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When to plant kale in Templers

  • Sow in trays: late Jan to early AugTemplers area, Mediterranean
  • Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid SepTemplers area, Mediterranean
  • Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid SepTemplers area, Mediterranean

Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Templers. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.

A tough leafy brassica that grows through Adelaide's autumn and winter and keeps producing for months. Pick lower leaves regularly and leave the top to keep growing. Cold weather sweetens the leaves; summer brings bolting and caterpillars.

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