- NEW - Vegetable of the Year 2020
- Colourful mix of kale provdes a varied harvest
- Long cropping season, excellent winter hardiness
What you need to know:
- 1 x Thompson & Morgan Leek Blauwgroene Herfst- Murcia
- Number of Seeds: 15
- Eventual Plant Height: Up To 45cm (18in)
- Eventual Plant Spread: Up To 45cm (18in)
- Hardiness & Longevity: Hardy Annual
- Ideal For: Kitchen Garden
- Position In: Full Sun
- Sowing Months: March-May
- Harvest Months: July to December
- Sowing Instructions: Sow indoors 4-5 seeds in 5cm (2in) pots or used vending cups, or very thinly in a seed tray of good quality seed compost. Cover with 6mm (¼in) of vermiculite or compost, and maintain at a temperature of 15-20°C (59-68°F) until germination. Outside, sow thinly, 1cm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart in soil which has been raked to a fine tilth.
- Growing Information: Carefully lift when plants are large enough to handle and transplant from mid-June to mid-July to 23-25cm (9-10in) apart in the row and 45cm (18in) between rows, using a trowel or dibber, and water in. Keep watered during dry weather. Earth up the stems during the growing season to increase the length of the blanched stem.