Where is the challenge in gardening if you are just going to stick to the often easy traditional stuff. I love to spice up my garden a little that is why you have will find me growing chia seeds, growing agrimony and even growing veggie. This coming season, I will be adding more that is why I have been researching how to grow kalettes.

As their name suggests they are pretty similar to kale, with leaves that look the same the only difference being their leaves are smaller. There are a few different varieties available such as the Misletoe, Autum Star and Snow Drop. They require a long growing season from anywhere 110 to 140 days. The taste tends to be nutty and mild when starting out, however often after the frost they will start to be sweeter.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• kalettes seeds
• compost
• manure
• mulch
• bone meal
• fish emulsion
• compost tea

It is recommended that seeds are started indoors, and the plants are allowed to grow under these controlled conditions for the first 6 weeks or so. When transplanting allow 18 to 24 inches in between plants make sure you have raked in some compost and manure before transplanting. Bone meal if available can be applied to roots too, before applying a good mulch.

A bi-weekly application of either fish emulsion or compost tea, is recommended as it will provided a much need nitrogen boost. Water well and keep any eye out for various pests and diseases which are associated with kale. These include aphids, whitefly, flea beatles and white downy mold. When the leaves are 1 1/2 to 2 inches, they are ready for harvest. Enjoy raw, grilled, sauteed or even blanched, the choice is yours! 🙂

You can get more information from the Gardening Channel blog here…

How To Grow Kalettes

You can watch the video below on how to grow beautiful kalettes seed to table …

You can watch the video below on harvesting kalettes…

You can watch the video below on growing and harvest kalettes…