Fringed cabbage "Siber Frill" (curly kale)

Curly kale "Siber Frill" (Fringed cabbage, Siberian variety of Curly Kale).
Dietary and beautiful – a worthy and useful addition to the garden in cold climates!
This mid-season (from germination to harvest in 100-110 days) and highly decorative variety is good not only in salads but also as an ornamental crop.
The plant is medium-sized (60-80 cm in height).
After frost, the leaves turn an intense blue-green color.
This variety is very winter-hardy, withstanding temperatures down to -18°C.
Its uses are versatile: young leaves are used in salads and soups, as they have an excellent taste and are rich in beneficial microelements, including iodine.
It is also used as a forage crop. Curly kale is very decorative: a few kale plants planted in a garden will decorate it until late winter...
Sowing pattern: 20 x 30 cm.
Yield: 4.5-7.0 kg/m².
1.0 g = 250-300 seeds.

* Unlike white cabbage, curly kale does not form heads of cabbage. She has a stem of different heights and weakly- or strongly curly leaves of various colors.
Most often they are green, blue-red, or striped: stripes are pink, white or tricolor.
According to the height of the stem and depending on the species, variety, the height of curly cabbage can vary from 15 to 180 cm. Low and semi-high varieties are the most interesting.
Fringed cabbage is a plant that is not demanding on growing conditions, tolerates low temperatures down to -10 °C (and -18 °C with high snow cover).
It can be grown in pots and other closed containers as a container crop.
Seeds are sown from April to the end of May in open ground (you can also grow seedlings).
Curly cabbage is harvested in late autumn and early winter, gradually breaking off the lower leaves.
It can be stored for a long time right in the garden, using foil for this.
This type of cabbage contains more vitamin C than other cabbages: 100-120 mg%, and carotene up to 5 mg%. In addition, it contains a large amount of B vitamins, folic acid, sugars, proteins and fiber.
Cabbage protein has a very beneficial effect on the body in case of kidney diseases (salads made from fresh leaves are recommended).
Curly kale has a high content of minerals: potassium, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, iron and magnesium, and much more than other cabbage crops. There is especially a lot of vitamin C in the stump.
Curly cabbage leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. This cabbage is very tasty after the first frost.
In culinary terms, it is used in the same way as other types of cabbage: in batter, fried, like cutlets, add to soups, salads, serve as a side dish, etc.