Organic Pink kale seeds for Microgreens
These Organic Pink kale seeds are easy to grow into Microgreens in your kitchen all year. This variety of Pink kale seeds has the Latin name Brassica oleracea acephala gongyloodes. They are also called: Pink cabbage and Pink kale cabbage.
Vitamins and minerals in Pink kale
Pink kale Microgreens contain the vitamins: A, B, C, E, K and the minerals Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Phosphorus.
Taste and use in food
Your home-grown microgreens of the variety Pink kale has a delicious mild taste of raw red kale. As a microgreen, your Pink kale plants are a delicious substitute for regular salad in sandwiches, green salads, dips and wraps.
You may choose to blend your Pink kale sprouts or microgreens into a healthy smoothie with other vegetables, but I personally find that less appetizing. I do, however, enjoy them as decoration on stews or warm dishes.
Cultivation time of Organic Pink kale seeds
You can grow your Organic Pink kale seeds into either sprouts or microgreens. If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 ° C / 64-73 ° F, your Broccoli sprouts should be ready for harvest after 6 days of cultivation. At the same temperature, they should have grown to mature microgreens after a total of 12 days.
Cultivation device for Pink kale microgreens
You will get the best result of your Pink kale Microgreens, if you cultivate the plants in a device, that let the plants get plenty of oxygen. A SproutPearl sprouter or a Hemp mat are both very good for this plant.
See SproutPearl sprouter or See Hemp mat.
Microgreens need light and fertilizer
If you grow Organic Pink kale seeds into Microgreens, then the plants need artificial light and extra fertilizer from day 7 of the cultivation. Under MICRO KIT you can find descriptions about the right amount of light and fertilizer for Microgreens when you use each product. Visit Micro Kit.
I have also written different blog articles about microgreens. Those may interest you and give you tips for succes.
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Esrah O –
Great seed quality here
Irina –
Really beautiful sprouts. I have cultivated them to both sprouts and microgreens. Great taste.