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kale grown by mamagotcha
  1. Planted 2012-09-18
  2. First harvest 2012-10-31 expected
  3. Last harvest 2013-01-14 expected
  4. Finished 2013-03-15 expected

No harvest months for this crop at this latitude yet.

Planted

about 14 years ago 2012-09-18

Progress

Done Finished

Degree days

7,227 of about 690 needed

Quantity

8 seedlings

Grown in

full sun

Rating

not rated

Grown from

Seedling

Weather in 60656 New

Daily high and low
Dies at 0 °CGrows at 7–30°Grows best 15–22°
Daily rainfall
Rain
1,193 mm
Hottest day
37.2°C
Coldest night
-24.0°C
Soil temperature
12.5°C
Days in its best range
85 of 356
Days
356

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. The weather is modelled for the area around the garden, not measured in it, and runs a few days behind. The totals, charts and expected weather are our adaptation of that data.

Notes

Blue Curled Scotch Kale seedlings, purchased online and delivered via mail from Garden Harvest Supply (www.gardenharvestsupply.com). Plants are still producing beautifully almost a full year later!

Photos

Kale
Kale
by mamagotcha
garden 1
garden 1
by mamagotcha

Observations

Nothing noticed yet. Note when it flowers, fruits, wilts or falls ill.

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Harvests

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Jobs

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Crop

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Kale

Brassica oleracea Acephala group

a variety of Brassica Oleracea Acephela Group

  • 75 plantings
  • 24 harvests
  • An annual, living about 178 days
  • First harvest about 43 days after planting
  • Last harvest about 118 days after planting
  • Usually grown in sun

World neighbours

Other kale plantings at the same latitude.