Which plants pair well with Kale?

Beetroot, Celery, Chamomile, Dill, Onion

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Kale

Brassicaceae

Plant spacing: 45 cm
USDA zones: 3a–10a
Frost-sensitive: no
Growth duration: 18 weeks

Which beds suit?

Sun (prefers): full sunAlso okay:partial shade
Soil (prefers): loamyAlso okay:raised-bed mixclay
Drainage (prefers): normal

Seed & start

Pre-culture recommended

Start indoors / cold frame first, transplant into the raised bed later.

Stachi's tip

Kale only turns properly sweet after the first frost — patience until November pays off. One plant feeds you October to March; keep picking the lower leaves and the crown keeps growing. A smoothie star and winter vitamin powerhouse in one.

Who is Stachi? →

The plant's year: sowing, transplanting, harvest

Sowing

Transplanting

Harvest

Good neighbours

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Avoid these neighbours

Strawberry

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Good pre-cultures

Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.

Sources

LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion
Bingenheimer Saatgut – Grünkohl selbst anbauen (https://blog.bingenheimersaatgut.de/gruenkohl-gesundes-gemuese-fuer-den-winter)
LWG Bayern (Bayerische Gartenakademie) – Infoschrift Gemüsearten zur Nachkultur 2102 (https://www.lwg.bayern.de/gartenakademie/gartendokumente/infoschriften/148345/index.php)
LWG Bayern (Bayerische Gartenakademie) – Sä- und Pflanztermine auf einen Blick (https://www.lwg.bayern.de/mam/cms06/gartenakademie/dateien/sae_und_pflanztermine.pdf)

Where these figures come from

Timing: Horticulturally established — consistent across the cited standard works.
Spacing: Horticulturally established — consistent across the cited standard works.
Companion planting: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Crop rotation: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Yield: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Sources: LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion · Bingenheimer Saatgut – Grünkohl selbst anbauen (https://blog.bingenheimersaatgut.de/gruenkohl-gesundes-gemuese-fuer-den-winter) · LWG Bayern (Bayerische Gartenakademie) – Infoschrift Gemüsearten zur Nachkultur 2102 (https://www.lwg.bayern.de/gartenakademie/gartendokumente/infoschriften/148345/index.php) · LWG Bayern (Bayerische Gartenakademie) – Sä- und Pflanztermine auf einen Blick (https://www.lwg.bayern.de/mam/cms06/gartenakademie/dateien/sae_und_pflanztermine.pdf)

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