Couve Penca - Brassica Oleracea Costata L.



The kale cabbage tronchuda / penca is a vegetable very appreciated in Portugal especially enjoyed at Christmas and New Year's Eve.

The tree trunk is planted during most of the year, with the largest plantation fort being concentrated in mid-August and September in the northern hemisphere.

For the success of a good plantation there are some factors to take into account: Climate with temperatures from 5ºC to 30ºC, light soil, well manured and with little humidity, pH of the soil between 6 and 7.5 and if possible to plant in moon phase crescent moon phase.