Flower Sprouts (Kalette)
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Flower Sprouts, or Kalettes, have been bred from crossing kale and Brussels sprouts
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Neutral - Alkaline
- Flowers
- September - November
- Height
- 75cm (30in)
- Common name
- Kalettes
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow February-April, two seeds 1cm deep into a pot/module of compost. Remove weaker seedling if both grow. Plant out June-July when seedlings are 15cm high. Or sow into prepared seed bed late March-mid April.
Care Tips
Grows best on soil which has been manured the previous autumn. Protect against cabbage white butterflies with fine netting. Firm the soil well around plant base to prevent wind rock and provide stakes to support tall plants in autumn.
Flowering Time
September - November