sowing in the open ground, sow lightly in rows spaced 50 cm apart. Thin out to 50 cm along the row.
The most advanced leaves are harvested from autumn to spring.
July, August, September
January, February, March, October, November, December
in the ground
sunny, semi-shade
medium
clayey, limestone, humus
rich, wet, fees
Brassica oleracea
mid-season
300 seeds
tender
Green
From 80 to 100 cm
100 cm
curly
England
1890
"Vilmorin-Andrieux "Les Plantes Potagères
This old English variety seems to be close to the "Chou Branchu du Poitou" described in Vilmorin-Andrieux's 1890 book "Les Plantes Potagères".