perennial vegetable
Sea kale
A beautiful cabbage relative for well-drained beds and adventurous kitchens.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a-8b
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- sandy, loam
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Vegetables & herbs, Curb appeal & color, Pollinators & wildlife
Harvest & Use
blanched shoots and leaves in spring
Useful search phrase: sea kale plants.
Plant Relationships
Companion Medium
Small-flowered herbs and annuals near brassicas can support beneficial insects while the brassicas fill out.