Skud

kale Kale planting

grown by Skud in Ballarat backyard, zone 1 · Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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RVFZ Done

Planted 2015-02-10

First harvest expected 2015-05-04

Finish expected 2015-08-07

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Harvest months

Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Highlighted months are when this crop is usually harvested here.

Planted

almost 12 years ago 2015-02-10

Progress

Done Finished

Quantity

unknown plants

Grown in

not specified

Rating

not rated

Short code

RVFZ for plant markers and labels

Weather in Ballarat, Victoria New

Daily high and low
2 °C frost lineDies at 0 °CGrows at 7–30°Grows best 15–22°
Daily rainfall
Rain
747 mm
Hottest day
40.8°C
Coldest night
0.3°C
Soil temperature
13.8°C
Days in its best range
121 of 361
Days
361

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.

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Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

No frost reached this kale planting

Frost was possible until 28 Oct. We have no night temperatures for this kale planting. The kale planting went in on 10 Feb, 235 days before the usual last frost (3 Oct).

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
100 days
from planting to the latest it has come, 28 Oct
Usual last frost
3 Oct
planted 235 days before 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
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