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KALE Description Latin Name: Brassica oleracea (Acephala group) Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Type: Dicot Edible Part: Leaves Temperature Preference: Cool Season Crop Next Back Index Links
The Commercial Vegetable Production Guides are a source of information on producing vegetables crops in the Pacific Northwest, particulary in Oregon. They include information on varieties, fertilizer applications, harvesting, handling, storage, pest control, and other cultural practices, as well as
Cabbage's favorite relative is a leafy triple threat; superstar cancer-fighter, pill-free vitamin and hearty, heart-healthy additive to any winter meal.
Plants produce rosettes of very decorative leaves with various textures and colors, rather than forming tight heads. Kale greens have a healthy supply of vitamins and minerals but few calories.
The imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (L.) fails to colonize host plants set out in woods and woodland edge habitats, while successfully occupying plots set out in adjacent meadows. The imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (L.
D. T. Luu, P. Heizmann and C. Dumas Reproduction et Developpement des Plantes, Unite Mixte de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, 46 allee d'Italie, F-69364 Lyon cedex 07, France
Kale and collards are similar in many respects, differing in little more than the forms of their leaves. They are, in effect, primitive cabbages that have been retained through thousands of years.
Originates from the Atlantic seaboard of Europe and the Mediterranean. It has been used as a vegetable for more than 2500 years and through selective breeding for particular characteristics of the plant, six main vegetables have been produced from this one species.