How To Harvest Kale
Once dry simply shove handfuls in freezer bags and throw in the freezer.
How to harvest kale. Baby kale occurs around 25 days after planting while kale matures approximately after two months after planting. You can harvest the leaves smaller but your yield per plant will be very small. Sow the seeds about ½ inch deep in the seedbed in rows almost 6 inches apart.
HOW TO AVOID TOUGH CHEWY KALE. Leave about two inches worth of stem on each plant so that the leaves can grow back. Harvesting kale may include taking a few tender inner leaves or removing the entire bunch by cutting at the roots.
Discard any yellowed or torn leaves. How to Harvest Mature Kale. After harvesting kale wash the leaves thoroughly to remove any soil that may be clinging to the leaves.
You can start harvesting baby leaves from most kale varieties about 25-30 days after planting. After harvesting your kale pull it off the center stem and wash and dry thoroughly. How to Store Kale.
Side-shoots are formed after the main crown is harvested and these are ready for use in February and March. In order to harvest bulk leaves in fall or winter you have to sow the seeds rightly so that you can grow rightly. Cut kale leaves one-by-one as needed with garden scissors or knife or cut away the whole head.
How to Harvest Kale. To pick kale wait 70 days after planting it or until the plant is 8-10 inches high which means its ready for harvest. Harvesting Start to remove young leaves from the top of the plant from September onwards.