How to Grow Ornamental Kale: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Brassica oleracea var. acephala

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• When to Sow Ornamental Kale for Winter Color
• Ornamental Kale Care: Why It Is Still Green and What to Do
• Ornamental Kale Flowering: The Spring Spike and the End of the Plant
• Ornamental Kale Year: From Summer Sowing to Spring Flowers
• Ornamental Kale Pests and Problems: Holes, Aphids and Rot
• Training Ornamental Kale: Keeping the Rosette Low and Wide

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (11)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.