Kale - Tintoreto

Kale 'Tintoreto'

Latin name: Brassica oleracea L.

Kale 'Tintoreto' is a vigorous growing and high yielding variety with deeply curly, dark green leaves. It is very cold hardy and can be harvested well into winter. The leaves have a mild and sweet flavour that gets even better after frost, making it ideal for salads, smoothies, soups, stir-frying and baking.

Cultivation information:

• Packaging: 1 g seeds
• Sowing time: March–June (pre-cultivation or direct sowing)
• Planting out: May–July
• Harvest time: September–February
• Sowing depth: 1 cm
• Plant distance: 40–50 cm
• Row spacing: 50 cm
• Height: 50–80 cm
• Location: Sun to partial shade
• Soil type: Nutrient-rich, moisture-retaining but well-drained soil
• Watering: Regular for best growth

Cultivation tips:

• The leaves take on a sweeter taste after frost.
• Can be grown both outdoors and in pots.
• Protect young plants with cabbage netting against insect pests.

Use: Perfect in salads, smoothies, soups, wok and as oven-baked chips.

Kale 'Tintoreto' is a hardy and easy-to-grow variety that provides a continuous harvest of nutritious leaves throughout the fall and winter. Harvest the leaves as needed to stimulate continued growth.