Kale Seeds - Great to Grow and Great for You!

Kale seeds might not seem the obvious choice when you’re browsing through the seed catalog doing your annual vegetable garden planning, but by planting seeds, and growing the kale for consumption in your home, you are adding some essential vitamins which are currently being thought to have a great impact on your health.

Seeds for kale prefer a nitrogen rich soil. One way of ensuring this is to plant next year’s kale where this year’s peas were planted, as peas leave the soil with plenty of nitrogen. If you don’t plant peas, you could add some nitrogen enriched fertilizer to your soil and dig it in well before planting the kale. Your soil also needs to be well hoed as the kale plants don’t grow down, but rather across, and the kale roots need to stretch out across the soil. Where you shouldn’t plant kale is where you planted any cabbage related vegetable last year – this is more to confuse the garden pests who will come looking for the cabbage plants again!

Why is Kale Good for You?

Kale is a cruciferous vegetable, and research has recently been taking an interest in these plants. One of the major breakthroughs has been a connection between cruciferous plants such as kale, and cancer. The scientists believe that there are elements in kale that can help prevent cancer by boosting the body’s natural enzyme for detoxification.

Eating cruciferous vegetables regularly each week is thought to also help with a number of other ailments and diseases such as emphysema, rheumatoid arthritis and even cardiovascular problems. Kale is rich in many of the essential nutrient that a body needs to function healthily as well as helping in specific target areas. Plant and eat kale for a healthier you!

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