Vegetable Planting Calendar
Kale
Rich in vitamins A and C
- Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 5 to 10 feet
- Approximate planting per person per year, process, 10 to 15 feet
- 0.5 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row
- Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 24 inches
- Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
- 8 inches between plants in row
- Plant 0.25 inch deep
- 50 to 65 days from planting to eating stage
- 8,380 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
- 51 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
- Recommended varieties
- Blue Armor
- Blue Knight
- Dwarf Curled Scotch
- Dwarf Siberian
- Recommended planting dates
- South Missouri
March 10 to 30
- Central Missouri
March 20 to April 5
- North Missouri
March 25 to April 5
G6201, revised April 2000
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