'Grow Your Own' Kale*

Rich in vitamins and iron. Use at baby leay stage or fully matured in salads, cook/steam mature leaves, or use in soups. The frilly, curled variety of kale is by far the most popular due to its ornamental appearance. Kale's selling point is its ability to survive through the winter, adding home grown greens to the diet at that time of year. I find it such an easy vegetable to grow, and have had success from the very first year that I planted it, though I do find that it seems to prefer being sown outdoors rather than indoors and then taken out, but that maybe just my own experience. Due to its ease, and its excellent price, it is a great starter veg for new growers.

KALE, blue
This is a really attractive variety with a distinct blue hue.
50p per pack (app. 500 seeds) 

GROW KALE
Preparation
Kale should be grown in rich, well drained soil. It likes a sunny spot, but can cope with some shade.
Sow outdoors: Mar-May (till August for baby leaves)
Sow thinly 1cm deep in rows 15cm apart (I start the seeds off in large trays of compost on my patio). When the seedlings are large enough to handle, transport them to the final planting place, leaving 40-45cm between each plant.
Growing and Harvesting
Keep well watered, and mulch when the weather gets dryer. You can pick some leaves off Kale as it grows, mature leaves will be ready by 30-35 weeks. Pick the young leaves at the top of the plant to encourage side shoots of leaves through the winter and into the spring.
Indoor Growing
Young kale can be grown like salad leaves indoors all year round. You can mix kale seeds with your salad seeds to get a good mix.