Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)
Borecole, Ornamental cabbage, Ornamental kale, Brassica oleracea var acephala , Curly kale, Brassica oleracea var. sabellica, Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Sabellica'
Brassica Brassica
B. oleracea (Acephala Group) - B. oleracea (Acephala Group) are vegetable or ornamental plants forming a rosette of short, thick stalks bearing large crinkled or rounded, sometimes brightly coloured leaves.
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) is: Deciduous
Rosette
Insignificant or absent in Summer
Blue-green in All seasons
Ants , Aphids , Cabbage caterpillars , Cabbage whitefly , Thrips Ants , Aphids , Cabbage caterpillars , Cabbage whitefly , Thrips
Reduce risk of disease by rotating crops. Do not plant in soil that has grown cabbages in the past 3-4 years.
Downy mildew , Leaf spot Downy mildew , Leaf spot
Remove young leaves from the top of the plant in mid-autumn to produce sideshoots. The entire plant can be harvested or leaves can be cropped, leaving the bud to grow new leaves. For fall crops, leaves exposed to a frost tend to be sweeter.
Seed
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Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) (Curly kale) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Foliage only, Instant, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Plant in neutral to alkaline, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. For edible varieties, sow seed as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Can be sown in autumn for spring harvest if covered with straw in winter. Treat as an annual or biennial.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Exposed, Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)
Borecole, Ornamental cabbage, Ornamental kale, Brassica oleracea var acephala , Curly kale, Brassica oleracea var. sabellica, Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Sabellica'
Brassica Brassica
B. oleracea (Acephala Group) - B. oleracea (Acephala Group) are vegetable or ornamental plants forming a rosette of short, thick stalks bearing large crinkled or rounded, sometimes brightly coloured leaves.
Deciduous
Rosette
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Insignificant or absent in Summer
Blue-green in All seasons
Ants , Aphids , Cabbage caterpillars , Cabbage whitefly , Thrips
Reduce risk of disease by rotating crops. Do not plant in soil that has grown cabbages in the past 3-4 years.
Remove young leaves from the top of the plant in mid-autumn to produce sideshoots. The entire plant can be harvested or leaves can be cropped, leaving the bud to grow new leaves. For fall crops, leaves exposed to a frost tend to be sweeter.
Seed
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Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) (Curly kale) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Foliage only, Instant, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Plant in neutral to alkaline, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. For edible varieties, sow seed as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Can be sown in autumn for spring harvest if covered with straw in winter. Treat as an annual or biennial.
Clay, Loamy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Exposed, Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) (Curly kale)
Cassava whitefly; Cotton whitefly; Sweet potato whitefly; Tobacco whitefly
Bemisia tabaci non-European populations
Insect
Absent
2
5
Non-European populations of Bemisia tabaci pose an additional risk to European populations due to the potential for introducing non-European viruses.
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) (Curly kale)
Apple root knot nematode
Meloidogyne mali
Nematode
Unknown
3
4
UK (along with certain other European countries) received potentially infested trees in 1992; but these were destroyed at the end of the trial period and targeted surveillance has failed to find any trace of the nematode. Main impacts are on elm; apple and mulberry and industry should source such material carefully.
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) (Curly kale)
Leaf spot: ginseng; Leaf spot: ornamentals
Alternaria panax
Fungus
Absent
3
4
A leaf spot disease; some commonly grown pot plants are hosts but main damage is to ginseng.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
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Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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