THE TRADITIONAL
KALE
Gruner
kale
- High yielding, giant type kale
- Excellent winter hardiness
- Good Aphid tolerance
- A proven and reliable kale for New Zealand grazing systems
- Excellent tolerance to frost
- First and second crop option
Gruner kale is a high yielding, giant type kale with excellent winter hardiness and good Aphid tolerance. Gruner is a suitable option when high dry matter yield is required to feed and maintain a higher stocking rate.
Kale type: Giant type
Number of grazings: 1
An established paddock of Gruner kale.
“Gruner kale is a cheap, reliable feed for my cows,” says Reon. Reon and his partner are in their second season as 50/50 sharemilkers on a 90 ha property at Outram, near Dunedin, calving 270 cows. About 190 dry cows are wintered on the farm.
Reon Hamilton,
outram, otago
