Kale · Brassica oleracea var. sabellica

Winterbor

Workhorse curly kale for winter. Survives 10°F with row cover. Two rows on 30-inch bed. Harvest from the bottom up through March in zone 8.

Cultivar spec

Zone

Zone 1 · cold wet

Hold

32°F · 95% RH

Min safe

32°F

Shelf

14 d

Cooling

Hydrocooling

Respiration

High

0.9 BTU/lb·°F

Totes / 100 lb

3.5

Zone 1 crop. Hydro or ice, then 32°F at 95% RH.

Pack · labor · channel · week

LABOR$ / hour harvest + pack

CHANNEL

MIX DIRECT% of units at farm-gateWEEK STARTauto · peak if this week is empty

Week: 12 Oct–18 Oct
Cuts: 0 lines
Mass: 0 lb
Totes: 0

No cuts this week. Drop harvest dates in the engine first.

Weekly pick · 12 Oct–18 Oct

DATE	BLOCK	BED	CULTIVAR	UNITS	LB	TOTES	ZONE	BOX
Empty pack list for this filter.

Enterprise · mix 50% direct

CULTIVAR	FEET	UNITS	GROSS	LABOR	SEED	MARGIN	$/FT
Winterbor	50 ft	69.8 bunches	$244.13	$15.75	$10.00	$218.38	$4.37
TOTAL	50 ft		$244.13	$15.75	$10.00	$218.38	$4.37

Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.