Brassica oleracea gemmifera seeds - Kalettes Garden Mix

The Flower Sprout or Kalettes Garden Mix® is a new original vegetable! It is a cross between Brussels sprouts and kale. It produces on its stems multiple small buttons of dark green and purple, very curly and toothed leaves. This hardy brassica resists frost very well, making it an excellent winter vegetable. Its flavour is sweet and slightly sugary, without bitterness, reminiscent of walnut flavour. It is sown from February to May for a harvest from September to March.

The Flower Sprout belongs, like all cabbages, to the large Brassicaceae family. These cabbages have the habit and tall stems like Brussels sprouts, but instead of bearing the typical small heads of Brussels sprouts, they bear very curly leaf buttons ranging in colour from very dark green to purple. They are resistant to cold and diseases.

These are biennial plants grown as annuals that are full of qualities, both tasty and nutritional. From a dietary point of view, they are remarkable: low in calories, they are rich in vitamins K, C, and B6. For the latter two, they contain twice as much as Brussels sprouts.

In the vegetable garden, the Flower Sprout shares the same requirements as other cabbages: deep soil, excellent manure, and regular moisture. It thrives in the sun.

Harvest: It is harvested like Brussels sprouts, according to needs.

Storage: It can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days and for several months in the freezer after being blanched for a few minutes in salted boiling water.

Gardener's tip: To limit watering, we recommend, when the plants are well developed, to mulch the soil with thin successive layers of grass clippings, ideally mixed with dead leaves. This protection, which helps the soil stay moist, also reduces weeding.