#borecole

Plant of the Day

Saturday 29 November 2025

The first compact variety of Cavolo Nero style kale is Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Yurok' F1 Hybrid (kale, black kale, borecole, Cavolo Nero type). This has the typical heavily crinkled leaves which are more mildew resistant than those of other kales. The harvest extends from summer to spring through the winter.

Plant of the Day

Saturday 2 November 2024

The winter hardy Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) ‘Redbor’ (curly kale, purple kale, borecole) not only provides a vegetable crop but also adds dramatic colour and texture to this ornamental border.

Plant of the Day

Sunday 3 September 2023

Good looking enough to plant in an ornamental border Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Redbor’ (kale, borecole) has vivid burgundy-coloured, crinkled leaves with colour that intensifies to deep purple with cold. This vegetable is useful for the winter productive garden, coping with frosts and continuing to produce its delicious young leaves right through the coldest months. Here it was thriving in the garden of the restaurant 59 degrees North, Sandy, Orkney.

Plant of the Day

Friday 22 July 2022

The robust and easy to grow Brassica oleracea 'Cavolo Nero Black Magic’ (borecole, kale, Tuscan kale) was growing in the walled vegetable garden at Hampton Court Palace, Surrey. This cultivar has dark green to black wrinkly leaves which provide architectural interest in the vegetable garden.

Plant of the Day

Friday 19 March 2021

A frost resistant vegetable Brassica oleracea var. sabellica ‘Winterbor’ (borecole) is a hybrid variety producing curly leaves for late autumn and winter cutting. The netting is protection from passing pigeons who find it irresistible!