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Kailaan, organic

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Also called Gai Lohn. Chinese Broccoli has long thin stems, small flower heads with white flowers and a delicious somewhat different taste. The whole plant can be used except the root. Kailaan thrives in cool weather. This plant is rich in vitamins, filled with vitamins A and C,calcium and iron. A portion contains about 250 seeds.

 

Product number:1080
Scientific name:Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
Botanic family:The Mustard Family - Brassicaceae
Organic:Yes
Days to maturity:60
Lifespan:Annual
F1 Hybrid:No
New variety:No
Sowing time:Kailaan
Sowing depth:1 cm
Germination time:3–5 days
Plant spacing:5–10 cm baby leaves/20–35 cm whole plant
Row spacing:35–50 cm
Height:40 cm
Plant location:Sun–Shade
Harvest/blooming:May/August–October
Seeds/g:300-500 seeds
Other:Long-day plant
Heirloom variety:No

Cultivation advice

Sowing

Sow the seeds successively from very early spring until late summer. Sow them thinly, about 1 cm deep directly in the land or in hotbeds and greenhouses for an extra early or late harvest. Seeds sown in mid-July usually yield the best harvest. 

Spacing

Should be thinned out to a mutual distance of 25-35 cm. The thinned out plants are edible. Keep a distance of 35-50 cm between the rows, if you sow in rows. 

Harvest

Start picking the leaves early. The plants grow quickly and harvest the more or less close-knitted heads as they are ready. Several cabbage sorts begin blooming in summer, so do not delay the harvest. They tolerate quite a lot of bitter cold and can be eaten fresh far into the late autumn. Use them raw, boiled, preserved, fried in salads, soups, gratins, and stews etc.

Seed

1 g contains 300-500 seeds. A portion is enough for sowing 3-6 metres. For linear sowing 10 g is required to sow 100 metres.