Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Lacinato Kale
Brassica oleracea · Lacinato Kale
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Lacinato kale has long, dark, strongly blistered strap-shaped leaves.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Water regularly for tender new leaves, with good drainage.
Soil & drainage
Fertile soil enriched with compost; give large plants enough space.
Fertilizer
Prepare the bed with mature compost. This crop benefits from adequate nutrition during active growth; follow a suitable vegetable fertilizer label and your soil test rather than adding an arbitrary dose.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Sow or transplant for spring or autumn growth. Young plants establish best without severe heat or prolonged drought.
Harvest
Pick the lower outer leaves first, leaving the centre to keep producing.
Through the seasons
Cool weather improves leaf quality. Inspect for caterpillars; remove aging damaged leaves rather than stripping the whole plant.
When your plant needs help
- Leave the growing centre and pick lower leaves; allow vertical room for a plant that can reach about 1 m.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.