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herbaceous layer
sea kale
crambe maritima
a perennial vegetable for the driest, saltiest bed on the plot: blanched spring shoots like asparagus, honey-scented flowers, blue-grey leaves that shade out weeds.
functions
food cropground coverpollinator forage
light
full sun
moisture
dry
soil
sand, gravel, salt spray — the beach, basically
season
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for sea kale — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
see sea kale on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around sea kale
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- sea kale — the anchor
- shrub
- sea buckthorn
- groundcover
- creeping thyme
works inside: herb spiral
design patterns using this plant