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'Toscano' Kale |
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Dark-green, blistered, strap-shaped leaves. Resistant to heat and cold. Harvest baby leaves at 30 days. Also known as 'Nero Di Toscano'.
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.4 Stars)
Taste: (4.6 Stars)
Yield: (4.1 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.4 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 7
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/13/2009 by
pea-picker
- An intermediate gardener
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Belknap, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I tried this based on the ratings here, but found it didn't do well for me. Taste was so-so. Maybe taste was affected by the long, wet & cold first half of the summer in NH. |
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Reviewed on 04/28/2009 by
sherdygerdy
- An experienced gardener
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Cleburne, Arkansas, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I love this kale! Excellant in soups. Cut and come again and again. Ours makes it through our winter with fresh kate in the early spring |
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Reviewed on 01/22/2008 by
ant
- An experienced gardener
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Logan, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I've grown this variety several years. It's my favorite kale. I love to fry it with red and savoy cabbage for a visual as well as taste treat. It's easy to grow and though I guess not a prolific producer it out produces my needs. The color adds to the beauty of the garden. |
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Reviewed on 10/30/2007 by
greensguy
- An experienced gardener
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Marion, Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Excellent in my area when planted in early spring. It gets large and provides abundant cut-and-come-again leaves --- yet upright growth is suitable for the smaller garden. More pest free than many other kales. Great taste for a true-kale type (i.e. for a non-napus type). Very dark green leaves have been shown by researchers to have over twice the level of certain valuable carotenoid antioxidants compared to other kale varieties. |
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Reviewed on 02/24/2006 by
thecurious1
- An experienced gardener
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Cook, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Delicious and ornamental. Prolific, this can be a cut and come again plant that will provide you with fresh greens until Thanksgiving |
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Reviewed on 01/05/2006 by
Caroline
- An intermediate gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Excellent flavor. Yield was not as great as other varieties for me, but worth growing. |
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Reviewed on 08/27/2005 by
Nancy B
- An intermediate gardener
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Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Big, beautiful and much tastier than other kales. Very reliable, but a bit prone to small spiders. |
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