Seeds of kale plant (Brassica Oleracea)

Common name: Kale plant Scientific name: brassica oleracea var. acephala Also known as: cabbage Winter biennial plant from the Brassicaceae family, has a stem reaching up to 80 cm in length and up to 60 cm in width, its leaves are long and curly green, harvested early and before full growth to be more delicious, considered one of the most important human crops due to its high nutritional value. • Kale seeds: small oval seeds with light and dark brown color. • Kale planting season: Kale is cultivated in the fall, and can also be grown year-round in cold regions, agricultural reserves, enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, and where sunlight or adequate lighting for the plant is available. • Suitable climate and soil for growing kale: Kale thrives in cold, sunny weather, tolerates frost, but does not tolerate high temperatures that affect its leaves, and is planted in fertile, well-drained soil. • How to plant kale: It is grown from seeds at a depth not exceeding 1 cm from the soil surface, and it is a plant that does not like to compete with other plants. • Its benefits and uses: Grown for consumption as food, added to salads and other dishes, as well as for ornamental purposes. • Native homeland of kale: South and West Europe.