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kale grown by shiny
Done
  1. Sown 2017-11-18
  2. First harvest 2017-12-09
  3. Last harvest 2017-12-16
  4. Finished 2018-01-07

Harvest months

Spring
September
October
November
Summer
December, usually harvesting
January
February
Autumn
March
April
May
Winter
June
July
August

Highlighted months are when this crop is usually harvested here.

Planted

almost 9 years ago 2017-11-18

Progress

Done 50 days

Degree days

415 of about 690 needed

Quantity

unknown seeds

Grown in

not specified

Rating

not rated

Grown from

Seed

Weather in Wellington, New zealand New

Daily high and low
Good conditions for kale so farFrom Nov 18 to Jan 07, 43 of 51 days had a high inside the best range of 15–22°C. The highs were below the best range on 7 days and above the best range on 1 day.
2 °C frost lineDies at 0 °CGrows at 7–30°Grows best 15–22°
Daily rainfall
Rain
79 mm
Hottest day
22.8°C
Coldest night
8.4°C
Soil temperature
18.4°C
Days in its best range
43 of 51
Days
51

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.

Photos

IMG_20171209_135130
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IMG_20171122_184510
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IMG_20171118_140212
by shiny

Observations

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

  1. Day 0
    Planted

No frost reached this kale planting

Frost was possible until 1 Oct. We have no night temperatures for this kale planting. The kale planting went in on 18 Nov, 81 days after the usual last frost (29 Aug).

This kale planting against the frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
  • Planting, finished
Frost danger it grew through
0 days
from planting to the latest it has come, 1 Oct
Usual last frost
29 Aug
planted 81 days after it

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

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Crop

Photo of kale

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.