1500 LACINATO KALE Dinosaur Tuscan Black Brassica Oleracea Vegetable Seeds

DESCRIPTION: NAME: Lacinato Kale OTHER COMMON NAMES: Toscano Kale / Tuscan Kale / Italian Kale / Dinosaur Kale / Cavolo Nero / Black Leaf / Black Cabbage of Tuscany SCIENTIFIC NAME: Brassica Oleracea COLOR: Dark Blue-Green Leaves PLANT SEEDS: Spring or Summer HARVEST: 60 Days HARDINESS ZONE: Annual PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36" PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 1500 Seeds OTHER: Lacinato Kale is an Italian heirloom, and a traditional ingredient in minestrone. It’s leaves are very tender, with a milder sweeter taste than other kales. Lacinato’s long leaves are a heavily crinkled & dark bluish-green, almost black. They look something like dinosaur skin. Lol. They are grown both as an edible & for their ornamental value. You can allow their upright leaves to grow to their full 2' long for a wonderful prehistoric tropical look, or harvest them sooner for the best eating. The younger shorter leaves are milder, & are typicall