How To Look After Kale Plant. Using a thick layer of mulch around the stalks can help trap water and nutrients into the soil. You dont want give out info unless getting sanctioned by a seed company.
I plant my kale in full sun and the topsoil tends to dry out quickly. Ornamental Cabbage and kale should be planted in a sunny location in a moderately moist rich soil. Save to My scrapbook.
Take cuttings any perennial kale simply pinch off one of the sideshoots roughly 4 to5 inches long which will have knobbly ridges these are incipient roots trim off any stems leaving just the top two small leaves insert this into a pot of gritty compost and keep.
You need to first wash the harvested kale leaves with water. I plant my kale in full sun and the topsoil tends to dry out quickly. This isnt terribly surprising many veggies do but I was surprised to find recommendations of 12 to 18 inches between seeds. And you should do regular weeding to keep your plant beds full of nutrition and water.