Kale Spacing
That s a minimum of 12 inches between plants.
Kale spacing. Not pole beans strawberries tomatoes. Space kale 18 to 24 inches apart in an area with full sun and well drained fertile soil with a ph of 6 5 to 6 8. Let your veggies space out.
How to harvest kale kale is ready to harvest when the leaves are about the size of your hand. Beets celery herbs onions and potatoes. Transplant your seedlings after the danger of frost has passed.
This may leave you with a little extra room between crops but better to err on the side of a bit of additional space than too much crowding. Kale varieties and cultivars. Planting and growing kale.
Pick about one fistful of leaves per harvest. Cover the seeds with about 1 2 inch of soil and don t allow the seeds to dry out before germinating. Spacing depends on the type of kale you re planting and i like to experiment a little with spacing.
Fortunately kale is another crop which when grown indoors is targeted by only a few pests such as aphids and some powdery mildew. But you can get away with planting kale close together if your goal is to grow baby kale leaves or to produce microgreens. To grow kale to maturity you need to give it a lot of room usually between 18 and 24 inches on all sides.
Plant the seeds 1 4 inch to 1 2 inch deep and 1 inch apart. Kale seeds germinate quickly in warm soil and should sprout up within five to eight days. Plant kale 3 to 5 weeks before the last frost.