key growing information

Kalettes | Key Growing Information

How to grow Kalettes (kale sprouts): soil and pH, watering, feeding, transplants and seed counts.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.

Kalettes - Key Growing Information

Close-up of a stalk of Kalettes, the bicolor, flower-like rosettes developing in the axils.

SCIENTIFIC NAME:

Brassica oleracea

CULTURE:

Kalettes® form the best florets in fertile soil with a pH of 6.5–7.5. Water during dry spells to keep growth steady, and give about 75% of the nitrogen you'd use for Brussels sprouts. Our tech sheet covers growing, topping, pest and disease control, and harvest in more detail.

TRANSPLANTS:

About 800 transplants per 1,000 seeds.

SEED SPECS:

About 111,800 seeds per lb.

PACKET:

25 seeds per packet: enough for about 8¼' direct sown, or about 20 transplants.

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