Kale 'Nero di Toscana' (Seeds)

• Sow outdoors from March to June (or until August for summer salad leaves). Prepare seed bed by raking to a fine tilth, sow 12mm (1/2in) deep, in drills 23cm (9in) apart.
• Plants can be left un-thinned for salad leaves all year round. harvest 30 days from sowing in summer, 60 days in winter.
• Transplant seedlings when they are large enough to handle, about 5 weeks after sowing, to 45cm (18in) between plants.
• Plant firmly and keep well watered until established.
• Protect from caterpillar and aphid as neccessary with fleece, and use net against pigeons during the winter.
• Mature plants are winter hardy and can be harvested from November to February.
• Kale is a good source of vitamins A, C, K and folate.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

Large items may incur a higher delivery charge - this will be displayed in your shopping basket.

Please see our Delivery page for further details, and more information on different charges that may apply to certain destinations.

For more information on how we send your plants please visit our Helpful Guide on plant sizes.