Horticulture & Specialty Crops
Kale Production Guide
A production guide for kale growers. It outlines planting, spacing, care, and harvest for market and home kale, with space for your own variety notes.
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The steps on this page
- Choose varieties for your market
- Start transplants or sow direct
- Prepare fertile, well-drained soil
- Space plants for airflow
- Water and feed per soil test
- Scout for cabbage worms and aphids
- Harvest outer leaves regularly
- Cool and bunch quickly
How to use this guide
Follow the steps in order and write down any changes you make. Where your equipment or product has instructions, those come first.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with eXtension and USDA.
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